Tag Archives: Televisa

Televisa Wants Gringos to Get Hooked on Telenovelas, Too

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

Not content with having befuddled generations of Latin Americans worldwide, Grupo Televisa now wants gringos to get hooked on its nightly dramas. As it turns out, the Mexico City-based media giant is the producer behind Hollywood Heights, an English-language telenovela … Continue reading →

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Which TV Network is the ‘Hispanic Hollywood’? Executives Managed to Confuse this Blogger

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Hispanic TV upfront week is a wonderful thing, especially when you get the chance to hear all kinds of wonderful pitches by competing networks. Tuesday morning, for example, I learned from Univision’s President César Conde that Televisa is actually the … Continue reading →

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Latinas to Shine in Primetime [As Maids, of Course]

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

Not long ago, this was only a dream. But now the dream has come true! Famed TV producer Marc Cherry is finally working on the pilot for Devious Maids, which will follow the “adventures” of four Latina housekeepers in Beverly Hills. … Continue reading →

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U.S. Hispanics Brace for the Ominous Advent of Laura… [And it's not Me]

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

U.S. Hispanics, rejoice: Starting today (Feb. 7) Laura Bozzo’s Laura talk show will launch on the TeleFutura network. Bozzo has been torturing entertaining Latin American families for years, first in her native Peru (where not even a three-year house arrest … Continue reading →

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Landon Donovan Tries to Trick the Mexican Migra

Posted on January 27, 2010 by

Before you cringe -and call the Latino stereotype police, I’d like to tell you that the following ad -pitching Grupo Televisa’s Gana Gol lottery game- was created, written and filmed in Mexico… by Mexicans. And no, I don’t think it’s … Continue reading →

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