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Disney: The production about Juan Gabriel is the first Biopic drama series of several that are in line to be developed

May 12, 2015

Maribel Ramos-Weiner


“This production is the first Biopic drama series of several that are in line. It has been a long path together with Juan Gabriel, Somos Productions and BTF and we appreciate Azteca´s, Telemundo´s, and Turner´s trust in us. We hope this production becomes a lasting product and that it will be widely spread for a long time”, expressed Fernando Barbosa, Disney Media Distribution Latin America SVP, The Walt Disney Company Latin America, after announcing the production of the series Hasta Que Te Conocí (Until I Met You) together with Somos Productions and Juan Gabriel.The 13-episode series, which follows the life of Alberto Aguilera Valadez until he became Juanga, will be aired on TNT (panregional), Telemundo (in US Hispanic), and Azteca (in Mexico). BTF Media will be in charge of the development and production of the series.Ángel Zambrano, SVP of Content at Turner Latin America, Jesús Torres-Viera, executive VP of Programming at Telemundo and Rodrigo Fernández, general director of Programming at Azteca, expressed their enthusiasm with the project.“It is an honor to materialize the story of Juan Gabriel, together with Somos Productions and Disney Media Distribution Latin America, with whom we have worked for more than two years under the highest quality standards to offer a product that celebrates our identity”, said Francisco Cordero, BTF Media CEO.