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Congratulations to our friends and collaborators at Cholawood Productions!
Kate Del Castillo, Carmen Cervantes and Jessica Maldonado are truly amazing. After the success of our film "Hunting Ava Bravo" starring Kate Del Castillo, directed by Gary Auerbach, written by Julie Auerbach and Kevin Tavolaro we are looking forward to the projects we have in the works with Cholawood for 2025!
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January 22, 2025
THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO US & CANADA ANNOUNCES NEW FIRST LOOK DEAL WITH KATE DEL CASTILLO’S PRODUCTION
COMPANY CHOLAWOOD
The long-term partnership between the studio and production company will be focused on content for the US Hispanic & Global audiences
The Mediapro Studio US & Canada announced today that it has entered into a first-look deal with Kate Del Castillo’s Cholawood Productions. The announcement was revealed by JC Acosta, Head of TMS US & Canada during a panel in Content Americas outlining the company’s production strategy for US Hispanic content, together with Francesca Ricagni, recently appointed to the studio as Head of US Hispanic Content, and Catalina Porto, TMS’ Head of Content for Mexico and Colombia.

The deal grants the studio the exclusive first look and option to develop and produce all of Cholawood’s scripted and unscripted projects.

Cholawood was co-founded by renowned actress, Kate Del Castillo and entertainment partners, Carmen Cervantes and Jessica Maldonado, who jointly spearhead operations and creative for the production company out of their Los Angeles headquarters.

The trio formed Cholawood in 2019 to create high quality content with original concepts, both in English and Spanish, highlighting female and Latino characters while maintaining broad mainstream appeal. Most recently Cholawood has had success with a Spanish language hit series, Volver a Caer on Vix, and an English language film, Hunting Ava Bravo, distributed by THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO Distribution, which was #1 for several weeks on Amazon in Latin America and currently streaming on Roku in the U.S.

JC Acosta has said: “We are thrilled to welcome Cholawood productions to The Mediapro Studio. Kate, Carmen, and Jessica are true pioneers in elevating the voice of Latinos across the globe. We are excited to partner together to create stories that entertain audiences with Latino and Female lead voices”.

Kate del Castillo has said: “I’m ecstatic about this new partnership with Mediapro. They not only understand Cholawood’s vision, but also the importance of supporting females and Latinos in an industry that is going through such a transformative time. Only together can we continue to make our voices heard”.

[Kate del Castillo is currently starring on Fox’s hit series, “The Cleaning Lady”, and has several new film projects coming out soon, including Dave Bautista’s “Traphouse” (in Theatres), “Instintos” (Vix), and “Odio a Lana Cruz” (Netflix).

Would love to meet up at Realscreen/NAPTE next month. Who is going? Our 2025 slate includes Films and Series from Top Dead Center Films and unscripted from our new division INK Unscripted, true crime, competition, docusoaps. We are doing co-pros with some companies in the U.K. and we're always looking to meet people to collaborate on new projects with. [email protected] [email protected]
Hope to see you there!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a0a80j5wiWPPNgfUNZhwc8lYoatT9wMe/view?usp=sharing Trailer "Give Me Your Eyes"

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Our film “Give Me Your Eyes” is screening at The Utah Film Festival Jan. 9th at 7pm! Hunter King just won Best Actress for Give Me Your Eyes at the Los Angeles Crime and Horror Festival! Hope you have a chance to watch it soon. Directed by: Gary Auerbach written by: Julie Auerbach and Kevin Tavolaro, starring: Hunter King, Mauricio Ochmann, Elyfer Torres, Chase Ramsey.
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Our Film “Give Me Your Eyes” is screening at The Utah Film Festival Jan. 9th 7pm! Also congratulations to Hunter King for winning Best Actress for “Give Me Your Eyes” at the Los Angeles Crime and Horror Festival!

Merrill Herzog would like to congratulate Circle Circle Films U.K. and Merrill Herzog Consulant Tex Lindsey, retired U.S. Marshal and Merrill Herzog Consultant on the 3 part true crime doc series “The Other Mrs. Jordan” Premiering on BritBox in the U.S. on May 7th. This cat and mouse tale of William Allen Jordan , bigamist, fraudster and conman who had been evading authorities for over 20 years was hunted and brought to justice by Texas Lindsey in 6 weeks. Told by Mary, and other victims, this brand new series for ITVX for U.K. and BritBox for U.S. unravels the complex web of “other Mrs. Jordans” and follows U.S. Marshal Tex Lindsey to track down the shady figure who left so much pain and confusion in his wake across the globe. If you need consultants for your projects, in front of or behind the scenes please reach out to [email protected] Merrill Herzog knows some truly amazing people who are willing to help.

The Other Mrs. Jordan This brand new documentary series for ITVX unravels the complex web of the multiple ‘other Mrs. Jordans’ and follows the real time manhunt led by retired US Marshal Tex Lindsey, to track down the shady figure who left so much pain and confusion in his wake across the globe.

If you’re going to miptv April 8-10th check out our film “Give Me Your Eyes” directed by Gary Auerbach written by Julie Auerbach and Kevin Tavolaro starring Mauricio Ochmann, Hunter King, Elyfer Torres and Chase Ramsey .auerbach

Congratulations to Joel Petrie, our partner in our new Post Production Facility Parking Garage Post . Joel is head of post and lead graphic designer for https://lnkd.in/dHBFGGyv The animated short film Ninety-Five Senses was nominated for an Oscar! Joel was Post Supervisor Supervisor on it. Top Dead Center Films

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Great seeing Carmen and Jessica in L.A. today! 2024 here we come!!! .auerbach

Thank you! So looking forward to our 2024 projects together! https://vimeo.com/713438390/c26b71a4ba?share=copy

Our latest film “GIve Me Your Eyes” premiers on Amazon Latam Wednesday November 15th! Check it out. Love this cast and crew! Starring Mauricio Ochmann, Hunter King, Elyfer Torres and Chase Ramsey, Directed by Gary Auerbach, Written by Julie Auerbach and Kevin Tavolaro created and produced by Top Dead Center Films Top Dead Center FilmsFilms Mediapro U.S. BECK Media & Marketing Amazon Prime Video Amazon Latam Amazon México Mauricio Ochmann
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“Give Me Your Eyes” from Top Dead Center Films, Diga Studio and Mediapro premieres on Amazon Latam November 15th directed by Gary Auerbach written by Julie Auerbach and Kevin Tavolaro Such a great cast and crew! Loved this shoot! Trailer: https://vimeo.com/713438390/c26b71a4ba?share=copy