Luis Miguel
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises and Gato Grande Productions, a new joint venture between MGM and Mexican entrepreneurs Miguel Alemán Magnani and Antonio Cué Sánchez Navarro, announced an agreement giving Telemundo exclusive U.S. broadcast rights to the officially authorized TV series based on the life of the internationally renowned music super star and Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum recording artist, Luis Miguel.
“For decades I have been asked to tell my story, many have created their own versions, now I have decided to tell the true story of my life. People will travel alongside with me through a surprising, unexpected and emotional journey that has shaped the artist and the person that I am today,” said Luis Miguel.
The TV series will have its world premiere on Telemundo in 2018 and will be produced by Gato Grande Productions. MGM’s president, Television Group and Digital, Mark Burnett, will help develop the series and lead Gato Grande in its first scripted project designed to tackle the growing U.S. Hispanic market.
This is not Burnett’s first foray into Spanish-language programming. Burnett and MGM are in their third season with Lucha Underground a professional wrestling series. Burnett produced the Spanish-language version of Son of God, which was shown in more than 400 theaters in the U.S.
“Luis Miguel has become a close personal friend of mine and my wife Roma. He is a wonderful human being and a bonafide superstar whose authentic story deserves to be told. I am grateful he selected us for this production and I know that Telemundo is the perfect and biggest home for the Luis Miguel story” said Burnett.
“Our Telemundo teams have established themselves as the leaders in finding the best stories and developing innovative genres for the U.S. Hispanic market. We are thrilled to add such a legendary music icon to our primetime bio-musicals lineup,” said César Conde, Chairman, NBCUniversal International Group and NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises.
Overseeing the production of the series is Gato Grande’s head of development, Carla González Vargas.
