Discovery U.S. Hispanic Slate Features More Adventure, Motoring Shows

MIAMI: As part of its Upfront presentation, Discovery U.S. Hispanic has announced it’s expanding its adventure and automotive genres for Discovery en Español, while adding titles centered on beauty, home and cooking on the female-focused Discovery Familia.

Discovery en Español is set to premiere the car series Cuban Chrome (Motores: Ingenio cubano) as well as the adventure show Lost and Starving (working title, Perdidos y con hambre), along with the documentary Lunar XPrize (working title, Premio lunar or XPRIZE lunar). The network is also premiering natural history specials such as To be King (Leyenda de un rey) and Racing Extinction (En vías de extinción). Returning shows include Fast N’ Loud (El dúo mecánico), Alaska: The Last Frontier (Alaska: La última frontera) and Naked and Afraid (Supervivencia al desnudo).

Meanwhile, Discovery Familia will introduce new shows such as Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares (Pesadilla en la cocina de Ramsay), How Do I Look (Cámbiame el look), Buying Alaska and My Big, Fat Fabulous Life (Gran-diosa). The network will also showcase new seasons of series starring Buddy Valastro which include Cake Boss, Next Great Baker (El desafío de Buddy) and Bakery Boss, with other renewals including Pregnant in Heels (Embarazadas y Entaconadas) and What Not to Wear (¡No te lo pongas!).

“Discovery en Español and Discovery Familia provide inspiration and knowledge that connects in remarkably intimate and relevant ways with our viewers, and this season we are inviting advertisers to be a part of the action as we take audiences even further with some of the most timely and compelling content available on Spanish-language television,” said Iván Bargueiras, the general manager of Discovery U.S. Hispanic. “At Discovery, we tell the stories that really matter. We go way beyond the traditional as we travel to some of the most remote corners of the planet, show a new era of space exploration and take very personal journeys alongside bold and alluring new characters.”