Cimarrón takes the reins of The Mediapro Studio in Latin America

The Mediapro Studio gives up one of its most successful Latin American production companies, Cimarron, the leadership of the company's operations throughout LATAM, always under the global direction of the Catalan group.

Cimarron will coordinate all offices and production teams in the continent to boost your growth and strengthen the operational structure in Latin America. The announcement coincides with the start of operations of the production company in Brazil, where the company will soon have its own office and equipment.

Marta Ezpeleta, general director of The Mediapro Studio, explains this change of strategy in the company: "Cimarrón is one of our most strategic assets in Latin America. Its own identity, its first-level relationships and a solid track record allow us to take a decisive step in our expansion in the region. With the experience of its team, led by Santiago López, Diego Robino and Hernán Musaluppi, we reinforce the necessary structure to continue growing and increase the volume, excellence and scope of our productions in a market where The Mediapro Studio already has a consolidated presence."

To provide the necessary muscle to this new stage, Andres Jelos joins as creative producer, while Catalina Porto assumes the position of creative producer of Cimarrón in Colombia and Mexico. Argentine producer, creator, screenwriter and writer, jealous He had already collaborated with Cimarrón and The Mediapro Studio as a scriptwriter on the series created by Daniel Burman Iosi, the repentant spy (Prime Video), The curses (Netflix) y The rest good, soon to be released on Flow. He is also the creator of titles such as Payback: one is two (Disney+ Latin America), Cumbia Ninja y Kdabra (Fox).

The company will also promote the creation of formats and content of non-fiction in Latin America under the leadership of Amparo Castellano, global director of nonfiction at The Mediapro Studio. Castellano incorporates the supervision of this area in Cimarrón as part of his international responsibilities. One of the most recent works in this area has been the production of the version for TelevisaUnivision survival reality show The Conqueror.

Cimarrón (The Mediapro Studio): eight years of milestones

Cimarron was born in 2018 from the union of producers Santiago Lopez, Diego Robino and Hernan Musaluppi, and quickly established itself as one of the most relevant producers of Latin America, with films and series of international reach for platforms such as Prime Video, HBO Max y Netflix. Since 2023 it has been part of The Mediapro Studio, a stage in which its growth has accelerated and expanded its presence, adding a headquarters in Colombia to those of Argentina, Uruguay and Mexico, and participating in numerous original productions and services for large studios.

Among his upcoming releases highlights the world premiere in the Filmmakers' Fortnight of the upcoming Cannes Film Festival of the co-production The double freedom, by Lisandro Alonso; The rest good, a series created by Daniel Burman that will arrive on Flow soon after its presentation at the Berlinale Series Market, and Nothing between the two, the new film by Juan Taratuto with Gael García Bernal and Natalia Oreiro, which will premiere on May 21 in theaters in Argentina, Mexico and Uruguay before its arrival on HBO Max Latin America. In addition to their participation as co-producers of the Spanish film High capacities, directed by Víctor García León and recently released in Spain.

Cimarrón is also responsible of Dogs, directed by Gerardo Minutti, presented at the 2025 Malaga Festival, awarded for best supporting actress (María Elena Pérez) and chosen by Uruguay for the Goya Awards; as well as film production services The kiss of Spider Woman, by Bill Condon (starring Jennifer López and Diego Luna and produced by Artist Equity) and The disappearance by Josef Mengele by Kirill Serebrennikov (Cannes 2025 Official Selection), in addition to the series Cro-Magnon (Prime Video) and the two seasons in Iosi, the repentant spy, awarded the Rose D'Or Latino for best series, winner of three Martín Fierro awards and twice nominated for the International Emmy.

The recent original production Cimarrón also includes The wind that sweeps away by Paula Hernández (Toronto and San Sebastián 2023), and the co-productions Levante by Lillah Halla (Cannes Critics’ Week 2023) y The blue star by Javier Macipe (Goya for Best New Director and Best New Actor), as well as the series Barrabrava (Prime Video – Platinum Award for Best Ibero-American Series), Amsterdam (HBO Max) y Sentence (Prime Video), as well as his participation in the film The snow society, directed by J.A. Bayona and produced by Netflix, nominated for an Oscar in the International Film category and winner of the Goya for best film in 2024.

Santiago Lopez, CEO of Cimarrón, is confident about the new challenge for the production company: "We assume leadership of The Mediapro Studio's operations in Latin America with a reinforced team and a clear roadmap. (...) They are concrete movements that reflect where Cimarrón is today and where we are going."