W Studios (Wills Studios) is an American production company based in Miami, Florida owned by

TelevisaUnivision TelevisaUnivision (formerly known as Univision Communications) is a Mexican-American media company headquartered in New York and Mexico City, which owns the American Spanish language broadcast network Univision. 45% of the company is held by the ...

, was founded in 2016 as a joint venture between

Univision Univision () is an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It is the United States' largest provider of Spanish-language content. The network's programming is aimed at the Latino public and includes ...

and Colombian producer (who worked at the Colombian

programadora In Colombian broadcasting, ''programadoras'' (literally ''programmer'') are companies that produce television programs, especially for the public-commercial Canal Uno (and, until 2003, Canal A/Segunda Cadena). The Colombian television model from ...

company

RTI Producciones RTI Colombia, also known as Radio Televisión Interamericana (Inter-American Radio and Television), is a Colombian television production company and former ''programadora''. It aired 14.5 hours per week of programming in 1993. In the 1990s, as a ...

). The current CEO is since 2018.

History

On February 26, 2016, the Colombian producer Patricio Wills, Fernando Restrepo Suárez and Univision Communications, Inc. (currently

), would create a low-cost production company. It was originally created to produce television series and programs for

UniMás UniMás (, stylized as ''UNIMÁS'', and originally known as TeleFutura from its launch on January 14, 2002, to January 6, 2013) is an American Spanish free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. The network's programming, which i ...

in the United States and production of series and short formats for

Televisa Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...

in Mexico. On March 26, 2016, Carlos Bardasano becomes the Executive Senior Vice President of Content (who was also the Executive Vice President of Original Content of Univision), in turn, the foundation and name of the company is made official. On May 6, 2016, the recordings of the

telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...

La Piloto ''La Piloto'' is a Spanish-language crime drama television series created by W Studios and produced by Lemon Films Studios for Univision and Televisa. It's an original story based on real-life events and it started airing on American broadcast cha ...

'' began, being its first production and being co-produced with the Mexican production company ''Lemon Films''. On March 5, 2018, Wills becomes the corporate vice president of content, replacing Mexican producer

Rosy Ocampo Rosy Ocampo (born on November 11, 1959 in México City, D.F., México) is a Mexican Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabi ...

and also becoming president of Televisa Estudios, leaving Carlos Bardasano in charge of W Studios.

List of telenovelas and series

References

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* {{TelevisaUnivision Televisa subsidiaries Television production companies of the United States Television production companies of Mexico Television studios Mass media in Mexico City Mass media in Miami Companies based in Miami 2016 establishments in Florida 2016 establishments in the United States