Telemundo Lands Luis Miguel Drama from Mark Burnett

Telemundo has scored the exclusive U.S. broadcast rights to the authorized series based on the life of the Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum recording artist Luis Miguel.

The series will be produced by Gato Grande Productions, a new joint venture between MGM and Mexican entrepreneurs Miguel Alemán Magnani and Antonio Cué Sánchez Navarro. Mark Burnett will help develop the series and lead Gato Grande in its first scripted project targeting the U.S. Hispanic market.

“For decades I have been asked to tell my story—many have created their own versions—now I have decided to tell the true story of my life,” said Miguel. “I am ready to revisit my past and its many aspects that have sparked so much curiosity and speculation. People will travel alongside me through a surprising, unexpected and emotional journey that has shaped the artist and the person that I am today.”

Burnett, the president of MGM’s television group and digital, commented, “Luis Miguel has become a close personal friend of mine and my wife Roma. He is a wonderful human being and a bonafide superstar whose authentic story deserves to be told. I am grateful he selected us for this production and I know that Telemundo is the perfect and biggest home for the Luis Miguel story.”

“We are proud to partner with Gato Grande and Mark to bring Luis Miguel’s official and authorized life story for the first time to U.S. Hispanic audiences,” said Cesar Conde, the chairman of NBCUniversal International Group and NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. “Our Telemundo teams have established themselves as the leaders in finding the best stories and developing innovative genres for the U.S. Hispanic market. We are thrilled to add such a legendary music icon to our prime-time bio-musicals lineup.”