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Azteca Estudios
Azteca Estudios ( en, Azteca Studios) is a Mexican production company owned by TV Azteca, founded in 1996 by producers Elisa Salinas and Juan David Burns in which it focuses on the direction and production of fiction, specifically telenovelas and television series. History In 1993, after the privatization of Imevisión and its sale to businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego, the acquisition of Estudios América would include Compañía Operadora de Teatros S.A de C.V and company of movie theaters. In 1995, the newly founded TV Azteca would launch its first telenovela ', as a result of a partnership started by Ricardo Salinas Pliego, and Juan David Burns. In 1996, after having finished ''Con todo el alma'', Azteca Digital would be born under David Burns, Elisa and Ricardo Salinas, using the existing infrastructure of what were once Estudios América, her first production as a producer was the telenovela '' Nada personal'' by with Argos Comunicación as co-producing partner. As co-p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privately Held Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in the respective listed markets, but rather the company's stock is offered, owned, traded, exchanged privately, or Over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter. In the case of a closed corporation, there are a relatively small number of shareholders or company members. Related terms are closely-held corporation, unquoted company, and unlisted company. Though less visible than their public company, publicly traded counterparts, private companies have major importance in the world's economy. In 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for ($1.8 trillion) in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In 2005, using a substantially smaller pool size (22.7%) for comparison, the 339 companies on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humberto Zurita
Humberto Zurita (, born September 2, 1954) is a Mexican actor, director and producer. Zurita, one of 10 siblings from Torreón, Coahuila, is best known as actor, director and producer of telenovelas. Acting career He made his first stage appearances in amateur performances of musicals including ''Tommy'' and ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. He graduated from CUT (Centro Universitario de Teatro - the University Theatrical Centre) of UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma - National Autonomous University of Mexico), the famous educational institute for acting in Mexico. As a stage actor, he acted in various plays from classical to modern, as well as absurd theater. Humberto Zurita played classical roles like Hamlet but he also appeared in various contemporary plays like ''M. Butterfly''. As theatrical producer and director he staged ''The Protagonist'' (''El Protagonista'') by the Argentine playwright Luis Agustoni (also acting in the title role as Fernando) and ''Haute surveillance'' ('' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teleset
Teleset is a television production company based in Bogotá, Colombia. It produced '' Metástasis'', the Spanish-language remake of ''Breaking Bad''. Teleset's portfolio contains popular telenovelas such as La Baby Sister, The Useless One, Love in Custody, Three Miracles. Working hand in hand with SPT, Teleset has been a pioneer in the TV series genre with programs such as Rosario Tijeras, La prepago, Metastasis, Niñas mal, Popland, Lady, La sellera derosas, La Reina del Flow, El mariachi, En la mouth of the wolf, among others. In the entertainment part, Teleset has produced Colombian versions of world-renowned formats such as Who wants to be a millionaire?, Robinson Expedition, Factor X, Popstars, Colombia has talent, among others. History Teleset was founded in 1995 and is one of Colombia's largest independent television producers. On January 29, 2009, Sony Pictures Television International acquired a 50% stake in the company. On April 1, 2009, Sony Pictures Entertainment co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Mintz
Joshua David Mintz (born August 22, 1965 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican TV executive. Mintz has held leadership and production positions in the four most important Hispanic TV networks in the US and Mexico, having worked at Telemundo, Televisa, Univision and TV Azteca. Career Mintz began his career at Televisa in various technical and production positions. He was appointed general director of Broadcasting Stations in 1990, where he was responsible for operating four national networks, two international networks and Televisa's cable system in Mexico City. He was later appointed general director of logistics of Televisa San Angel. In 2000, Mintz joined Univision as director of drama production and participated in the design of their first novela studio in Miami. While at Univision, Mintz was executive producer of the Selena Vive! live special from Houston, TX, which became the highest-rated show in U.S. Hispanic television history at that time. In 2006, Mintz joined Azteca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telemundo Global Studios
Telemundo Studios, formerly known as Telemundo Television Studios, is a division of NBCUniversal NBCUniversal Media, LLC is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate corporation owned by Comcast and headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States. NBCUniversal is primaril ... that develops original programming in Spanish. History After these agreements, Patricio Wills, former president of Telemundo-RTI, pass to be the person in charge of Telemundo Television Studios, and Marcos Santana, previous CEO of Tepuy International, will become the President of Telemundo International, division that will be in charge to distribute its programming abroad. Telemundo Television Studios will continue producing telenovelas and other programs for Telemundo and will look for opportunities of production for other chains of Latin America. See also * List of United States television networks External links * {{Broadcast T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azteca Trece
Azteca Uno (previously Azteca Trece), is a Mexican national broadcast television network owned by TV Azteca, with more than 100 transmitters across the country. Azteca Uno broadcasts on virtual channel 1. Azteca Uno programming is available in Mexico on satellite via Sky and Dish Network, as well as all Mexican cable systems, and some Azteca Uno programming can be seen in the United States on Azteca América. History Establishment of XHDF Azteca Trece took its historic channel number (13) from XHDF-TV, which signed on in 1968 on channel 13. It was owned by Francisco Aguirre's Organización Radio Centro through concessionaire Corporación Mexicana de Radio y Televisión, S.A. de C.V. The station had fewer resources compared to its Mexico City competitors, Telesistema Mexicano and Televisión Independiente de México, and relied on foreign films and series, supplied primarily by Eurovision, to fill out its broadcast day. In 1972, due to debts owed to the state-owned ''Sociedad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mientras Haya Vida
''Mientras Haya Vida'' is a Mexican telenovela. Story The story revolves around the culture shock between two disparate worlds: That of the rich and the powerful versus that of the ordinary, everyday folk (a world where opportunities are virtually non-existent). And in the middle of both worlds, the one thing that most people in both worlds desire, true love. The powerful that loses everything, except his dignity, and a woman that has almost everything, except money. It is the story of Héctor Cervantes, the powerful owner of the most important construction and engineering group in Mexico, INMEX. Hector is a widower. A solitary man that can do just about anything at the snap of his fingers. He becomes a fortress after the suicide of his wife Graciela. Hector is a powerful man, but behind his empire there are many secrets that haunt him. And for someone so powerful, these secrets will come back to haunt him, as his closest allies are his worst enemies. His friends and fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caracol Televisión
Caracol Televisión (known as Caracol and previously as Canal Caracol) is a Colombian free-to-air television network owned by Caracol Medios, a unit of Grupo Valorem. It is one of the leading private TV networks in Colombia, alongside Canal RCN and Canal 1. The network distributes and produces 5,000+ programs and has aired in more than 80 countries. History As a ''programadora'' Caracol Television, as it is known today, began to take shape in 1954, when the Organization Radiodifusora Caracol offered to the '' Televisora Nacional'' (the then only TV channel in Colombia later turned into Inravisión, today RTVC Sistema de Medios Publicos) a formula to sustain its operation by means of the concession of certain programming spaces for commercial exploitation. At that time, executives Fernando Londoño Henao, Cayetano Betancur, Carlos Sanz de Santamaria, Pedro Navias and Germán Montoya began to raise the possibility of establishing the first television programming company (or '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amores Cruzados
''Amores Cruzados'' (''Crossed Hearts'') is a telenovela produced by TV Azteca and Caracol TV Internacional. It premiered in 2006. The protagonists are David Zepeda, Michel Gurfi, Ana Lucia Dominguez and Patricia Vasquez. The telenovela was filmed in Mexico and Colombia. Cast Main cast *Ana Lucía Domínguez.... María *Michel Gurfi.... Alejandro *Patricia Vásquez.... Elisa * David Zepeda.... Diego Primary cast * Evangelina Elizondo.... Sara * Patricia Bernal.... Fabiola * Fernando Ciangherotti Fernando Ciangherotti Jr. (born September 6, 1959) is a Mexican television soap opera actor. He is the son of Fernando Luján. Awards *TVyNovelas Award for Supporting Actor Winners and nominees 1990s 2000s 2010s Records * M ....... Federico Secondary cast References External links Azteca NovelasAmores cruzados in Colarte {{Caracol Televisión telenovelas 2006 telenovelas 2006 Colombian television series debuts 2007 Colombian television series ending ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High-definition Television
High-definition television (HD or HDTV) describes a television system which provides a substantially higher image resolution than the previous generation of technologies. The term has been used since 1936; in more recent times, it refers to the generation following standard-definition television (SDTV), often abbreviated to HDTV or HD-TV. It is the current de facto standard video format used in most broadcasts: terrestrial broadcast television, cable television, satellite television and Blu-ray Discs. Formats HDTV may be transmitted in various formats: * 720p (1280 horizontal pixels × 720 lines): 921,600 pixels * 1080i (1920×1080) interlaced scan: 1,036,800 pixels (~1.04 MP). * 1080p (1920×1080) progressive scan: 2,073,600 pixels (~2.07 MP). ** Some countries also use a non-standard CEA resolution, such as 1440×1080i: 777,600 pixels (~0.78 MP) per field or 1,555,200 pixels (~1.56 MP) per frame When transmitted at two megapixels per frame, HDTV provides about five tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amor En Custodia (Mexican TV Series)
''Amor en Custodia'' is a Mexican television drama, inspired by the popular Argentine telenovela of the same name, and developed and produced by Emilia Lamothe. ''Amor en Custodia'' focuses on and satirizes the lives of socialite teens and young adults growing up in Mexico city. It deals with sexuality, drugs, money, jealousy and other issues. It first aired on July 18, 2005 and ended on August 11, 2006. It has been shown in more than 13 countries, including the USA, Europe, Japan, Thailand, and Latin America, and has been translated into English, French, Japanese, and German. Production Conception The project was originally intended as a film, to be made by Zeta Films, with ''La Mujer de Mi Hermano's'' creator Jaime Bayly set to write the screenplay, actress Angélica Aragón to star as Paz Achával Urién, and Bárbara Mori to portray Paz's daughter Barbara. The film never went into production and was ultimately canceled. The project was later redesigned as a TV-movie, for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Sánchez
''Los Sánchez'' is a Mexican telenovela that started on September 20, 2004 and ended on January 13, 2006. It starred Luis Felipe Tovar, Martha Mariana Castro, Leticia Huijara, Libertad and Alejandro Bracho. Los Sanchez is one of two Mexican versions of the Argentine telenovela Los Roldan; the other version being Una Familia Con Suerte ''Una familia con suerte'' (A Fortunate Family) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Juan Osorio for Televisa in 2011. It is based on the Argentinean telenovela '' Los Roldán''. Arath De La Torre, Mayrín Villanueva and Luz Elena González star .... Plot Along the four seasons the Mexican audience knew about Tito Sánchez and his family, a very traditional Mexican family that suddenly becomes rich, when Mercedes Lozada, one of the richest women of Mexico, meets Tito Sánchez when she's trying to commit suicide and he saves her life, she is sick (cancer) and she's gonna die soon, so she thanks him and names him as the President of her compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
