Jose Escalante

Director, Latin Media Corporation

Latin Media distributes the catalogue of Canal 13, Chile, Ecuavisa from Ecuador, and a few other independent producers from Venezuela, Peru, Argentina, and Colombia comprising of telenovelas, teen drama, kids stories and animation. Along with its partner Worldwide Rights Corporation, Latin Media Corporation recently partnered with FINAS of Malaysia to produce two telenovela-style Malaysian dramas for the international market. Latin Media Corporation manages distribution rights for Europe, Latin America and North America.

What are some of your top properties for MIPTV? 
Bola Cinta (Maly dram, 30 hours), Feroz, Chilean Telenovela 120 hours, Count on me , Chilean Telenovela 110 hours, Fenas blog, internet and TV teenagers series, 65 five minutes episodes, Maruman, teen series 100 hours.

Why will these programs appeal to buyers?
Definetely they will appeal because buyers are looking for telenovelas and teen series. We are also presenting Bola Cinta, a Malaysian drama coproduced by Latin Media, and Nafalia, a love story that takes place around football players. Feroz is the love story of beauty and the beast, we have very high expectations on this new production.,

What are your goals and expectations for MIPTV?
We are hoping to meet with client all over the world and to be able to close several deals.