Ana Toro TIS
TIS, formerly known in Mexico as TeleMéxico and in Colombia as TeleColombia, is one of the most important studios in the region thanks to productions well received by audiences and critics. These include Fake profile for Netflix —#1 non-English speaking globally for two weeks—, Drag race Mexico, released a few days ago on Paramount+, Club de los graves starring Carlos Vives, Journey to the Center of the Earth, these last three for Disney.
Ana Toro-Mancilla, recently joined the company as Head of Production and is leading a team of experienced production executives such as Juan Aura, Alia Hincapié, Carolina Aponte. She highlights that TIS brings to the Mexican industry the experience of 10 years of productions in this market and 25 in Colombia, including the knowledge of what the big players in the industry want.
“The platforms, cable windows and open TV, continue looking for quality products at an efficient cost. For us there is no difference between large or small projects, they are always projects with high quality standards and for which the studio seeks the best way to produce, as in the case of the reality hubs in which TIS is today the leader in the region,” explains Toro-Mancilla, who has been in the industry for nearly 30 years.
For the production company, Mexico, with its around 100 years of history in the audiovisual industry, still has incredible potential to continue growing: “It is a living industry. It always has something. I don’t know if it is because it is so close to the US and a population of more than 60 million, but it has always been the head of Latin America. It is an industry that is always moving.”
ENDLESS TALENT
Toro-Mancilla recognizes the Mexican talent in front of and behind the cameras, and confirms TIS’s confidence in the writers and screenwriters, as well as all its visual artists, not only to work with them, but to empower them.
“It’s not just about doing projects, but also about educating and continuing to foster talent for this market,” she explains.
Since she started producing series in Mexico, Toro-Mancilla has shared with several of the talents who are today recognized directors, as well as new talents, those young people with all the desire to show their ideas in a market that she describes as eager for fresh looks.
