Juan Carlos Aparicio and Mateo Stivelberg are the creators of this film directed by Noé Santillán-López

“Mesa de regalos”, a new film produced by THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO and PAMPA FILMS, and distributed by Star Distribution, has just finished filming in Mexico City after several weeks of filming in different locations in the capital, which was portrayed highlighting its cosmopolitan and urban air.

This hilarious romantic comedy, starring Cassandra Sánchez-Navarro (“Consuelo”, “Crown of Tears”, “Todas menos tú”) and José Eduardo Derbez (“El Roomie”, “Can’t Quit Mom”, “De viaje con los Derbez”), tells the story of Antonia and Nicolás, two lifelong friends who observe how the rest of their friends are enjoying emotional and professional stability while they are a disaster.

After attending more than a dozen other people's weddings and looking for the economic boost they need to fulfill their dreams, Antonia and Nicolás have the crazy and brilliant idea of getting married. This plan is the origin of a fun and romantic situation that makes them rethink all their principles.

The cast of the feature film is completed by Verónica Bravo (Regina), Gustavo Egelhaff (Diego), Ariel López Padilla (Ramiro), Daniel Tovar (Felipe) and Iran Castillo (Liliana).

Noé Santillán-López (“Infelices para siempre”, “Veinteañera, divorciada y fantástica”) is the director of “Mesa de regalos”, the storyline of which is based on a story created by Juan Carlos Aparicio (“Consuelo”) and Mateo Stivelberg, who are also the screenwriters of the film, along with Daniela Richer. Executive producer for THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO is Catalina Porto, and brothers Pol and Cabe Bossi on behalf of Pampa Films.

“Mesa de regalos” will hit theaters in Mexico in early 2025.

Synopsis

Nicolás and Antonia are two lifelong friends who see how the rest of their friends enjoy stability emotionally and professionally, while they are a disaster. After attending more than a dozen other people's weddings and looking for the economic boost they need to fulfill their dreams, they decide to launch a cheeky but brilliant idea: get married! But they won't really do it, their plan is to announce their supposed hidden love, organize a big wedding, collect the money for the gifts and have Antonia leave Nicolás at the altar. They assume that after the scandal no one will be able to ask for the gift back and so they will divide the loot to fund their dreams.

This ambitious project will be officially presented and will open its doors to the public at the end of May

The project for the Villarreal Club de Fútbol’s official museum, created in association with Mediapro Exhibitions (GRUP MEDIAPRO), is now a reality. The spectacular space of Inmersión Villarreal, located in the South Stand of the Estadio de la Cerámica (Villarreal, Castellón, Spain) has come into being, scheduled to have its official presentation in the coming weeks and with doors opening to the public at the end of this coming May.

Inmersión Villarreal (Villarreal Immersion) is an exciting, interactive and audiovisual experience in which fans will be able to immerse themselves in the history, identity and values of Villarreal CF as they embark upon a journey through several different themed rooms that reflect the Club’s most iconic image; that of the Submarino Amarillo (Yellow Submarine).

Inmersión Villarreal is a project with a long history, in which the club has dedicated years of work and dedication hand in hand with one of the best companies in the world in the sector, Mediapro Exhibitions, the division of GRUP MEDIAPRO specialized in the creation and management of museum projects, and with ample experience in the conceptualization, design and production of exhibition spaces for many other major sports clubs clients.

The creation and subsequent inauguration of this unique space falls within the framework of a major transformation of the Estadio de la Cerámica, which the club began with a spectacular revamping half way through their centenary year, and which will continue with the construction of new spaces set to transform the groguet’s fiefdom into far more than merely a sports venue: an avant-garde, versatile and welcoming facility, which incorporates leisure and restaurant spaces associated with the club.

Similarly, the creation of Villarreal's official museum represents yet another step in the breathtaking project the club launched in late 2022, with the constitution of the Historical Archive, which was born with the purpose of delving into the roots of the club and uncovering the history of the Submarine, with the collaboration of the Universitat Jaume I de Castellón, Villareal City Council and the fans' association Amics del Club.

To mark the occasion of the club’s centenary, Villarreal CF premiered two works of enormous historical value, the documentary “100 anys de pel·lícula” and the book “La Il·lusió de tot un poble”, which review the most outstanding moments throughout the history of the club and also give a voice to the individual protagonists who played such a major role in the club’s history. Now, the inauguration of Inmersión Villarreal is an important step in the club's journey towards its origins and the dissemination of its historical trajectory.

Daniel Burman, won the Best Creator award for “Yosi, the Regretful Spy” and Cimarrón for “Barrabrava” for Best Series

THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO was an award winner at the recent 11th Annual Platino Awards with two of the Studio’s productions winning two highly coveted prizes. Daniel Burman, showrunner on “Yosi, the Regretful Spy” collected the award for Best Series Creator; while “Barrabrava”, produced by Cimarrón – production company which joined the STUDIO in 2023 – took home the prize in the Best Series category, both of which are Prime Video Original productions.

For Burman, the statuette represents yet another triumph to add to the already exceptional international success of “Yosi, the Regretful Spy”, which began with its presentation at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival in the Berlinale Series in2022, since which the series has amassed an extensive list of accolades. Chosen by The New York Times and The Hollywood Reporter as one of the best series of 2023 and nominated for Best Series at the International Emmy Awards, the Burman Office production has received recognition from the Argentine Writers’ Guild for the work of its creators, six Silver Condors, Platino Award for Best Supporting Male Performance in a Miniseries and the Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences’ Sur Award since the premiere of its first season.

The thriller opened to widespread critical and public acclaim, becoming one of the most popular titles on the platform in Argentina. Daniel Burman is the creator and showrunner of the series, in addition to sharing directing credit together with Sebastián Borensztein, who is also its main writer along with a team made up of Andrés Gelós, Natacha Caravia, Sergio Dubcovsky and Burman himself.

At the event held on April 29th, “Barrabrava” also picked an award, the series produced by Cimarrón, a production company recently incorporated into THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO, took home the 2024 Best Series award.

Created by Jesús Braceras and available on Prime Video, “Barrabrava” is a thriller that depicts the most turbulent side of football. Starring Gastón Pauls, Matías Mayer, Gustavo Garzón, Pablo Alarcón, Juan Ignacio Cane and Paloma Contreras, among others, the series was shot on location in Argentina and Uruguay and the title refers to Argentina’s barras bravas, organized violent groups of different team’s fans which began to emerge in the 1950’s. These groups became institutionalized over time, even receiving financing from the directors of the clubs themselves. Anchored in the essence of a spectator sport that serves as an escape valve to provide an outlet to impulses that have no place in everyday life.

Cimarrón (THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO), one of the most prominent production companies in Latin America in film and series production, also celebrated the success of “Society of the Snow”, which took home 6 statuettes on the night, given that the production company was in charge of the production services in Uruguay on Juan Antonio Bayon’s film.

More than 200 people watched the grand finale from the Rising MediaMarkt Intel viewing party in Barcelona 

There’s a new king in town with KPI Gaming running out winners against CASE Esports in the grand final of the Rising MediaMarkt Intel organised by LVP (GRUP MEDIAPRO) and were crowned the new Spanish VALORANT champions. CASE Esports’s reign has finally come to an end after three consecutive season wins across which no team was able to take their crown. Last Saturday, however, saw KPI beat them in a spectacular final which was won on the fifth map (3-2) and despite starting the final as the underdog, CASE came very close to retaining their title. In fact, Casemiro’s team struck first and got ahead after the first map and was very close to making it 2-0 in the second but KPI sneaked it 13-11 to level the match.

The winner of the regular season, who reached the final having only lost two maps all season, needed to up their game to win their first ever Rising MediaMarkt Intel title. Key to the win was the performance of their young Moldavian star Mîtcu “Sayonara” Ștefan, MVP of the final and who showcased his considerable talents in the fifth and final map after losing the fourth map 13-8.  

KPI took full advantage and took CASE’s crown, who finish the Rising MediaMarkt Intel season with an impressive track record, five finals and three wins. The VALORANT season was sponsored by MediaMarkt, Intel, Domino’s and OMEN, and will be back with the summer season in the middle of May. 

Viewing party, pizza and party-time in BarcelonaLVP organised a viewing party in the GRUP MEDIAPRO auditorium in Barcelona which was visited by close to 200 people across the final and allowed them to enjoy all the action live. Visitors, in addition to seeing KPI Gaming’s epic win on the fifth map, also got a chance to meet the competition casters, take part in promo videos for social media and enjoy free pizza courtesy of Domino’s. The next Rising MediaMarkt Intel final will be played live at the OWN event (tickets now on sale), the new gaming and entertainment festival which will be taking place in Valencia from July 5th to the 7th. 

A current affairs show with special reports and interviews which try to get to the heart of the matter

Jon Sistiaga is back on Cuatro with “Otro enfoque”, a new current affairs show which the channel produces together with El Terrat (THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO). Sistiaga returns to the channel where he was one of the faces of the network when it launched with a “signature show” which is set to feature in-depth probing interviews, longer documentaries allowing the viewers to reflect on the issues as well as special reports on current topics presented from multiple perspectives. “Otro enfoque” will be providing a portrait on society getting to the bottom of issues taking an objective look at the events giving a fresh take and helping viewers to take stock of what they think and maybe reconsider.

The first show features a report “Polarizados”, about the growing gap between the political parties and the deteriorating dialogue across the political divide and the impact it’s having on society. Over successive Wednesdays, the day the show airs, the viewers will see different perspectives on reality in reports such as “Empastillados”, which will try to explain the causes and consequences of Spain being the country in the world which consumes most benzodiacepinas, with the help of experts and presenting testimonies from people such as Andrea Levy, who explains why he became addicted to the medication and the consequences for his political activities.

In “Good bye, Irak”, Sistiaga takes an in-depth look-back at the Spanish participation in the Iraq war which he himself covered and in which his camera man and great friend was tragically killed, José Couso. Among other testimonies, the report features an interview with the former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, the person responsible for the withdrawal of Spain from the conflict and he reveals his reflections on the decision and hitherto untalked about topics. In “Tops”, Spanish models who made it to the top of their profession such as Judit Mascó, Vanesa Lorenzo, Verónica Blume and Laura Ponte tell their accounts of their experiences and how being a top model in the 1990’s affected them for the good and the bad and reflect on what would have happened if the same things had happened today.

“Descarriadas”, about the frightening reality of the State Women’s Protection Board, a repressive institution which operated in Spain from the middle of the 1940’s until well into the 1980’s with the mission of “re-educating” women who had committed no crime but which the Franco regime considered “lost” for a host of different reasons and ‘Religión Z’, about the surge of religious movements such as Hakuna, which have made a significant impact on certain groups of young people through music and social media are set to be the focus of two further reports on the show.

Jon Sistiaga, an Ortega y Gasset award winner in 2003, the Reporters without Frontiers award winner in 1999 and a two-time Ondas award winner in 2012 and 2016, is one of the most prestigious Spanish reporters. He’s gained a high-profile reputation for his reporting from places in conflict such as Rwanda, Northern Ireland, Colombia, the Middle East, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Thailand, Honduras, Mali, Tanzania, the United States, Ukraine, Mexico, North Korea, Equatorial Guinea and Argentina.

“Otro enfoque” with Jon Sistiaga is a Mediaset production in collaboration with  El Terrat (THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO).

The company broadcast the institutional broadcast feed from the official data centre via Hispasat and Eutelsat

Overon was on hand for the Basque regional parliament elections held on Sunday April 21st providing a comprehensive broadcast coverage package for a host of different national, regional and foreign media outlets as well as broadcasting the institutional feed from the official data centre via Hispasat and Eutelsat.

A team made up of 40 staff including directors, producers, technical directors, sound technicians, camera operators, drone pilots and audio and video support staff were in situ at the political party HQ’s in Vitoria, Bilbao and San Sebastian (PNV, EH Bildu, PS de Euskadi, PP, Sumar, Vox and the Data Centre), in addition to several polling stations. Among the TV networks they provided services for included TVE, Antena 3, laSexta, Telecinco, Cuatro, the program “La Roca”, FORTA, PRISA; regional networks such as TV3, international networks such as France TV; and in particular for the Baleuko production company from the official Data Centre.

Among the technical equipment used for the project were approximately 25 ENG teams and 20  4G/5G backpack systems, as well as 4 DSNGs: 1 DSNG and 1 drone, which broadcast the feed from the TVE set at the Guggenheim Museum, 1 DSNG and 2 satellite upload links from the Data Centre for Baleuko and 1 DSNG for TVE from a polling station in Deusto.