Turner LatAm, MEDIAPRO Align for Football-Themed Drama

As part of their five-year development agreement, Turner Latin America and MEDIAPRO are aligning for the drama series Las Bravas F.C., about a women’s soccer team.

The 8×45-minute production centers on Las Bravas as the team aspires to win a regional championship, and their coach, a former world-class Mexican football player who took the job after losing a bet. It is based on an original idea by Flipy, with a team of writers that includes José Javier Reguilón, Luis Gamboa and Paula Rendón.

“Las Bravas F.C. is the first of many projects we will develop along with Mediapro, as part of a strategic alliance established last year,” said Tomás Yankelevich, executive VP and chief content officer for general entertainment at Turner Latin America. “We trust that this new story—where the world of football is seen from a female perspective—will continue to fill our multiple screens with original content that our various audiences will find relevant.”

Laura Fernández Espeso, international contents director at MEDIAPRO, added, “After a year working together, we are honored to announce the launching of the first product to come out of our agreement with Turner, a very important strategic partner for Mediapro. Turner’s expertise and professionalism in the field of content has made for a very interesting development process when working on Las Bravas F.C.. The series was originally created by Spanish talents, which comes to show that the synergies established between our offices in Europe and Latin America are producing great results.”

Daniel Burman, head of content at Mediapro US, added: “We feel privileged to work on a project like Las Bravas F.C., with a team of very talented people that I admire, including Flipy, who has brought an extraordinary story that is individual yet universal. We trust this story will enable us to reach a global audience, with the help of a perfect ally such as Turner, a company that shares our vision and passion for the project.”