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Mimi Valdes

Mimi Valdes

Producer

Primetime Emmy winner · 1 other major award body

Mimi Valdés is an American film producer and director. She is best known for producing Dope (2015), Hidden Figures (2016), Roxanne Roxanne (2017), North Hollywood (2021), Swan Song (2021), Carmen (2022) and Piece by Piece (2024).

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 47% in 30 days

What are Mimi Valdes' films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
43%
Bonds
21%
Society
14%
Ideas
9%
Survival
8%
Power
3%
Morality
3%
Coming of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
7
Joyful
5
Warm
3
Melancholic
2
Tense
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mimi Valdes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mimi Valdes' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

19 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Piece by Piece(2024)

    Producer · as Mimi Valdés (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Carmen(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Swan Song(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • You're Watching Video Music Box(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Harlem(2021)

    Show 24 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • North Hollywood(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Voices of Fire(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Hydration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Producer

  • We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • True: Rainbow Rescue(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Brainchild(2018)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • True: Magical Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer

  • True and the Rainbow Kingdom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 19 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Roxanne Roxanne(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Hidden Figures(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Dope(2015)

    Co-Producer · Music Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Weekend Vibe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Co-Executive Producer

  • Golden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled Juneteenth Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles, 16 of them dated from 2002 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Dope (2015)

$18M worldwide

Highest rated

Dope (2015)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

Swan Song (2021)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 18: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting1 of 18: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing18 of 18: 15 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thOther crew1 of 18: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

18 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and acting overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s9 · 1 acting · 9 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 2 major nominations, 2020–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Music Film
  2. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Children's Program

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Mimi Valdes' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · producer

True: Rainbow Rescue (2020)

96th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Hidden Figures (2016)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Mimi Valdes' work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 3 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 19 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles16–63 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Mimi Valdes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mimi Valdes' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pharrell Williams shares the most, 7.

Actors

Producers