Bacigalupo has been part of the theater community for fifteen years in Miami as an actress. She co-founded theater group TOP (Theatre of the Oppressed Miami), and on Spring 2011 participated with the mentioned group as a producer and actress at the Arsht Center of The Performing Arts for the Miami Made Festival. She has also ventured into screenplay writing and co-directing; her first short film “The Penny” was part of the Miami Short Film Festival 2011, under the section of upcoming local talent. It also won Audience Award for Best Short at the Ft. Lauderdale Red Eye Film Festival.
Her second short film “Baggage” directed, produced, and written by her was an Official Selection at the Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival, screened in March 2016. It was also selected as one of the films for the Palm Spring Short Fest Market as part of the Festival of June 2016. Furthermore, it was an official selection at the HavanaFama Short Film Festival August 2017. It has also been selected by PBS Mentorship Program for Filmmakers and aired on PBS March 6 and 8th of 2018 made possible by The National Endowment for the Arts. Most recently it has been chosen as an Official Selection for the Golden State Film Festival streamed on Roku's channel Shorts Daily in March 2021. This 2023 it was an Official Selection and Finalist at the Urban Film Festival, as well as the Best Shorts Competition, winning Award of Recognition as Women Filmmaker and Latin Hispanic Filmmaker 2023.
Bacigalupo short stories have been published in books and online publications such as Antología Poetas y Narradores Del 2012. And published in El Dorado Online Magazine. On 2021 her short story “Memories of a Mango Tree” was selected to be published in Waterproof: Evidence of a Miami Worth Remembering” by O Miami and Jai-Alai Books. She recently self-published her Science Fiction adventure "Density" available on Kindle.
Bacigalupo has a webisode series "The Doll from the Box" directed and written by her which streams on YouTube. This project was an Official Selection of WRPN TV Short, Tight and Loose Global Film Festival Competition 2020, winning Exceptional Merit. The pilot was an Official Selection of the Golden State Film Festival 2021 winning the Grand Prize for Best Pilot/Webisode Series. Most recently it was and Official Selection for Best Shorts Competition 2023 and Finalist for the 2023 Urban Film Festival. It also made it as a Finalist at the 2023 VYRE Film Festival for Best Episodic Series. Additionally, it has won Best TV Series at the Tokyo International Short Film Festival 2023.
Her screenplay “Saving Shakespeare” was also an Official Selection winning Best Comedy/Romance full feature screenplay.
Her current project is a podcast called "Almost Forty" based on a blog written by her, this podcast streams on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Pandora etc... Bacigalupo has been seen in numerous local theater plays since the year 2000 and in several independent films and TV commercials.
  • Writer (5 Credits)
    Saving Shakespeare
    Screenplay
    The Doll From the Box 2023
    Television, Web / New Media, Other
    Almost 40 Podcast2022
    Other
    Baggage2014
    Short
    The Penny2011
    Short
  • Producer (4 Credits)
    The Doll From the Box 2023
    Television, Web / New Media, Other
    Almost 40 Podcast2022
    Other
    Baggage2014
    Short
    The Penny2011
    Short
  • Director (4 Credits)
    The Doll From the Box 2023
    Television, Web / New Media, Other
    Fluffy and Mr. Darcy Dream2020
    Short
    Baggage2014
    Short
    The Penny2011
    Short
  • Acting (2 Credits)
    The Doll From the Box 2023
    Television, Web / New Media, Other
    Baggage2014
    Short
  • Author (1 Credit)
    Almost 40 Podcast2022
    Other
Grand Prize Best Webisode or Pilot
The Doll From the Box
Golden State Film Festival
San Francisco, CA
2021
Official Selection
Baggage
Golden State Film Festival
Roku, Shorts Daily-Los Angeles, California
2021
Best Comedy/Romance Feature Screenplay
Saving Shakespeare
Golden State Film Festival
California
2021
Official Selection
Saving Shakespeare
Golden State Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA
2021
Official Selection, Winner of Exceptional Merit
The Doll From the Box
WRPN TV Short, Tight and Loose Global Film Festival Competition
2020
Official Selection
Baggage
PBS TV show filmmaker
United States Broadcast
2018
Official Selection
Baggage
Havana Fama Film Festival
Miami
2017
Not an Official SElection
Baggage
Palm Spring Short Fest Market
Palm Spring Short Fest Market
2016
Official Selection
Baggage
Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival
Los Angeles
2016
Overall Audience Favorite Award
The Penny
Red Eye/Art Serve Film Festival
Ft. lauderdale
2012
Winner Best TV Series
The Doll From the Box
Tokyo International Short Film Festival
Tokyo
Finalist Best Episodic Series
The Doll From the Box
VYRE Film Festival
California
Official Selection and Finalist
The Doll From the Box
Urban Film Festival
Miami
Official Selection
The Doll From the Box
Best Shorts Competition
La Jolla
Award of Recognition as Women Filmmaker and Latin Hispanic Filmmaker 2023
Baggage
Best Shorts Competition
La Jolla
Official Selection and Finalist
Baggage
Urban Film Festival
Miami
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