{"id":23243,"date":"2025-08-19T11:01:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T15:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/a-fabrica-mexico-u-s-hispanic-names-new-scripted-vp\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T11:22:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T15:22:33","slug":"a-fabrica-mexico-u-s-hispanic-names-new-scripted-vp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/a-fabrica-mexico-u-s-hispanic-names-new-scripted-vp\/","title":{"rendered":"A F\u00e1brica Mexico &#038; U.S. Hispanic Names New Scripted VP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A F\u00e1brica Mexico &amp; U.S. Hispanic, part of Banijay Americas, has tapped Santiago Zapata as its new scripted VP.<\/p>\n<p>Zapata will oversee all scripted development and production for the Mexico City-based label. He joins from Ntertain Studios\/Neon16 and has credits for showrunning the Disney+ series <em>Los Montaner<\/em> for two seasons and writing Netflix\u2019s <em>La Firma<\/em> and Paramount+\u2019s <em>Thalia\u2019s Mixtape<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Zapata is also currently directing and producing a feature documentary on music mogul Tommy Mottola.<\/p>\n<p>At Ntertain Studios\/Neon16, Zapata developed a slate of films, original series, documentaries and brand collaborations for the U.S. and Latin American markets. Notable projects included collaborations with Will Smith, Talia and Big Sean.<\/p>\n<p>Zapata began his career directing music videos, short films and commercials before joining Contento Films, a company instrumental in putting Medell\u00edn, Colombia on the global production map. He worked alongside the local government to help design film incentive programs.<\/p>\n<p>Later, Zapata led multiple production services in feature films for major studios like Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures and MarVista Entertainment. As a writer and producer, his notable credits include <em>The Boy<\/em>, <em>City of Dead Men<\/em> and <em>Monos<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSantiago is a storyteller at heart and brings deep creative experience as an executive, along with a forward-thinking enthusiasm as a producer,\u201d said Luiz Noronha, president of A F\u00e1brica Mexico &amp; U.S. Hispanic. \u201cHe\u2019s truly a breath of fresh air, with a strong foundation in both scripted and talent-driven projects. His collaborative spirit and instinctive understanding of client needs will keep us closely aligned with our partners and the stories they want to tell the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zapata added, \u201cI\u2019m very grateful for this opportunity to join A F\u00e1brica at such an exciting moment. Not only for what it represents for my career, but also on a personal level, as it allows me to grow alongside a team I truly admire for their talent, experience and, above all, their integrity. I\u2019m incredibly excited about this new chapter, especially for the challenge of taking my work to the next level: trusting my instincts and creating stories that genuinely resonate with audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A F\u00e1brica Mexico &#038; U.S. Hispanic, part of Banijay Americas, has tapped Santiago Zapata as its new scripted VP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":23244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[10187,10864,11241,11242],"class_list":["post-23243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-a-fabrica-mexico-u-s-hispanic","tag-banijay-americas","tag-luiz-noronha","tag-santiago-zapata","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A F\u00e1brica Mexico &amp; U.S. Hispanic Names New Scripted VP - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/a-fabrica-mexico-u-s-hispanic-names-new-scripted-vp\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A F\u00e1brica Mexico &amp; U.S. Hispanic Names New Scripted VP - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A F\u00e1brica Mexico &amp; U.S. Hispanic, part of Banijay Americas, has tapped Santiago Zapata as its new scripted VP.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/a-fabrica-mexico-u-s-hispanic-names-new-scripted-vp\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-19T15:01:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-19T15:22:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/08\/AFabricaMexicoandUSHispanic-SantiagoZapata-0825.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"394\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/a-fabrica-mexico-u-s-hispanic-names-new-scripted-vp\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/a-fabrica-mexico-u-s-hispanic-names-new-scripted-vp\/\",\"name\":\"A F\u00e1brica Mexico & U.S. Hispanic Names New Scripted VP - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-19T15:01:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-19T15:22:33+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/a-fabrica-mexico-u-s-hispanic-names-new-scripted-vp\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/a-fabrica-mexico-u-s-hispanic-names-new-scripted-vp\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/a-fabrica-mexico-u-s-hispanic-names-new-scripted-vp\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"A F\u00e1brica Mexico &#038; U.S. Hispanic Names New Scripted VP\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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