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Category Archives: Televisa
‘Hola México’ Photoshops Yalitza Aparicio; Hilarity Ensues
Hola México jumped on the Yalitza Aparicio bandwagon with a colorful splash –and cover story honoring the Oscar-nominated indigenous actress. But Hola México being Hola México, decided to give Yalitza the not-so-indigenous look, going a little heavy on the Photoshop, … Continue reading
Netflix Readies Show about Rich, Scandinavian-looking Mexicans 🙄
I’m sure at this point you’re well aware of Mexico’s Scandinavian-looking talent, the ones that get all the TV gigs and –unsurprisingly– hail from FRFs (Filthy Rich Families.) Add one more to the list, as Netflix this week will premiere Made … Continue reading
SHOCKING: Light-skinned, Blond Mexicans are more Successful, Get Better Jobs: Study
The Mexican government has –finally– confirmed what this blogger has been hammering for, like, ages: The darker a person’s skin, the more difficult it is to get ahead in Mexico. A study commissioned by Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) … Continue reading
Posted in Latin America, Mexico, Racism, Televisa, Television, Why I Love Mexico
Tagged INEGI, Mexico, Racism
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Having Ran Out of Ideas, Televisa Preps ‘Like,’ a ‘Multiplatform’ Telenovela for the Modern Masses
In an effort to lure the elusive teen audience, Mexico’s Grupo Televisa is working to bring us Like (Yes, Like as in “me gusta”) a teen telenovela that promises to “forever revolutionize” the novela genre. And what kind of a revolution are we … Continue reading
Posted in Latin America, Stupid propositions, Televisa, Television, You Tube
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Hispanic TV Upfronts 2017: The Good, the Bad, the Beautiful
May is my favorite month of the year, and not only because it is my birthday, and spring is blooming and all that crap. It is because in addition to the very serious journalistic work I do everyday, I get to attend … Continue reading
Grupo Televisa Launches Netflix-Like Service in Mexico; Hilarity Ensues
Mexican media giant — and Univision partner in [programming] crime — this week announced the launch of Blim.com, an OTT service á la Netflix. Per the official announcement, the service is expected to cost $6.05 per month (which is roughly many, many, many pesos) … Continue reading
Posted in Latin America, Mexico, Stupid propositions, Technology, Televisa, Television, Why I Love Mexico
Tagged Blim.com, media, Mexico, netflix, Televisa
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Univision Series for ‘Billennials’ Is Mix of Comedy, Drama, Emojis and Plenty of Profanity
In an ongoing effort to pursue millennials (aka good-for-nothings-who-are-obsessed-with-Snapchat) Univision today announced the launch of Tenemos que hablar, a Spanish-language web series that follows “the rocky, and often hilarious, long-distance relationship between 20-year-old Emilia and her boyfriend Bobi, who just … Continue reading
Posted in Language, Latin America, Televisa, Univision, You Tube
Tagged Tenemos que hablar, Univision, univision digital, Univision.com, web series, YouTube
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Netflix Adds Univision, and that Means One thing…
…. Soraya is BAAAAAAAACK! Per a Univision press release: Netflix will now offer many hours of some of the most beloved and highly-rated shows from the Univision classics such as Teresa, Maria la del Barrio, Lo Que La Vida Me … Continue reading
Posted in Language, Latin America, Mexico, Spanish, Televisa, Television, Why I Love Mexico
Tagged Hispanic media, media, netflix, Spanish, telenovelas, Univision
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Rodner Figueroa: Hispanic Media’s Convenient Scapegoat
Much has been written this week about the precipitous downfall of Venezuelan TV host Rodner Figueroa, who was fired from his high-paying job in Univision after making an inexcusable, racist comment about Michelle Obama live, during the superpopular daytime show El gordo y … Continue reading
Posted in Awkard homages, Latin America, Latin celebrities, Racism, Televisa, Television, Univision
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Having Run out of Ideas, Univision Steals Ice Bucket Challenge Idea to Support its Own Cause: TeletonUSA
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you must have noticed that everybody and their abuela have -for some reason- taken an unusual interest in fighting ALS by challenging one another to take the Ice Bucket Challenge, dumping a bucket of ice water on … Continue reading
Univision Telenovela Will Now Feature Footlong Sandwiches
If you thought Subway’s Fritos Chicken Enchilada Melt was as culturally relevant as the fast-food chain was going to get, think again. In the latest example that Hispanic-targeted marketing knows no limits, Subway Restaurants this week announced a partnership with Univision to … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Guacala, Marketing & Advertising, Televisa, Television, Univision
Tagged Hispanic marketing, Hispanic TV, Subway, telenovelas, Univision
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Move Over, Barbie! El Chavo Is Coming to a Store Near You
And you thought Mexico’s only contribution to this glorious country were tacos, salsa and drug-related violence… Starting mid-August a new line of El Chavo toys will be available at major U.S. retailers, including Toys R Us, Kmart, Walmart and -ahem, ahem- Target, the … Continue reading
Posted in Latin America, Latin celebrities, Marketing & Advertising, Mexico, Televisa, Television
Tagged El Chavo, Hispanic toys, Kmart, Target, Toys, Walmart
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The Parties and the Fun Behind the 2013 Hispanic TV Upfronts
This is exhausting! In addition to covering this week’s Hispanic TV Upfronts for these guys and these guys, I had to save some juicy details for the not-so-serious side of the 3-day-marathon of parties, parties and parties, programming presentations, interviews … Continue reading
Ladies & Gentlemen: The First Lady of Los Pinos
You can say anything you want about Enrique Peña Nieto, but the guy is not only bien guapote, but he managed to get himself a telenovela babe to arrive with a real splash. Meet Angélica Rivera (aka La Gaviota) and … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Televisa, Television
Tagged Angelica Rivera, enrique peña nieto, La Gaviota, Mexico
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So… Romney Got a Fake Tan to Look Like These People?
Unless you live under a tanning bed rock, you’ve surely read by now all about the alleged fake tan sported by Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney at this week’s Meet the Candidate forum on Univision. [Or, as Wonkette put it so appropriately: How Romney donned a brown … Continue reading
Posted in Telemundo, Televisa, Television, Univision
Tagged Jorge Ramos, Maria Elena Salinas, Mitt Romney, Univision
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