{"id":2890,"date":"2016-02-11T12:53:56","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T17:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvlatina\/production-begins-on-nbc-universos-first-scripted-series\/"},"modified":"2016-02-11T12:53:56","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T17:53:56","slug":"production-begins-on-nbc-universos-first-scripted-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvlatina\/production-begins-on-nbc-universos-first-scripted-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Production Begins on NBC Universo\u2019s First Scripted Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MIAMI: Endemol Shine Latino and Boomdog have kicked off production on NBC Universo\u2019s first original scripted series created for the U.S. Hispanic market.<\/p>\n<p>The ten-episode drama series <em>El Vato<\/em> is slated to premiere this spring. It stars Mexican singer El Dasa in his acting debut. Inspired by the artist\u2019s life story, the show follows an aspiring singer, El Vato, as he navigates the highs and lows of living in Los Angeles after landing a once-in-a-lifetime record deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to offer our growing audience, including our loyal regional Mexican music fans, fresh and vibrant programming,\u201d said Bilai Joa Silar, the senior VP of programming and production at NBC Universo. \u201cThis series promises to showcase El Dasa\u2019s versatility as an artist and his fans can expect to fall in love with his character El Vato, and his entourage, as they embark on their journey to stardom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cris Abrego, co-chairman of Endemol Shine Americas and co-CEO of Endemol Shine North America, added, \u201cWe are thrilled to be producing NBC Universo\u2019s first scripted series alongside our colleagues at Boomdog. We\u2019ve assembled an amazingly talented cast and El Dasa\u2019s inspirational, true-life story and all the fun that ensues on his rise to stardom should make <em>El Vato<\/em> quite a ride for the network\u2019s viewers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIAMI: Endemol Shine Latino and Boomdog have kicked off production on NBC Universo\u2019s first original scripted series created for the U.S. Hispanic market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":2891,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[151,152,153,154,155,89],"class_list":["post-2890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-boomdog","tag-el-vato","tag-endemol-shine-americas","tag-endemol-shine-latino","tag-endemol-shine-north-america","tag-nbc-universo"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Production Begins on NBC Universo\u2019s First Scripted Series - TVLATINA<\/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\/tvlatina\/production-begins-on-nbc-universos-first-scripted-series\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Production Begins on NBC Universo\u2019s First Scripted Series - TVLATINA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"MIAMI: Endemol Shine Latino and Boomdog have kicked off production on NBC Universo\u2019s first original scripted series created for the U.S. Hispanic market.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvlatina\/production-begins-on-nbc-universos-first-scripted-series\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVLATINA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-02-11T17:53:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvlatina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/09\/ElVatoNBCUniverso216.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvlatina\/production-begins-on-nbc-universos-first-scripted-series\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvlatina\/production-begins-on-nbc-universos-first-scripted-series\/\",\"name\":\"Production Begins on NBC Universo\u2019s First Scripted Series - TVLATINA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvlatina\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-02-11T17:53:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-02-11T17:53:56+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvlatina\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvlatina\/production-begins-on-nbc-universos-first-scripted-series\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvlatina\/production-begins-on-nbc-universos-first-scripted-series\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvlatina\/production-begins-on-nbc-universos-first-scripted-series\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvlatina\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Production Begins on NBC Universo\u2019s First Scripted Series\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvlatina\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvlatina\/\",\"name\":\"TVLATINA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvlatina\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvlatina\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\",\"name\":\"Sara Alessi\",\"description\":\"Sara Alessi is the associate editor of World Screen. 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