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The Mediapro Studio Taps María José Rodríguez to Head Historic Production Powerhouse Globomedia
After a star turn at Amazon MGM Studios in Spain, Rodríguez returns to Globomedia, a driver of Spain’s TV revolution.
Rodríguez will take up her new position on Sept. 1, with oversight of Globomedia content strategy and production operations, reporting directly to Laura Fernández Espeso, The Mediapro Studio CEO. Creating massive hits such as its first series “Médico de Familia” (1995-99), “7 Vidas” (1999-2006), “Los Serrano” (2003-08), “The Boarding School” (2007-10)” and “Paco’s Men” (2005-21) which knocked U.S. shows out of primetime, fired up front and original sales abroad, forged a Spanish TV style which remains to this day in shows’ constant fluctuations of genre, and shaped the international ambitions of a generation of creators and executives, including Fernández Espeso herself and indeed Rodriguez. Joining Amazon Studios in Spain in 2020, Rodríguez was responsible for taking it into upscale thrillers such as “Los Farad” and Reina Roja,” non-fiction in “Operación Triunfo” and in movies, teen romantic melodrama “Culpa Mía.”
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