Independent Artist Group Signs ‘Acapulco’s Eduardo Cisneros
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Independent Artist Group has signed Eduardo Cisneros, co-creator of Apple TV+’s Eugenio Derbez starrer Acapulco and co-writer of Focus Features’ comedy Half Brothers, for representation.
Cisneros also serves as exec producer and writer of Acapulco, a comedy series now in its third season, which has been a critical success, with an average audience score of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, winning the Imagen Award for Best Primetime Comedy, as well as earning nominations at the Critics’ Choice Awards and the HCA Television Awards.
The Mexican-born filmmaker teamed with his Acapulco creative partner and frequent collaborator Jason Shuman to script Half Brothers, which became a Top 10 hit around the world when it was released on Netflix last year.
The duo’s production company Raqmar recently wrapped up a multi-year first look feature deal at Sony. Development projects emerging from that deal include Telenovela, which Cisneros is writing to direct with Montecito producing, and The Big Day, which Shuman and Cisneros are co-writing and producing.
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