SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
Sept. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Global
megastar Eugenio Derbez and his
entire family embark on an exotic adventure through Morocco in PANTAYA's first unscripted original
series "De Viaje Con Los Derbez" (Derbez Family Vacation). The fun,
hilarious and heartfelt series will launch in the U.S. and
Puerto Rico on the premium
Spanish-language streaming service from Lionsgate and Hemisphere
Media Group, Inc. (HMTV) on October
18th and will stream internationally on Amazon
Prime Video.
"De Viaje Con Los Derbez" is a half-hour Spanish-language
docu-comedy where a camera crew follows one of the most beloved
entertainment families on Spanish-language television as they
travel to Morocco. For the first
time ever, audiences will have an unfiltered behind-the-scenes look
at the outrageous and heartfelt adventures of the Derbez family as
Eugenio takes them on a surprise vacation destination where they
are sure to be "fish out of water."
"I'm thrilled to be working with our Lionsgate friends in
bringing my reality series to PANTAYA and Amazon Prime Video," said
Derbez. "When they learned that I was planning to take my
entire family on a surprise trip to Morocco, they had the crazy idea of
documenting our adventures. We have always tried to keep our
personal lives private so we were all really nervous about doing
this but I think our audience will love it. They will finally know
that we are just as crazy and dysfunctional as any family!"
This is the first time the entire family of performers who reach
nearly 70 million followers on social media combined can be
seen together on the television screen. The star-studded family
consists of Derbez's wife/actress Alessandra Rosaldo and their young and charming
daughter Aitana, as well as Derbez's older sons/actors Vadhir and
José Eduardo and daughter/actress Aislinn
Derbez ("La Casa de Las Flores") with her husband
Mauricio Ochmann (Ya Veremos)
and their daughter Kailani.
"You don't know what to expect from Eugenio and his family
except that it'll be outrageous, fun and full of heart. Although
the family was nervous about what they were getting into, they
decided to take us on their wild adventure. Eugenio has delivered a
string of box office hits for Pantelion Films, and we couldn't be
more excited to have the creative mastermind behind them helming
our first original unscripted television series for PANTAYA," said
PANTAYA and Pantelion Films CEO Paul
Presburger. "We look forward to collaborating with
Lionsgate, 3Pas and Wallin Chambers
on what we expect to be a platform-defining series."
"De Viaje Con Los Derbez is the perfect example of the
synergies we aim to create across the Company and our focus on
empowering talent to tell their stories through different mediums,"
said Lionsgate SVP and Head of Unscripted Programming Alice
Dickens-Koblin. "The Derbez family is so charismatic, loving and
downright hilarious that all audiences will want to join them on
their journey. We're very excited to add the series to our
unscripted slate and can't wait to bring it to audiences on PANTAYA
domestically and internationally via Amazon Prime Video."
The series is produced in association with Lionsgate by Derbez
and Ben Odell's 3Pas Studios as well
as Katy Wallin and Stephanie Bloch Chambers' Wallin Chambers
Entertainment, who both have television deals with Lionsgate. 3Pas
Studios also has a first look deal with Lionsgate's Pantelion Films
and home of Derbez's box office hits Instructions Not
Included, How To Be A Latin Lover and
Overboard.
Eugenio Derbez, Ben Odell, Katy
Wallin and Stephanie Bloch
Chambers will serve as executive producers. Jessica Pavao of 3Pas Studio will serve as a
producer. Mauricio Ochmann and
Aislinn Derbez are also executive
producing through their banner A Toda Madre Productions.
The deal was negotiated by PANTAYA CEO Paul Presburger and Rob
Lee at UTA for 3Pas Studios. The production was overseen by
SVP and Head of Unscripted Programming Alice Dickens-Koblin on
behalf of Lionsgate.
3Pas Studios and Wallin Chambers
are repped by UTA.
ABOUT PANTAYA
PANTAYA is the first-ever premium
streaming destination for world-class movies and series in Spanish
offering the largest selection of current and classic,
commercial-free blockbusters and critically acclaimed titles from
Latin America and the U.S.
PANTAYA is a joint venture between global content leader
Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF. B) and Hemisphere Media Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ: HMTV), which targets the high growth U.S. Hispanic and
Latin American markets with leading television and digital content
platforms. To learn more about PANTAYA, visit www.pantaya.com.
ABOUT LIONSGATE
The first major new studio in decades, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A,
LGF.B) is a global content leader whose films, television series,
digital products and linear and over-the-top platforms reach next
generation audiences around the world. In addition to its
filmed entertainment leadership, Lionsgate content drives a growing
presence in interactive and location-based entertainment, video
games, esports and other new entertainment technologies.
Lionsgate's content initiatives are backed by a nearly 17,000-title
film and television library and delivered through a global sales
and distribution infrastructure. The Lionsgate brand is
synonymous with original, daring and ground-breaking content
created with special emphasis on the evolving patterns and diverse
composition of the Company's worldwide consumer base.
ABOUT HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP, INC.
Hemisphere Media Group, Inc. (HMTV) is the only publicly traded
pure-play U.S. media company targeting the high-growth U.S.
Hispanic and Latin American markets with leading television and
digital content platforms. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Hemisphere owns and operates
five leading U.S. Hispanic cable networks, two Latin American cable
networks, the leading broadcast television network in Puerto Rico, and has ownership interests in a
leading broadcast television network in Colombia, a Spanish-language content
distribution company, and a Spanish-language OTT service in the
U.S.
For media inquiries, please contact:
Cristina Castañeda
Lionsgate
CCastaneda@lionsgate.com
(310) 255-5114
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