Category Archives: Televisa

Which TV Network is the ‘Hispanic Hollywood’? Executives Managed to Confuse this Blogger

Hispanic upfront week is a wonderful thing, especially when you get the chance to hear all kinds of wonderful pitches by competing TV networks. Tuesday morning I learn from Univision’s President César Conde that Televisa is the Hollywood of Hispanics. Barely five hours later, Telemundo’s COO Jacqueline Hernández came up with this… WTH? I mean, it’s [...] Read More »

Latinas to Shine in Primetime [As Maids, of Course]

Next time you feel like saying something nasty about TV producers not casting enough Latinas for their main roles, consider thanking Marc Cherry, the famed television producer and creator of ABC’s Desperate Housewives.  ¡Sí, señor! Cherry is brimming with enthusiasm at the upcoming premiere of Devious Maids, which will follow the “adventures” of four Latina housekeepers [...] Read More »

Univision’s Randy Falco Faces Tough Job Ahead

You should always trust this blogger when she tells you someone is onto something. Not sure you remember this, but Univision’s COO Randy Falco was hard at work May 19th posing for the cameras and showing Univision’s owners he was not only fit for the top job, but could easily hang out with some of [...] Read More »

Univision CEO Joe Uva Leaves Post to ‘Be Able to Seek Other Opportunities,’ Namely Unemployment

Univision CEO Joe Uva has left the company to “be able to seek other opportunities,” Univision announced today. But what’s really weird is that they don’t want to tell me where the hell it is that he is going, and rumor has it that he might have gotten the boot. His last day is April [...] Read More »