Arlein Wharf-Garcia

Hailing from Mexico City, Arlein's blood flows with creativity and determination.

Inspired by the tall tales of her Grandfather, along with classic American tv reruns, Arlein has always sought out the bizarre & wonderful in everyday life.

Starting out with homemade radio interviews with her family on an old tape recorder, she quickly moved on to guerrilla style editing; using a second hand VHS video camera.

Arlein documented anything and everything.

As Mexico experienced political instability, Arlein became interested in what wasn't being said: the common every day citizen trying to have a decent life.

As the years passed, she became a fixture at the local movie theatre and Photo lab of her University.

Hailing from Mexico City, Arlein's blood flows with creativity and determination.

Inspired by the tall tales of her Grandfather, along with classic American tv reruns, Arlein has always sought out the bizarre & wonderful in everyday life.

Starting out with homemade radio interviews with her family on an old tape recorder, she quickly moved on to guerrilla style editing; using a second hand VHS video camera.

Arlein documented anything and everything.

As Mexico experienced political instability, Arlein became interested in what wasn't being said: the common every day citizen trying to have a decent life.

As the years passed, she became a fixture at the local movie theatre and Photo lab of her University.

Balancing Radio Broadcasts, film photography, and early digital film editing, she earned a Degree from The University of the Valley of Mexico in Communications Technology.

After finishing school, Arlein began her career in Mexico's two prime Media studios, Televisa and TV Azteca.

Working tirelessly between the news department, sports broadcast, and Daytime Talkshows, Arlein quickly rose to the ranks as the youngest senior editor at TV Azteca.

While Mexico experienced worsening conditions related to corruption and cartel violence, Arlein was determined to bring the beauty of Mexico to light in very dark times.

Making a difficult decision to leave her family, friends, and life behind, Arlein moved to Vancouver in the Spring of 2011 after being accepted to the Vancouver Film School (VFS) Film Production program.

Life as an immigrant in Canada proved difficult for Arlein.

Alone in a country with little money, no connections or familiarity, she finished school and soon found herself on the set of many beloved franchises.

Supernatural. The Flash. Smallville- All worth writing home about.

Facing the barriers of work visas and bureaucracy, Arlein was offered a permanent Full time Post Production Instructor position at VFS.

Balancing a Full Time Instructor position along with various Editor gigs, she became a citizen of Canada in 2019.

Arlein has Edited Feature films, TV Movies, Series, and Docu-series- including the award winning History Channel's 'Deadman's Curse'. She has also been nominated for the CCE Awards in Best Editing of a TV Movie.

When Arlein isn't editing, she enjoys cooking with her wife, boxing at the gym, and spoiling her two cats. She credits the surrealism and beauty of Mexican folklore to carrying her through her life's journey.