Videocine Entretenmiento is a Mexican
film production
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company founded and owned by
TelevisaUnivision
TelevisaUnivision (formerly known as Univision Communications) is a Mexican-American media company headquartered in Miami and Mexico City that owns American Spanish language broadcast network Univision and free-to-air channels in Mexico such as ...
through its Televisa Cine division.
It is focused mainly on distributing and producing films for the Mexican market, while also distributing international films to the country.
It has released over 400 films, the majority of which are produced in Mexico, several being among
the country's highest-grossing produced films. It has continually been releasing its films theatrically amidst competition with streaming companies and major Hollywood releases in Mexico.
History
Televisa
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., simply known as Televisa, is a Mexican telecommunications and broadcasting company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content.
In April ...
launched a then-unnamed film division on May 12, 1971, with its first film at the time being ''La Celestina'', released in 1976. The film division was officially named Televicine on January 24, 1978. Its first film produced under the new name was ''El Chanfle'', released in 1979.
Videocine was founded as a second film division of
Televisa
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., simply known as Televisa, is a Mexican telecommunications and broadcasting company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content.
In April ...
.
In 1999, both Televicine and Videocine merged into a single company, maintaining the Videocine name.
In 2006, managing director Eckehardt von Damm stepped down after serving since 1994.
In 2021, parent company
Televisa
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., simply known as Televisa, is a Mexican telecommunications and broadcasting company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content.
In April ...
announced that it would sell its content assets to US-based
Univision Communications
TelevisaUnivision (formerly known as Univision Communications) is a Mexican-American mass media, media company headquartered in Miami and Mexico City that owns American Spanish language broadcast network Univision and free-to-air channels in Mex ...
, affecting Videocine and other brands owned by Televisa.
Logo
The inspiration for the company's
bicycle
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logo originated when they were used for transporting
35-millimeter rolls in the 1960s and 1970s under strict timing.
References
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1971 establishments in Mexico
1978 establishments in Mexico
Film production companies of Mexico
Entertainment companies established in 1978
Televisa subsidiaries