U.S. HISPANIC
Sony names Jacky Castro executive director of Unscripted Content for International Production in LatAm
Maribel Ramos-Weiner| 25 de agosto de 2021
Jacky Castro de Mediapro
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) announced that Jaqueline “Jacky” Castro has been named executive director of Unscripted Content for International Production in Latin America.
Based in Mexico City, she reports to Ana Bond, SVP and managing director, International Production, Latin America, and US Hispanic. Effective immediately, Castro will work closely with the senior management team to lead the company’s unscripted development efforts in the region.
“We’re excited to bring Jacky onboard at SPT,” said Bond. “This is great for us and for entertainment in the region. Jacky will lead the strategy for the creation of local original formats and expand genres such as docuseries, true crime, and create more synergies with the scripted fiction team. We’re thrilled for her to get started.”
Castro joins SPT with more than fifteen years of experience in the media. Most recently, Castro was Head of Production Content for Mexico at The Mediapro Studio, where she was in charge of production and both scripted and unscripted projects in the region. Prior to The MediaPro Studio, Castro worked in production with Televisa and Televisión Azteca, the latter of which she spent eleven years of her career as a producer of telenovelas, series, and documentaries.
