Discovery Channel launched in Latin America on Tuesday September 6 at 11pm its original production Herencia Custom Garage (8×30). It is aired in the Martes de Fierros segment. It is a project of the textile entrepreneur Federico Bonomi and shows a voyage through Argentina on classic motorcycles with personalized and craft designs. In the first stage of the journey, Bonomi and his team will depart from La Quiaca, in the Northern end of that country and will travel to Mendoza, traveling 1,700 kilometers (1,056 miles). During the trip, the motorcycle drivers will take donations to rural schools and first aid centers.Bonomi is accompanied by his friends Henry von Riesgo, Leslie Wise, Mariano Tattoo, Federico Lozada, Satán, el Pingo, Germán Karp and Frank Mammes, among others. “We are very enthusiastic with the launching of the program. It is a great production bet by Discovery at a local scale. Amazing motorcycles and a group of friends travelling through our lovely country are the perfect combination for our Martes de Fierros. It will undoubtedly become one of our audiences favorite series, Daniela Fernández, director of Programming for the South Cone at DLA/USH, told PRODU.This series is a production by Herencia Media House for Discovery Channel. Michela Giorelli is the executive producer, Rafael Rodríguez is Production director, and Javier Chuecos and Jimmy Herrera are the Production supervisers from Discovery Networks Latin America/US Hispanic.It has the support of brands such as Ford, Shell, Swiss Medical and Warsteiner.
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