PRESS
TEENVOGUE "The film's costume designer Whitney Kyles and production designer Vanessa Plaza Lazo aimed to develop a visual representation of an event that, for so long, has been concealed or written out of history textbooks."
VOYAGE LA "LA most inspiring stories. Today we'd like to introduce you to Vanessa Plaza Lazo." 
THE MOTHERSHIP "Designing Nebby’s spaceship and the Space Case diner wasn’t just about making sets that looked retro or classic, it was about building a world that reflected our protagonists’ stories and journey.
INSIGHTLA "Rompiendo fronteras: Vanessa Plaza, una crack ecuatoriana en Los Ángeles."
ENTORNO INTELIGENTE "Vanessa Plaza Lazo: Crea, arma y gana espacios."
DATAINFOX "Vanessa, tuvo como rol principal la coordinación y dirección del departamento escenográfico, el cual estuvo detrás de la construcción de cada set a lo largo de la producción."
AWAKE "Ecuatorianas que están dejando huella en el mundo."


AWARDS
BOSE Commercial | SILVER winner Best Art Direction | LA ADDYS 2023 (US)
Sunrise Ruby | Best TV Pilot | Toronto International Women Film Festival 2023 (US)
Dramarama | Best Comedy Feature | Woods Hole Film Festival 2021 (US)
Dramarama | Audience Award | Oxford Film Festival 2021 (UK)
A Strange Calm | Best Thriller Short | Independent Short Awards 2020 (US) 
A Strange Calm | Best Thriller Short | Indie Short Fest 2020 (US)
Ecuadorian Talent for the world | Special Awards |  Lux Awards 2019 (ECU) 
Extreme Makeover Home Edition | Best Reality show production |  Martín Fierro Awards 2014 (ECU) 

NOMINATIONS
Out of this world | Best Production Design | FilmQuest Festival 2022 (US)
A Strange Calm | Best Production Design | Indie Short Fest 2020 (US)
A Strange Calm | Best Production Design | IndieX Fest 2020 (US)
A Strange Calm | Best Thriller | IndieX Fest 2020 (US)
A Strange Calm | Best Indie Short | IndieX Fest 2020 (US)
God's Gracie | Best Production Design | First Look Awards 2019 (ARG)
Your Face Sounds Familiar | Best Reality Show | Martín Fierro Awards 2016 (ARG)
Big Brother | Best Reality Show | Martín Fierro Awards 2016 (ARG)
Your Face Sounds Familiar | Best Production | TATO Awards 2015 (ARG)
Your Face Sounds Familiar | Big Show | TATO Awards 2015 (ARG)
Big Brother | Big Show | TATO Awards 2015 (ARG)