Mexican actor and singer Diego Boneta will play Luis Miguel in Telemundo and Gato Grande's only officially authorized TV series based on the life of internationally renowned music superstar and Grammy award-winning multi-platinum recording artist, Luis Miguel. The series will air exclusively in the U.S. on Telemundo, the innovative Spanish-language network that introduced hit bio-musicals such as "Celia" and "Hasta Que Te Conocí."
Best known for his roles in the Mexican TV show Rebelde, and English-language series including Pretty Little Liars, Diego has also acted alongside Tom Cruise in the film Rock of Ages and was also in 2015's
SCREAM Queens. Diego also released two albums including his debut "Diego" and follow up "Indigo." The first story written about Diego when he was eight years old, called him a young Luis Miguel. The first time Diego performed in public, he sang a Luis Miguel song.
Produced by Gato Grande Productions, a joint venture between Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and Mexican entrepreneurs Miguel Alemán Magnani and Antonio Cué Sánchez Navarro, the series will air in Latin America and Spain on
Netflix in 2018. MGM's President of Television and Digital, Mark Burnett will help develop the series and lead Gato Grande in its first scripted project designed to tackle the growing US Hispanic market.
About
Telemundo Telemundo is a world-class media company leading the industry in the production and distribution of high-quality Spanish-language content across its multiplatform portfolio to U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. The network features original scripted dramas from
Telemundo Studios - the #1 producer of Spanish-language primetime content - as well as non-scripted productions, theatrical motion pictures, specials, news and first-class sports events. The network reaches 94% of U.S. Hispanic viewers in 210 markets through its 16 owned stations and 55 broadcast affiliates.
Telemundo also owns WKAQ, a local television station serving Puerto Rico.
Telemundo is part of NBCUniversal
Telemundo Enterprises, a division of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
About Gato Grande Productions Gato Grande is a joint venture between Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and high profile Mexican entrepreneurs, Miguel Alemán Magnani and Antonio Cué Sánchez Navarro. The newly founded company develops and produces high-quality Spanish-language content.
About Mark Burnett Mark Burnett is a ten-time Emmy Award winning television producer and MGM's President, Television Group and Digital. Burnett has produced more than 3,200 hours of television programming, which regularly airs in more than 70 countries worldwide. Currently, Burnett is currently executive producing six network television shows and a cable show:
THE VOICE (NBC),
SURVIVOR (CBS),
SHARK TANK (ABC),
BEYOND THE TANK (ABC),
LUCHA UNDERGROUND (The El Rey Network) and the upcoming Steve Harvey's Funderdome (ABC) and Beat Shazam with Jamie Foxx (FOX). In December 2015, Burnett was named MGM's President, Television Group and Digital numerous scripted television series to his oversight including
FARGO (FX),
VIKINGS (HISTORY) and
TEEN WOLF (MTV). MGM Television's The Handmaid's Tale recently premiered on
Hulu and its upcoming series, Get Shorty, will launch on
EPIX and Condor will be seen on AT&T's
AUDIENCE Network this year.
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