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
When we think of telenovelas, we're quick to get nostalgic about the ones we grew up watching with our moms and abuelas. We tend to associate them with being an older-generation thing, with their overdramatic and also very predictable love narratives. But that doesn't mean there aren't young Latinx folks out there who don't tune in. It makes sense, considering there are audiences who do consume content and entertainment both in English and Spanish. In fact, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises established the term "200ers" to describe them, referring to a demographic of Latinxs who identify 100 percent as American and 100 percent as Latinx and "share the values of both cultures, are bilingual, and flawlessly jump between cultures." This would explain why Emmy Award-winning telenovela "El Señor de los Cielos," with its eighth season returning to Telemundo on Tuesday, Jan. 17, has become a cross-generational hit over the years, appealing to a wider Latinx audience than ever thought possible.
- 1/18/2023
- by Johanna Ferreira
- Popsugar.com
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has unveiled its 2015 line-up which includes films representing 54 countries, 23 world premieres and 53 U.S. premieres. The U.S. premiere of Niki Caro’s McFarland USA will close out the 30th fest. Based on the 1987 true story and starring Kevin Costner and Maria Bello, the film follows novice runners from McFarland, an economically challenged town in California’s farm-rich Central Valley, as they give their all to build a cross-country team under the direction of Coach Jim White (Costner), a newcomer to their predominantly Latino high school. The unlikely band of runners overcomes the odds to forge not only a championship cross-country team but an enduring legacy as well.
The festival runs from January 27-February 7.
Below is the list of World and U.S. Premiere films followed by the list of titles by sidebar categories.
World Premieres
A Better You, USA
Directed by Matt Walsh
Cast: Brian Huskey,...
The festival runs from January 27-February 7.
Below is the list of World and U.S. Premiere films followed by the list of titles by sidebar categories.
World Premieres
A Better You, USA
Directed by Matt Walsh
Cast: Brian Huskey,...
- 1/8/2015
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
A self-acknowledged "showcase for Academy Award frontrunners," the Santa Barbara International Film Festival is often overlooked for the actual films that earn it festival status. An amalgamation of international discoveries and ’merica’s circuit highlights, the Sbiff curates a week of best-of-the-best to pair with their star-praising. The 2015 edition offers another expansive selection, bookended by two films that aren’t on any radars just yet. Sbiff will open with "Desert Dancer," producer Richard Raymond’s directorial debut. Starring Reece Ritchie and Frieda Pinto, the drama follows a group of friends who wave off the harsh political climate of Iran’s 2009 presidential election in favor of forming a dance team, picking up moves from Michael Jackson, Gene Kelly and Rudolf Nureyev thanks to the magic of YouTube. The festival will close with "McFarland, USA," starring Kevin Costner and Maria Bello. Telling the 1987 true story of a Latino high school’s underdog cross-country team,...
- 1/8/2015
- by Matt Patches
- Hitfix
Sony Pictures Television and Teleset are set to adapt Robert Rodriguez's 1992 indie film "El Mariachi" into a one-hour drama series for the Latin American Market.
The series will follow the exploits of Martin Aguirre (Iván Arana), a musician at war with the drug cartels over honor, love and revenge. Also starring are Marta Higareda as Celeste Sandoval and Julio Bracho as Fernando Sandoval.
Sony TV is set to produce 70 episodes of the scripted series to start, and it will be the first series to be produced by Spt and Teleset entirely in Mexico.
Source: Deadline...
The series will follow the exploits of Martin Aguirre (Iván Arana), a musician at war with the drug cartels over honor, love and revenge. Also starring are Marta Higareda as Celeste Sandoval and Julio Bracho as Fernando Sandoval.
Sony TV is set to produce 70 episodes of the scripted series to start, and it will be the first series to be produced by Spt and Teleset entirely in Mexico.
Source: Deadline...
- 8/21/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Robert Rodriguez's movie El Mariachi is to be adapted for TV.
Based on the 1992 movie of the same name, El Mariachi will tell the story of a young mariachi musician, Martín Aguirre, who is mistaken as a legendary fugitive and becomes embroiled in a war with the cartels.
The same character was previously portrayed by Antonio Banderas in Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico, while actor Carlos Gallardo played the role of Martín Aguirre in Rodriguez's film.
A press release has stated that the plot will see Aguirre "seek revenge against those who wronged him, regain his honour and fight for the woman he loves" after he is wrongly imprisoned.
Sony Pictures announced today (August 20) that the new drama will be filmed in Mexico and air in Latin America, and that 70 episodes - each an hour long - will be produced.
The drama will star Iván Arana as Martín Aguirre,...
Based on the 1992 movie of the same name, El Mariachi will tell the story of a young mariachi musician, Martín Aguirre, who is mistaken as a legendary fugitive and becomes embroiled in a war with the cartels.
The same character was previously portrayed by Antonio Banderas in Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico, while actor Carlos Gallardo played the role of Martín Aguirre in Rodriguez's film.
A press release has stated that the plot will see Aguirre "seek revenge against those who wronged him, regain his honour and fight for the woman he loves" after he is wrongly imprisoned.
Sony Pictures announced today (August 20) that the new drama will be filmed in Mexico and air in Latin America, and that 70 episodes - each an hour long - will be produced.
The drama will star Iván Arana as Martín Aguirre,...
- 8/20/2013
- Digital Spy
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