Rodrigo Mazon Televisa
ViX announced the start of production of seven original titles during the second quarter of the year. The new ViX Original projects include six series and one film.
“With these seven new productions we continue to increase our original content offerings on ViX, with stories that appeal to the diverse tastes of our audiences,” said Rodrigo Mazón, Chief Content Officer ViX for TelevisaUnivision. “Since the launch, we have been working on a path of constant development and production that we know today strongly reflects and resonates with the audience’s preferences and generates great successes in our service,” he added.
Among the series is the comedy thriller La Banda (working title) starring Miguel Rodarte, Paulina Gaitán, Fernando Bonilla, Tessa Ía, and Aldo Escalante; produced by Dynamo; and directed by Federico Veiroj and Salvador Espinosa. The showrunner is Gabriel Nuncio.
Another series is the comedy-drama Consuelo (working title), starring Cassandra Sánchez Navarro, with Erick Chapa, Eileen Yáñez, Lincoln Palomeque, and Catherine Siachoque. The series was created by Juan Carlos Aparicio Schlesinger and Mateo Stivelberg and is produced by The Mediapro Studio and directed by Kenya Márquez.
Another production is the comedy El Guardaespaldas (working title) with Memo Villegas and Diana Carreiro along with Natalia Téllez, Marimar Vega, Norma Angélica, and Sebastián Zurita. The series is directed by Miguel Necoechea Chávez and Poncho Pineda; the showrunner is Jaime Muñoz Baena. Campanario Entertainment is the production company.
Also, the animated series Koatí, created by Anabella Sosa-Dovarganes and Melissa Escobar, is the first children’s animated series that celebrates the diversity, the beauty of the natural environment and culture, all through Latino stories, created by Latinos for Latino families across the U.S., Latin America, and the world. Sofia Vergara is part of the cast the executive producer. The series is produced by Upstairs Animation Miami.
Qué Chica Es El Mundo (working title). This series presents chef Lorena García who will take the audience on a personal journey through some of the cuisines of Mexico and Peru, exploring the stories and roots of local recipes, and acknowledging the legacies of traditional chefs and cooks that preserve and modernize them.
Sabor de América (working title) with Chef Jesús, famous for his foodie adventures on Univision´s Despierta América hits the road to find the new flavor of Latin cuisine and how the food is connecting cultures and communities across the United States. The series is produced by O’Malley Productions and Fluent Media Group.
Also in this line-up is the dramatic movie Matar al Jockey with Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Úrsula Corberó, and Daniel Giménez Cacho. With Daniel Fanego, Osmar Nuñez, Luis Ziembrowski, Roberto Carnaghi, Adriana Aguirre and Roly Serrano. The executive producers are Benicio del Toro, Nando Vila, Delfina Montecchia, Federico Frágola, and Martín Fisner.
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