In an exclusive interview with Variety, Ronald Day, Telemundo’s president of entertainment & content strategy, drilled down on what has made action-packed series “Lord of the Skies” (“El Señor de los cielos”), the company’s longest-running Super Series franchise and a bonafide hit.
With Season 9 set to premiere Feb. 13, “Lord of the Skies” has earned its street cred across a spectrum of young adults, split evenly among males and females. Per Nielsen, its eighth season “ranked as the #1 drama series in primetime, regardless of language, 6 out of 9 nights since its premiere, among adults 18-49, and on 8 out of 9 nights among adults 18-34.”
Season 9’s trailer, loaded with explosive scenes and showcasing the first time the series shot in Mexico’s Chinatown, clocked more than a million hits in 24 hours, he noted.
Drug lord Aurelio Casillas, played by Mexico’s Rafael Amaya, is “relatable,” observed Day. Despite his ruthless nature, “he...
With Season 9 set to premiere Feb. 13, “Lord of the Skies” has earned its street cred across a spectrum of young adults, split evenly among males and females. Per Nielsen, its eighth season “ranked as the #1 drama series in primetime, regardless of language, 6 out of 9 nights since its premiere, among adults 18-49, and on 8 out of 9 nights among adults 18-34.”
Season 9’s trailer, loaded with explosive scenes and showcasing the first time the series shot in Mexico’s Chinatown, clocked more than a million hits in 24 hours, he noted.
Drug lord Aurelio Casillas, played by Mexico’s Rafael Amaya, is “relatable,” observed Day. Despite his ruthless nature, “he...
- 1/23/2024
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Roku is continuing its lineup of Spanish-language originals with five new series from creators such as Juanpa Zurita and Jaime Camil. But that’s not all. The streaming player-turned-content hub also announced the premiere date for Season 3 of “Un Millón de Gracias” from Jennifer Lopez. Previously titled “Thanks a Million,” this year will mark the series’ first Spanish-language season as a new batch of celebrities give back to the people who have influenced them the most.
Each episode of “Un Millón de Gracias” follows a different celebrity who has been asked to give away $100,000 to someone who has inspired them by being a hero in their community. But once that person has been gifted $100,000, they will have to give away half of it to someone who has inspired them. This season’s celebrities will include Chiquis, Gina Torres, Jaime Camil, Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, Lauren Jauregui, Michael Peña, Michelle Rodriguez, Pau Gasol,...
Each episode of “Un Millón de Gracias” follows a different celebrity who has been asked to give away $100,000 to someone who has inspired them by being a hero in their community. But once that person has been gifted $100,000, they will have to give away half of it to someone who has inspired them. This season’s celebrities will include Chiquis, Gina Torres, Jaime Camil, Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, Lauren Jauregui, Michael Peña, Michelle Rodriguez, Pau Gasol,...
- 4/20/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Roku expanded its slate of Spanish originals, adding six new unscripted series from Latino voices and creatives including Jennifer Lopez, Juanpa Zurita and Jaime Camil.
The six new original series — “Carpe Dm with Juanpa,” “Desde la Raíz,” “Serenata De Las Estrellas,” “La Divina Comida,” “Batalla en Abuela’s Kitchen,” “Un Millón de Gracias”— feature stars including Wilmer Valderrama, Belinda, Sofia Reyes and Michael Peña.
“The deep engagement we have seen within the Spanish-language content category on The Roku Channel in the U.S., as well as the exceptional growth of the service in Mexico, are all signs of the strong appetite for free ad-supported streaming amongst Spanish-speaking and bilingual audiences,” said David Eilenberg, head of content, Roku Media. “We’re committed to delivering high-quality, culturally relevant original programming to tens of millions of viewers, and we are thrilled to welcome such an exceptional new group of on-camera and off-camera creative...
The six new original series — “Carpe Dm with Juanpa,” “Desde la Raíz,” “Serenata De Las Estrellas,” “La Divina Comida,” “Batalla en Abuela’s Kitchen,” “Un Millón de Gracias”— feature stars including Wilmer Valderrama, Belinda, Sofia Reyes and Michael Peña.
“The deep engagement we have seen within the Spanish-language content category on The Roku Channel in the U.S., as well as the exceptional growth of the service in Mexico, are all signs of the strong appetite for free ad-supported streaming amongst Spanish-speaking and bilingual audiences,” said David Eilenberg, head of content, Roku Media. “We’re committed to delivering high-quality, culturally relevant original programming to tens of millions of viewers, and we are thrilled to welcome such an exceptional new group of on-camera and off-camera creative...
- 4/20/2023
- by Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
Carmen Salinas, whose long career in Spanish language television and film spanned 60 years, died Thursday night. She had been in a coma since suffering a stroke in November, and her death was announced on social media by her family.
“With great sorrow, we inform you that leading actress Carmen Salinas passed away today,” said a Twitter message, which ran with a black and white photograph and thanked fans. .
Born in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico on October 5, 1939, Salinas started her acting career as a child in the 1950’s. Salinas sang and did impersonations on the radio, later moving to beauty and talent contests, then on to nightclubs.
By the 1960s, she made a name in telenovelas, appearing in Casa de Barrio, Frontera and Sublime Redención. That led to films, and she debuted in Roberto Gavaldón’s La Vida Inútil de Pito Pérez. She later appeared in El Crimen del Cácaro Gumaro, La Misma Luna,...
“With great sorrow, we inform you that leading actress Carmen Salinas passed away today,” said a Twitter message, which ran with a black and white photograph and thanked fans. .
Born in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico on October 5, 1939, Salinas started her acting career as a child in the 1950’s. Salinas sang and did impersonations on the radio, later moving to beauty and talent contests, then on to nightclubs.
By the 1960s, she made a name in telenovelas, appearing in Casa de Barrio, Frontera and Sublime Redención. That led to films, and she debuted in Roberto Gavaldón’s La Vida Inútil de Pito Pérez. She later appeared in El Crimen del Cácaro Gumaro, La Misma Luna,...
- 12/10/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
In its continued bid to bolster and secure proven talent in Latin America, Netflix has announced a three-year exclusive creative partnership for series and a first look film pact with Chilean writer José Ignacio “Chascas” Valenzuela, creator, showrunner and executive producer of the hit Netflix series “Who Killed Sara?”
Valenzuela is now tooling the third season of “Who Killed Sara?,” co-written with his long-time collaborators Rosario Valenzuela and Jean Pierre Fica, which kicks off production in Mexico on Oct. 18.
According to Netflix, the first season of the series was viewed by more than 55 million households in its first four weeks, landing in the Top 10 of 87 countries, including the U.S., Germany, Israel, Brazil and France. The second season followed shortly, a couple of months after the first.
“I’d like to understand the phenomenon of its success myself and that way, minimize errors in my next shows,” Valenzuela mused. He...
Valenzuela is now tooling the third season of “Who Killed Sara?,” co-written with his long-time collaborators Rosario Valenzuela and Jean Pierre Fica, which kicks off production in Mexico on Oct. 18.
According to Netflix, the first season of the series was viewed by more than 55 million households in its first four weeks, landing in the Top 10 of 87 countries, including the U.S., Germany, Israel, Brazil and France. The second season followed shortly, a couple of months after the first.
“I’d like to understand the phenomenon of its success myself and that way, minimize errors in my next shows,” Valenzuela mused. He...
- 10/11/2021
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s NATPE Roundup, Argentine hit series “La Chica Que Limpia” gets an Indian remake, FilmRise and Night Media pact to package influencer content for digital platforms, Comedy Central Latin America begins production on a new season of “Se Rentan Cuartos,” and Amazon Prime Video announces the launch date for The Mediapro Studio and Buendia Estudio’s “El Internado: Las Cumbres.”
Format
Rmvistar, representing Jaque Content in India, has closed an exclusive format licensing deal with One Life Studio to remake Argentine hit series “La Chica Que Limpia” (“The Cleaning Lady”) in Hindi for the Indian market.
Rmvistar founder and president Rose Marie Vega brought the format to The Gersh Agency and Warner Bros. Television, who will adapt the series as “The Cleaning Lady” and produce a pilot for Fox Network.
In 2018, the Argentine original was nominated for an International Emmy Award in the Drama Series category after a...
Format
Rmvistar, representing Jaque Content in India, has closed an exclusive format licensing deal with One Life Studio to remake Argentine hit series “La Chica Que Limpia” (“The Cleaning Lady”) in Hindi for the Indian market.
Rmvistar founder and president Rose Marie Vega brought the format to The Gersh Agency and Warner Bros. Television, who will adapt the series as “The Cleaning Lady” and produce a pilot for Fox Network.
In 2018, the Argentine original was nominated for an International Emmy Award in the Drama Series category after a...
- 1/20/2021
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Pantelion’s No Manches Frida 2 debuts at number six.
Captain Marvel starring Brie Larson soared past $200m in its second session, adding an estimated $69.3m to leave new openers Wonder Park and Five Feet Apart in its wake.
The Marvel Studios tentpole has reached $266.2m in North America and $760m worldwide. Only 20 films have crossed $200m in North America in less time, and only 19 have been faster to the $250m mark.
Jordan Peele’s SXSW hit Us will pose a challenge this week, although even if its slides down the order, Captain Marvel will hit $300m by next weekend.
Paramount...
Captain Marvel starring Brie Larson soared past $200m in its second session, adding an estimated $69.3m to leave new openers Wonder Park and Five Feet Apart in its wake.
The Marvel Studios tentpole has reached $266.2m in North America and $760m worldwide. Only 20 films have crossed $200m in North America in less time, and only 19 have been faster to the $250m mark.
Jordan Peele’s SXSW hit Us will pose a challenge this week, although even if its slides down the order, Captain Marvel will hit $300m by next weekend.
Paramount...
- 3/18/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
For proof of American cinema’s global reach, look no further than “No Manches Frida 2,” which like its 2016 predecessor hews to a tried-and-true Hollywood comedy formula, albeit one embellished with distinctly Mexican flavor. Bright, crude and aggressively hackneyed, director Nacho G. Velilla’s follow-up prizes energy over originality. While its humor elicits far more eye-rolls than laughs — and will thus leave franchise newbies cold — its high-octane style should appeal to fans of the first film when it opens nationwide in theaters on March 15, courtesy of Pantelion Films.
In the original “No Manches Frida”, thief-turned-teacher Zequi (Omar Chaparro) saved Frida Kahlo High School by turning around its wayward students, and successfully wooed nerdy colleague Lucy (Martha Higareda). Now set to marry Lucy, Zequi finds his life in ruins due to a vomitus mishap at the altar. Compounding that calamity, Frida Kahlo High is once again on the verge of being shut down.
In the original “No Manches Frida”, thief-turned-teacher Zequi (Omar Chaparro) saved Frida Kahlo High School by turning around its wayward students, and successfully wooed nerdy colleague Lucy (Martha Higareda). Now set to marry Lucy, Zequi finds his life in ruins due to a vomitus mishap at the altar. Compounding that calamity, Frida Kahlo High is once again on the verge of being shut down.
- 3/14/2019
- by Nick Schager
- Variety Film + TV
Mexican actress Itatí Cantoral has been a staple of telenovelas since we can remember, and now she’s the star of a new dramatic series for MundoFOX in ¿Quién Mató a Patricia Soler? premiering February 9. CineMovie talked to Itatíi in Los Angeles about her new series, and she's telling us she's not exactly a nice girl on this new Spanish-language show.
- 2/6/2015
- by info@cinemovie.tv (Super User)
- CineMovie
HollywoodNews.com: Ricky Martin will be making a special appearance at the 11th Annual Latin Grammy Awards joining the cast of “Le Reve” and “Jabbawockeez.”
He will be appearing as part of the special presentation to Placido Damingo who is receiving the Latin Person of the Year Award. Other confirmed presenters are Jaime Camil, Itati Cantoral, Charo, Santiago Cruz, Cristian de la Fuente, Maria Gadu, Claudia Leitte, and Juan Fernando Velasco.
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He will be appearing as part of the special presentation to Placido Damingo who is receiving the Latin Person of the Year Award. Other confirmed presenters are Jaime Camil, Itati Cantoral, Charo, Santiago Cruz, Cristian de la Fuente, Maria Gadu, Claudia Leitte, and Juan Fernando Velasco.
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- 11/8/2010
- by Linny Lum
- Hollywoodnews.com
Mexican actress Itati Cantoral has given birth to her third child in a Mexico City hospital.
The baby girl, named Maria, was born on Thursday, according to PeopleEnEspanol.com. The website adds the 33-year-old underwent a drama-free C-section.
National reports suggest the former wife of actor Eduardo Santamarina has already sold the exclusive first picture rights of her daughter to a Mexican magazine.
Maria is the first child from Cantoral's marriage to Carlos Alberto Cruz. She and Santamarina are the parents of twin boys Jose Eduardo and Roberto Miguel.
Santamarina infuriated his ex-wife earlier this year when he revealed the sex of her unborn baby.
The actress demanded he pay the fee she would have received from a media outlet for exclusive rights to the information.
The baby girl, named Maria, was born on Thursday, according to PeopleEnEspanol.com. The website adds the 33-year-old underwent a drama-free C-section.
National reports suggest the former wife of actor Eduardo Santamarina has already sold the exclusive first picture rights of her daughter to a Mexican magazine.
Maria is the first child from Cantoral's marriage to Carlos Alberto Cruz. She and Santamarina are the parents of twin boys Jose Eduardo and Roberto Miguel.
Santamarina infuriated his ex-wife earlier this year when he revealed the sex of her unborn baby.
The actress demanded he pay the fee she would have received from a media outlet for exclusive rights to the information.
- 10/14/2008
- WENN
Mexican actor Eduardo Santamarina has infuriated ex-wife Itati Cantoral after revealing the sex of her unborn baby.
Santamarina - who married Cantoral in 2000, but later divorced - recently admitted that she was expecting a little girl.
And once his former wife - and mother two his twin boys - realised, she demanded he pay the fee she would have received from a media outlet for exclusive rights to the information.
She tells PeopleEnEspanol.com, "I wanted to put an ad in the (magazine) Periférico, and they were even going to give me some money, but that's a bust now. In truth Televisa had the exclusive rights. So, now it's a girl! Pay me, pay me, pay me!"
Cantoral has revealed, however, that she will name her daughter Maria.
Santamarina - who married Cantoral in 2000, but later divorced - recently admitted that she was expecting a little girl.
And once his former wife - and mother two his twin boys - realised, she demanded he pay the fee she would have received from a media outlet for exclusive rights to the information.
She tells PeopleEnEspanol.com, "I wanted to put an ad in the (magazine) Periférico, and they were even going to give me some money, but that's a bust now. In truth Televisa had the exclusive rights. So, now it's a girl! Pay me, pay me, pay me!"
Cantoral has revealed, however, that she will name her daughter Maria.
- 6/18/2008
- WENN
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