W Studios
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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Production company |
| Founded | February 26, 2016[1] |
| Founder | Patricio Wills Fernando Restrepo Suárez[2] |
| Headquarters | Miami, Florida , United States |
Area served | United States Mexico |
Key people | Carlos Bardasano (CEO and Executive producer)[3][4] |
| Products | Telenovelas Television series |
| Parent | TelevisaUnivision[1][5] |
| Website | corporate |
W Studios (Wills Studios) is an American production company based in Miami, Florida owned by TelevisaUnivision, was founded in 2016 as a joint venture between Univision and Colombian producer Patricio Wills (who worked at the Colombian programadora company RTI Producciones).[1][6] The current CEO is Carlos Bardasano since 2018.[4]
History
[edit]On February 26, 2016, the Colombian producer Patricio Wills, Fernando Restrepo Suárez and Univision Communications, Inc. (currently TelevisaUnivision), would create a low-cost production company. It was originally created to produce television series and programs for UniMás in the United States and production of series and short formats for Televisa in Mexico.[1][2]
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.[3] On May 6, 2016, the recordings of the telenovela La Piloto began, being its first production[7][8] and being co-produced with the Mexican production company Lemon Films.[6][9]
On March 5, 2018, Wills becomes the corporate vice president of content, replacing Mexican producer Rosy Ocampo and also becoming president of Televisa Estudios, leaving Carlos Bardasano in charge of W Studios.[10][11][12]
List of telenovelas and series
[edit]| # | Year | Production | No. Eps. | First/last aired | Author/creator | Executive producer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | |||||||
| 1 | 2017 | La piloto | 162 | March 7, 2017 – October 7, 2018 | Jörg Hiller María Cecilia Boenheim | Patricio Wills (season 1) Carlos Bardasano (season 2) | [9] |
| 2 | La fuerza de creer | 7 | September 3, 2017 – January 11, 2019 | Jimena Romero | Patricio Wills | ||
| 3 | 2018 | Descontrol | 7 | January 7 – February 4, 2018 | Various | ||
| 4 | La bella y las bestias | 82 | June 12 – September 10, 2018 | Juan Camilo Ferrand | |||
| 5 | Amar a muerte | 82 | November 5, 2018 – March 3, 2019 | Leonardo Padrón | Carlos Bardasano | ||
| 6 | Las Buchonas | 81 | November 30, 2018 – April 6, 2019 | Andrés López López | Patricio Wills | ||
| 7 | 2019 | El Dragón: el regreso de un guerrero | 82 | September 30, 2019 – January 20, 2020 | Arturo Pérez-Reverte | Carlos Bardasano | |
| 2020s | |||||||
| 8 | 2020 | Rubí | 27 | January 21 – February 27, 2020 | Leonardo Padrón | Carlos Bardasano | [4] |
| 9 | Como tú no hay 2 | 85 | February 24 – June 2, 2020 | Ximena Suárez | [13][14] | ||
| 10 | 2021 | Si nos dejan | 83 | June 1 – October 11, 2021 | Leonardo Padrón | [15] | |
| 11 | 2022 | Los ricos también lloran | 60 | February 21 – May 13, 2022 | Esther Feldman Rosa Salazar Arenas | [16] | |
| 12 | La mujer del diablo | 26 | July 21, 2022 – January 6, 2023 | Leonardo Padrón | Patricio Wills Carlos Bardasano | [17][18] | |
| 13 | Travesuras de la niña mala | 10 | November 8, 2022 – present | María López Castaño | [19][20] | ||
| 14 | 2023 | Pienso en ti | 75 | March 13 – June 23, 2023 | Ximena Suárez | Carlos Bardasano | [21][22] |
| 15 | El gallo de oro | 10 | October 20, 2023 – January 12, 2024 | Lina Uribe Darío Vanegas | [23] | ||
| 16 | La hora marcada | 9 | October 27, 2023 | Laura Wills Dávila | Patricio Wills Carlos Bardasano | [24] | |
| 17 | 2024 | El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar | 10 | May 17, 2024 | Patricio Wills Carlos Bardasano | Esther Feldman Carlos Algara | [25] |
| 18 | La historia de Juana | TBD | June 3, 2024 – present | Perla Farías Verónica Suárez Basilio Álvarez Felipe Silva | Patricio Wills | [26] | |
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Patricio Wills concreta alianza con Univisión para producir desde Miami contenido exclusivo para UniMás en EE UU". produ.com. February 26, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Productor Patricio Wills: Con Univisión invertiremos en historias y productoras que desarollarán localmente para UniMás y el mercado mexicano". produ.com. March 7, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Carlos Bardasano Jr. nuevo VP sénior de W Studios joint venture entre Univisión y Patricio Wills". produ.com. March 27, 2016. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Carlos Bardasano Jr. de W Studios: Produciremos Rubí para la Fábrica de sueños de Televisa". produ.com. January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ "Patricio Wills de Televisa: W Studios ya es empresa de Televisa". produ.com. July 30, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ramos-Weiner, Maribel (August 9, 2016). "Ana Bond de W Studios: Alianza con Lemon Films para producir contenidos en México". produ.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ "W Studios de Patricio Wills y Univision anuncia su primera producción: La piloto". produ.com/. May 6, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ "Patricio Wills de W Studios: Ya iniciamos el casting para nuestra primera producción La piloto". produ.com. May 6, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "La piloto primera producción de W Studios de Patricio Wills comenzó grabaciones en México". produ.com. September 5, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ "Rosy Ocampo inició la avanzada". produ.com. March 5, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ "Patricio Wills presidente de Televisa Estudios". produ.com. March 5, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ "Patricio Wills leading Televisa's Content Production area". produ.com. March 6, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ "Se dio el claquetazo oficial de la nueva apuesta de Televisa Como tú no hay dos". produ.com. September 26, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ Solís, Erik (January 30, 2020). "¡Ya hay fecha de estreno para 'Como tú no hay 2', protagonizada por Adrián Uribe y Claudia Martín!". lasestrellas.tv. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ González, Moisés (April 27, 2021). "Univision destapa la fecha de estreno de su nueva telenovela estelar Si nos dejan". peopleenespanol.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Claudia Martín y Sebastián Rulli inician grabaciones de Los Ricos También Lloran". www.televisa.com. September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "PRODU | Ficha técnica: La mujer del diablo". produ.com. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
- ^ "ViX+, TelevisaUnivision's Premium SVOD Tier, Debuts on July 21". corporate.televisaunivision.com. June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "PRODU | Ficha técnica: Travesuras de la niña mala". produ.com. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ "PRODU | TelevisaUnivision inició grabaciones en París y Londres de Travesuras de la niña mala de ViX+ producida por W Studios y dirigida por Alejandro Bazzano". produ.com. July 13, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ "PRODU | Ficha técnica: Pienso en ti". produ.com. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ Origel, Juan José (January 23, 2023). "Vida y Milagros | Ya viene el estreno de la telenovela 'Pienso en Ti'". elsoldemexico.com.mx. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
- ^ "Patricio Wills de W Studios: Iniciamos la producción de El gallo de oro de Juan Rulfo en México con el regreso a la actuación de Lucero". produ.com (in Spanish). February 14, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "LA HORA MARCADA Premieres with New Stories on October 27 on ViX". corporate.televisaunivision.com (in Spanish). October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ "EL EXTRAÑO RETORNO DE DIANA SALAZAR, a ViX Original Drama, Begins Production in Mexico". corporate.televisaunivision.com (in Spanish). August 22, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ "W Studios: We begin recording Juana la Virgen, a medium-sized telenovela with more than 60 episodes". produ.com. December 8, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
