Call it Telemundo’s “Game of Thrones.” The Spanish-language network is hoping for a blockbuster premiere tonight for the long-awaited sophomore season of “La Reina del Sur,” the crime drama starring Kate del Castillo that ranks as Telemundo’s most-watched original series ever.
“La Reina” was a massive hit for Telemundo when it aired in early 2011. It also ushered in Telemundo’s strategy of veering from the traditional telenovela format into drama series designed to be renewed for multiple seasons. Telemundo’s “Super Series” run five nights a week for about 60 episodes rather than the 150 or more for telenovelas.
Season two of “La Reina,” which bows tonight at 10 p.m., has been in the works for eight years and lensed shot in eight countries with a hefty production budget by Telemundo standards. Del Castillo reprises her role as crime boss Teresa Mendoza, who was last seen going into witness protection...
“La Reina” was a massive hit for Telemundo when it aired in early 2011. It also ushered in Telemundo’s strategy of veering from the traditional telenovela format into drama series designed to be renewed for multiple seasons. Telemundo’s “Super Series” run five nights a week for about 60 episodes rather than the 150 or more for telenovelas.
Season two of “La Reina,” which bows tonight at 10 p.m., has been in the works for eight years and lensed shot in eight countries with a hefty production budget by Telemundo standards. Del Castillo reprises her role as crime boss Teresa Mendoza, who was last seen going into witness protection...
- 4/22/2019
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Mexico’s Cinema226, run by Marco Antonio Salgado and Sam Guillén, is driving into a raft of Mexico, Argentina and Spain co-productions, playing off the current vibrancy of Mexican film production funding and distribution outlets.
Among the projects are titles which have been standouts at Ventana Sur’s Blood Window, the next film by Mexico-based Argentine filmmaker Paula Markovitch and films by young Mexican and Argentine cineasts which have participated in laboratories and co-production events around the world.
Salgado and Guillén are also tapping into production partnerships with producers based out of Córdoba, which can bring extra film financing to productions beyond federal support from Incaa. Whilst some past incentive lines from Incaa have closed, Córdoba film support, though finite in budget, looks still to be strong.
“Thanks to Eficine 189 Mexico is a more active participant in the field of international co-productions,” Salgado told Variety. “Because of this, between 50% and...
Among the projects are titles which have been standouts at Ventana Sur’s Blood Window, the next film by Mexico-based Argentine filmmaker Paula Markovitch and films by young Mexican and Argentine cineasts which have participated in laboratories and co-production events around the world.
Salgado and Guillén are also tapping into production partnerships with producers based out of Córdoba, which can bring extra film financing to productions beyond federal support from Incaa. Whilst some past incentive lines from Incaa have closed, Córdoba film support, though finite in budget, looks still to be strong.
“Thanks to Eficine 189 Mexico is a more active participant in the field of international co-productions,” Salgado told Variety. “Because of this, between 50% and...
- 12/15/2018
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Madrid — Women fighting back. Three of the six titles in Ventana Sur’s Copia Final this year picture women confronting outrage or tragedy – gender violence (“Do You Like Me?”), the abduction of a new born baby (“Song Without a Name”) or the death of a husband (“Venezia”) – and reacting, in multifarious fashions.
“Do You Like Me?” has a thriller edge. Three more, underscoring Latin American cinema’s current broad range, show Latin American filmmakers enrolling mainstream beats to appeal beyond traditional arthouse audiences in more accessible titles, whether in an unusual immigration drama (“Marionette”), or via empathy with a challenged protagonist (“The Friendly Man”) or a straight-up coming of age tale (“This Is Not Berlin”).
Set in Buenos Aires’ housing projects, “Do You Like Me?” starts as a crime thriller, then bucks generic commonplaces as it delivers a numbing gender violence and revenge drama. Authentic in setting, observance of daily...
“Do You Like Me?” has a thriller edge. Three more, underscoring Latin American cinema’s current broad range, show Latin American filmmakers enrolling mainstream beats to appeal beyond traditional arthouse audiences in more accessible titles, whether in an unusual immigration drama (“Marionette”), or via empathy with a challenged protagonist (“The Friendly Man”) or a straight-up coming of age tale (“This Is Not Berlin”).
Set in Buenos Aires’ housing projects, “Do You Like Me?” starts as a crime thriller, then bucks generic commonplaces as it delivers a numbing gender violence and revenge drama. Authentic in setting, observance of daily...
- 11/26/2018
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
And another psychological thriller reared its head today at Afm, this one being Andi Baiz's Colombian-Spanish collaboration, Bunker. The project is already lensing in Bogota as a co-production of Fox International Productions and Colombia's Dynamo along with Spain's Cactus Flower and Avalon.
Variety provided the plot breakdown and a few other details:
The tentatively titled Bunker toplines Spanish box office star Quim Gutierrez (pictured), Spanish newcomer Clara Lago, and Colombian thesp Martina Garcia. Baiz co-wrote the script with Hatem Khraiche Ruiz-Zorrilla. Producers are Cristian Conti, Andres Calderon and Rodrigo Guerrero.
Exploring the limits of jealousy and betrayal, Bunker tells the story of a maestro with the Bogota Philharmonic Orchestra who begins to doubt his girlfriend's fidelity, only to discover that she's disappeared. He finds solace in his music and a beautiful waitress, as questions begin to surface about the disappearance of his other love.
Look for more soon.
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Variety provided the plot breakdown and a few other details:
The tentatively titled Bunker toplines Spanish box office star Quim Gutierrez (pictured), Spanish newcomer Clara Lago, and Colombian thesp Martina Garcia. Baiz co-wrote the script with Hatem Khraiche Ruiz-Zorrilla. Producers are Cristian Conti, Andres Calderon and Rodrigo Guerrero.
Exploring the limits of jealousy and betrayal, Bunker tells the story of a maestro with the Bogota Philharmonic Orchestra who begins to doubt his girlfriend's fidelity, only to discover that she's disappeared. He finds solace in his music and a beautiful waitress, as questions begin to surface about the disappearance of his other love.
Look for more soon.
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- 11/5/2010
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
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