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Telemundo promotes Adriana Ibanez

MEXICO CITY -- NBC Universal's Spanish-language network Telemundo has upped Adriana Ibanez to executive vp programming. Ibanez will oversee programming strategy, scheduling and film acquisitions for network operations stateside. Her ...

From JOHN HECHT, Hollywood Reporter,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Telemundo

'Presunto Cupable' has reach beyond theaters

Mexico City -- When two lawyers were filming a retrial of a Mexico City street vendor falsely imprisoned for murder, Mexico's archaic judicial system had no place to hide. Their recently screened doc "Presunto Culpable" (Presumed Guilty) reveals a ...

From JOHN HECHT, Hollywood Reporter,  14 Oct 2009

'Alamar' tops Morelia film festival

MORELIA, Mexico -- Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio's documentary-style drama "Alamar" (To the Sea) made a big splash at the seventh edition of the Morelia International Film Festival, winning best picture and the audience award.   Produced by Mantarraya ...

From JOHN HECHT, Hollywood Reporter,  10 Oct 2009

'Nomads' pic bred in Mexico

MORELIA, Mexico -- Mexican shingle Goliat Films has begun shooting "Nomads," an English-language drama with an international cast featuring Lucy Liu, John Cothran Jr. and Tamlyn Tomita. Penned and directed by Mexican helmer Ricardo Benet, the ...

From JOHN HECHT, Hollywood Reporter,  8 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Lucy Liu

Eli Roth writing horror, sci-fi scripts

MORELIA, Mexico -- Life after the "Hostel" franchise is keeping producer-director Eli Roth busy these days as he juggles a handful of projects. Roth said at the Morelia International Film Festival on Monday that he expects to finish a script this month ...

From JOHN HECHT, Hollywood Reporter,  5 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Eli Roth,  Quentin Tarantino,  Robert Rodriguez

Telemundo forms prod'n company with RTI

MEXICO CITY -- U.S. Spanish-language network Telemundo said Tuesday that it has formed a production company with its Colombian partner RTI in a move to boost worldwide exports. NBC Universal's Telemundo purchased a 40% stake in RTI for an undisclosed ...

From JOHN HECHT, Hollywood Reporter,  29 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Telemundo

'Inglourious Basterds' to open Morelia fest

MEXICO CITY -- Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" will open the seventh edition of the Morelia International Film Festival, adding a touch of international glory to a key platform for emerging Mexican talent. Tarantino will present his latest ...

From JOHN HECHT, Hollywood Reporter,  24 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Quentin Tarantino,  Bruno Dumont,  Tommy Lee Jones,  Martin Sheen,  Felipe Calderon

Mexico selects 'Backyard' as Oscar contender

MEXICO CITY -- Mexico has selected Carlos Carrera's crime thriller "Backyard" as its foreign-language Oscar contender for the 82nd Academy Awards. "Backyard" centers on a young detective (Ana de la Reguera) determined to solve a series of murders ...

From JOHN HECHT, Hollywood Reporter,  23 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Academy Awards,  Gael Garcia Bernal

Universal, WB ink Mexico deal

MEXICO CITY -- Universal Pictures International on Thursday said it has inked a deal to handle theatrical releases of Warner Bros. film titles in Mexico beginning next year. Warner Bros. releases in Mexico currently are distributed by Videocine, the ...

From JOHN HECHT, Hollywood Reporter,  3 Sep 2009

Globosat to broadcast 2014, 2016 Olympics

MEXICO CITY -- Leading Brazilian pay TV programmer Globosat has acquired transmission rights to the 2014 Winter Olympics and the 2016 Summer Games. Sao Paulo-based Globosat, whose 26 channels reach nearly 5 million households throughout the nation, ...

From JOHN HECHT, Hollywood Reporter,  1 Sep 2009

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