Karen Sotolongo is a Los Angeles–based film director, producer, and editor. She is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, the Metropolis Education Center, and Barcelona’s International Film School (ECIB).
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She is the founder of the production company Vago Films and a member of the Barcelona Documentary Club. Her work spans both fiction and non-fiction, with projects produced by Netflix, MediaPro Studios, and Amazon Prime Video, earning international recognition at prestigious film festivals.

Her documentary Gloves Without Ring offers a powerful reexamination of the history of Cuban women’s boxing, exemplifying her interest in stories that challenge dominant narratives and give visibility to underrepresented voices.