2025
Virtual Coaches
Rafa Quijano
Chief Creative Officer
VML Argentina
Buenos Aires
Rafa Quijano is currently Chief Creative Officer at VML Argentina, a position he reached after nearly 20 years of dedication and work across various agencies in Argentina.
He has always believed that awards are the result of hard work, and he strives every day to keep earning them through the projects he leads both locally and regionally.
Over the course of his career, Rafa has received recognition at major festivals around the world—something he is genuinely proud of. He has also worked with remarkable clients, who have earned prestigious awards and who share that same sense of pride. Some of these brands include Coca-Cola, AB-InBev, Movistar, Heineken, Danone, Telecom, Unilever, and P&G, to name a few.
These brands were under his creative leadership in agencies such as McCann, Grey, Rock (Mexico), Don Buenos Aires, Ogilvy, VegaOlmosPonce, and Wunderman Thompson.??
For the past two years, Rafa has also been an active member of the board of the Círculo de Creatividad Argentina, where he contributes to upholding and promoting the relevance of Argentine creativity on the global stage.
Today, VML Argentina is the top-ranked agency in the country according to the Cannes Lions ranking and the eighth best in Latin America. It is the most awarded agency in Argentina and one of the most recognized in the region, having received Gold, Silver, and Bronze at Cannes, LIA , Clios, New York Festivals, Diamonds and Grand Prix at ECHO Latam, as well as accolades at Effie Argentina and Latam, El Sol, Gerety, El Lápiz de Platino, among others.
He has always believed that awards are the result of hard work, and he strives every day to keep earning them through the projects he leads both locally and regionally.
Over the course of his career, Rafa has received recognition at major festivals around the world—something he is genuinely proud of. He has also worked with remarkable clients, who have earned prestigious awards and who share that same sense of pride. Some of these brands include Coca-Cola, AB-InBev, Movistar, Heineken, Danone, Telecom, Unilever, and P&G, to name a few.
These brands were under his creative leadership in agencies such as McCann, Grey, Rock (Mexico), Don Buenos Aires, Ogilvy, VegaOlmosPonce, and Wunderman Thompson.??
For the past two years, Rafa has also been an active member of the board of the Círculo de Creatividad Argentina, where he contributes to upholding and promoting the relevance of Argentine creativity on the global stage.
Today, VML Argentina is the top-ranked agency in the country according to the Cannes Lions ranking and the eighth best in Latin America. It is the most awarded agency in Argentina and one of the most recognized in the region, having received Gold, Silver, and Bronze at Cannes, LIA , Clios, New York Festivals, Diamonds and Grand Prix at ECHO Latam, as well as accolades at Effie Argentina and Latam, El Sol, Gerety, El Lápiz de Platino, among others.