Roberto Patino is an American screenwriter and television writer, known for writing the film ''

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'', starring

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and

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. He created and served as

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of the

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miniseries ''

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'', was a writer and executive producer on the HBO series ''

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'', and has written on the NBC series ''Prime Suspect'' and the FX series ''

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''. He graduated from

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in 2006. In September 2018, he signed an overall deal with

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. In November 2021, he moved his overall deal to

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