Making Magic in Miami: Showbiz Execs Reflect on City’s Dedication to Hispanic Community
variety.comAnna Marie de la Fuente Miami, home to the two leading U.S. Hispanic networks — TelevisaUnivision and Telemundo — as well as a host of smaller television companies, studio outposts, recording artists and independent entertainment companies, has long been the cultural epicenter of both Latin America and the U.S.
Hispanic population. “It is not just the geographic location that makes Miami a hub: In so many ways, the city is also representative of the cultural diversity across Latin America and among all U.S.
Hispanics,” says Karen Barroeta, executive VP, production and development, Telemundo Global Studios, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. “On top of its rich cultural diversity, Miami is a world-class city in which to make television, with the highest quality production studios and a skillful workforce including incredible talent, from production teams to writers and actors,” she says. “Telemundo built roots in Miami because we believe in the growth and power of the Hispanic community and see Miami at the core of that explosive growth.” Proof of Telemundo’s commitment to Miami is its $250 million.
state-of-the-art facility boasting 13 studios, 48 open edit bay work stations and seven control rooms, allowing it to produce news, sports, scripted and unscripted entertainment, as well as digital content all under one roof, says Barroeta. “Telemundo Center represents one of the largest investments in a broadcast facility in South Florida history, delivering over 3,000 hours of content a year and housing over 1,300 employees year-round across corporate and creative roles.” Among its multiple productions: Miami-based “Armas de Mujer” (“‘Til Jail Do Us Part”), filmed and developed in-house at Telemundo Center, and shot
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