Discovery LatAm/U.S. Hispanic Picks Up Televix Doc

MIAMI: Discovery Networks Latin America/U.S. Hispanic has acquired the rights for Televix Entertainment’s documentary Operation Victoria: The Fall of Shining Path.

The documentary shines a light on Abimael Guzman, who in the 1980s led Shining Path to become one of the most brutal terrorist groups of the 20th century. In April 1990, the Peruvian Secret Service assigned Benedicto Jimenez to form a unit to capture Guzman. The doc spotlights Jimenez and his team as they capture the most wanted Latin American terrorist in September 1992. The doc comes from Televix and Bliss, and is directed by Judith Velez.

Discovery Networks Latin America/U.S. Hispanic will air the documentary on Discovery Channel in Latin America and on Discovery en Español in the U.S. next year.