Participant Media’s Pivot Network and Univision News Present New Series Featuring Eight Original Documentary Films on Topics of Interest to Hispanic Viewers
Los Angeles & Miami – The Pivot television network which targets millennials and Univision News, of Univision Communications, Inc. (UCI), have announced that Emmy Award and Golden Globe® winner America Ferrera will be the host of their new documentary series, Panoramica. The series consists of eight original documentary films co-produced or acquired by Univision News and Pivot, including the acclaimed Cesar’s Last Fast.
Ferrera will introduce and providi context for the films selected that explore issues of special interest to both network’s audiences. The second title, Marmato, is scheduled to air on UCI’s UniMás network and simulcast on Pivot on August 23, 2014. Filmed over the course of nearly six years, it chronicles the struggles of a small mining town in Colombia as its 8,000 residents confront a powerful Canadian company determined to gain control of the $20 billion in gold that lies beneath their homes.
“Apart from being a distinguished actress, she has become an admired role model for young Latinos across the U.S. through her enormously successful career in Hollywood, which includes a major role in the recently released biopic Cesar Chavez said Isaac Lee, president of Univision News and CEO of Fusion. “We know that she will connect with our viewers and create the perfect lead-in for the outstanding films that will follow her introduction.”
“I’m excited and inspired by Panoramica’s mission to bring these important films to a wider audience,” stated Ferrera.
All upcoming documentaries in the Panoramica series will air in Spanish on Univision or UniMás, simulcast in English or with English subtitles on Pivot.
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