Recently, she she was nominated for and Imagen Award for her short, Il Destino. With her Criolla Productions, Véliz has directed films that been accepted to some of the major international film festivals and have also been in the running for coveted awards. Her production company has produced the films, “Touch Up”, “3some”, and "Shortstop" which have run the filmfestival. Véliz goal is to shed a unique light into the urban Latino community.