Argentine Victoria Alonso is president of VFX at Marvel, owned by Disney Co. She’s lived in the US since she was 19 years old, after migrating there to pursue an acting career. However, she ended up climbing the Hollywood ladder through special effects. She arrived at Marvel in 2006 and has gone up the company ranks ever since. She was the first woman to receive the Harold Lloyd award from the Advanced Imaging Society and the Visionary Award at the XV VES awards.