Hi, I’m Manuela Rondón.

I’ve been telling stories since before I could read, making up tales from pictures in books. I grew up hosting kitchen concerts and crowning every kid in the neighborhood at my aunt’s backyard beauty contests.

At my mom’s boutique, I designed clothes for my Barbies (and later, for myself). I wrote my first book at 13 in English class, and recently, a short one for my niece about loving her afro hair. Some things don’t change: I still adore style, music, and stories that move people.

Stories took me from the Dominican Republic to Cannes (for a film on domestic violence), then to Miami Ad School Berlin, and later to agencies in Tokyo, Madrid, London, and Hamburg. Now, I’m Berlin-based.

I write in Spanish (native), English (near-native after 9 years of professional work), and German (B1 and climbing). As a senior copywriter, I blend strong concepts with art, music, and style because great work shouldn’t just sell, it should mean something.