{"id":52429,"date":"2017-05-04T18:43:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T22:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-officially-authorized-luis-miguel-life-story-series-to-premiere-on-telemundo\/"},"modified":"2017-05-04T18:43:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T22:43:00","slug":"english-officially-authorized-luis-miguel-life-story-series-to-premiere-on-telemundo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/english-officially-authorized-luis-miguel-life-story-series-to-premiere-on-telemundo\/","title":{"rendered":"Officially Authorized Luis Miguel Life Story Series To Premiere on Telemundo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 4, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0NBCUniversal Telemundo\u00a0Enterprises and\u00a0Gato\u00a0Grande Productions, a new joint venture between MGM and Mexican entrepreneurs Miguel\u00a0Alem\u00e1n Magnani\u00a0and Antonio\u00a0Cu\u00e9 S\u00e1nchez Navarro,\u00a0announced an agreement giving\u00a0Telemundo\u00a0exclusive U.S. broadcast rights to the officially authorized TV series based on the life of the internationally renowned music super star and Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum recording artist,\u00a0Luis Miguel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgf379left\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgf379left\" title=\" \" border=\"0\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/508168\/telemundo_logo_Logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;For decades I have been asked to tell\u00a0my\u00a0story, many have created their own versions, now I have decided to tell the true story of my life,&#8221; said Luis Miguel. &#8220;I am ready to revisit my past and its many aspects that have sparked so much curiosity and speculation.\u00a0 People will travel alongside with me through a surprising, unexpected and emotional journey that has shaped the artist and the person that I am today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The TV series will have its world premiere on\u00a0Telemundo, the innovative Spanish-language network that introduced hit bio-musicals such as &#8220;Celia&#8221; and &#8220;Hasta Que Te Conoc\u00ed,&#8221; and will be produced by\u00a0Gato\u00a0Grande Productions. MGM&#8217;s President, Television Group and Digital, <span class=\"xn-person\">Mark Burnett<\/span>, will help develop the series and lead\u00a0Gato\u00a0Grande in its first scripted project designed to\u00a0tackle the growing U.S. Hispanic market.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is not Burnett&#8217;s first foray into Spanish-language programming. Burnett (<i>The Voice<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Survivor, Shark Tank<\/i>)\u00a0and MGM are in their third season with\u00a0Lucha\u00a0Underground a professional wrestling series. Burnett produced the Spanish-language version of <i>Son of God<\/i>,\u00a0which was\u00a0shown\u00a0in more than 400\u00a0theaters in the U.S.\u00a0&#8220;Luis Miguel has become a close personal friend of mine and my wife Roma. He is a wonderful human being and a bonafide superstar whose authentic story deserves to be told. I am grateful he selected us for this production and I know that\u00a0Telemundo\u00a0is the perfect and biggest home for the Luis Miguel story,&#8221;\u00a0said <span class=\"xn-person\">Mark Burnett<\/span>. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are proud to partner with\u00a0Gato\u00a0Grande\u00a0and Mark to bring Luis Miguel&#8217;s official and authorized life story for the first time to U.S. Hispanic audiences,&#8221; said Cesar\u00a0Conde, Chairman, NBCUniversal International Group and NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. &#8220;Our\u00a0Telemundo\u00a0teams have established themselves as the leaders in finding the best stories and developing innovative genres for the U.S. Hispanic market. We are thrilled to add such a legendary music icon to our primetime bio-musicals lineup.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Overseeing the production of the series is\u00a0Gato\u00a0Grande&#8217;s head of development, Carla\u00a0Gonz\u00e1lez\u00a0Vargas, who was an independent filmmaker in <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span> and author of several books on film history.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><u>About\u00a0NBCUniversal\u00a0Telemundo\u00a0Enterprises:<br \/><\/u><\/b>NBCUniversal\u00a0Telemundo\u00a0Enterprises encompasses\u00a0Telemundo, a Spanish-language television network reaching 94% of Hispanic TV households and featuring original scripted and non-scripted productions, theatrical motion pictures, specials, news and first-class sports events;\u00a0Telemundo\u00a0Studios, the leading producer of original Spanish-language primetime content in the U.S.; the\u00a0Telemundo\u00a0Station Group, reaching U.S. Hispanic viewers in 210 markets, through its 17 owned stations and 54 broadcast affiliates in the US and <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>; Universo, the fastest growing Spanish-language entertainment cable network in the U.S. bringing immersive original programming and the world&#8217;s top sports franchises to more than 40 million households; Telemundo\u00a0International, the second largest distributor of Spanish-language content in the world, reaching more than 120 countries in over 40 languages; and its Digital Media unit, which creates and distributes original content across digital and emerging platforms including mobile devices, apps,\u00a0<u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.telemundo.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.telemundo.com<\/a><\/u>\u00a0and<u>\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcuniverso.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.nbcuniverso.com<\/a><\/u>, and operates Fluency Productions, the company&#8217;s multi-format, multi-platform production studio.\u00a0NBCUniversalTelemundo\u00a0Enterprises is a division of\u00a0NBCUniversal, one of the world&#8217;s leading media and entertainment companies.\u00a0NBCUniversal\u00a0is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.<\/p>\n<p><b><u>About Luis Miguel<br \/><\/u><\/b>Considered one of the top male\u00a0singers worldwide today, selling over 100 million records worldwide. Winner of 5 Grammy Music Awards &#8211; A child prodigy who won his first Grammy\u00a0at the age of fourteen &#8211; and continuing until today &#8211; the recipient of a continuous stream of awards generated from the American Grammy&#8217;s; Latin Grammy&#8217;s; Billboard Awards; and various foreign governments, including <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Spain<\/span>. His musical career spans the genre of the music world; from pop, bolero, mariachi and romantic ballads, to recording a duet with\u00a0Frank Sinatra<u>\u00a0<\/u>&#8220;Come Fly With Me&#8221; and being personally invited by\u00a0Frank Sinatra\u00a0to appear with him on\u00a0Frank\u00a0Sinatra&#8217;s show: 80 Years My Way -along with\u00a0Bruce Springsteen,\u00a0Natalie Cole, and\u00a0Bob Dylan.<\/p>\n<p><b><u>About\u00a0Gato\u00a0Grande Productions<br \/><\/u><\/b>Gato\u00a0Grande is a joint venture between Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and high profile Mexican entrepreneurs, Miguel\u00a0Alem\u00e1n\u00a0Magnani\u00a0and Antonio\u00a0Cu\u00e9\u00a0S\u00e1nchez Navarro. The newly founded company develops and produces high-quality Spanish-language content.<\/p>\n<p><b><u>About <span class=\"xn-person\">Mark Burnett<\/span><br \/><\/u><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Mark Burnett<\/span> is a ten-time Emmy Award winning television producer and MGM&#8217;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:\u00a0<i>The Voice (NBC), Survivor (CBS), Shark Tank (ABC)<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Beyond the Tank (ABC<\/i>),\u00a0<i>Lucha\u00a0Underground\u00a0<\/i>(The El Rey Network) and the upcoming\u00a0<i>Steve Harvey&#8217;<\/i>s\u00a0<i>Funderdome\u00a0(ABC) <\/i>and <i>Beat\u00a0Shazam with <span class=\"xn-person\">Jamie Foxx<\/span> \u00a0(FOX). <\/i>In <span class=\"xn-chron\">December 2015<\/span>, Burnett was named MGM&#8217;s President, Television Group and Digital numerous scripted television series to his oversight including\u00a0<i>Fargo\u00a0<\/i>(FX),\u00a0<i>Vikings\u00a0<\/i>(HISTORY) and\u00a0<i>Teen Wolf\u00a0<\/i>(MTV). MGM Television&#8217;s <i>The Handmaid&#8217;s Tale <\/i>recently premiered on Hulu and its upcoming series, <i>Get Shorty,<\/i> will launch on EPIX and\u00a0<i>Condor <\/i>will be seen on AT&amp;T&#8217;s Audience Network this year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnevid34bcleft\" title=\"OFFICIALLY AUTHORIZED LUIS MIGUEL LIFE STORY SERIES TO PREMIERE ON TELEMUNDO - TRAILER\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 100%\"><object classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" id=\"prnevid34bcleft\" name=\"prnevid34bcleft\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" align=\"middle\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"https:\/\/stream1.newswire.ca\/static\/StrobeMediaPlayback.swf\"\/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\"\/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\/><param name=\"seamlesstabbing\" value=\"true\"\/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"opaque\"\/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"src=http:\/\/origin-qps.onstreammedia.com\/origin\/multivu_archive\/PRNA\/ENR\/LM_TSR_MY_STORY_FINAL_050117_51-MIX.mp4.mp4&amp;skin=http:\/\/stream1.newswire.ca\/FlexPlayer\/jwplayer\/skin\/en.xml&amp;autostart=false&amp;poster=http:\/\/origin-qps.onstreammedia.com\/origin\/multivu_archive\/PRNA\/ENR\/LM_TSR_MY_STORY_FINAL_050117_51-MIX.mp4_10s.jpg\"\/><object name=\"prnevid34bcleft\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" align=\"middle\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" data=\"https:\/\/stream1.newswire.ca\/static\/StrobeMediaPlayback.swf\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"https:\/\/stream1.newswire.ca\/static\/StrobeMediaPlayback.swf\"\/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\"\/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\/><param name=\"seamlesstabbing\" value=\"true\"\/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"opaque\"\/><param name=\"autostart\" value=\"false\"\/><param name=\"poster\" value=\"http:\/\/origin-qps.onstreammedia.com\/origin\/multivu_archive\/PRNA\/ENR\/LM_TSR_MY_STORY_FINAL_050117_51-MIX.mp4_10s.jpg\"\/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"src=http:\/\/origin-qps.onstreammedia.com\/origin\/multivu_archive\/PRNA\/ENR\/LM_TSR_MY_STORY_FINAL_050117_51-MIX.mp4.mp4&amp;skin=http:\/\/stream1.newswire.ca\/FlexPlayer\/jwplayer\/skin\/en.xml&amp;autostart=false&amp;poster=http:\/\/origin-qps.onstreammedia.com\/origin\/multivu_archive\/PRNA\/ENR\/LM_TSR_MY_STORY_FINAL_050117_51-MIX.mp4_10s.jpg\"\/><\/object><\/object><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgcf96left\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; 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