The romantic comedy that won over Mexican audiences returns with a sequel after becoming the highest-grossing Mexican film of 2025. Director Noé Santillán-López returns to helm the new installment, which reunites the original cast under the title ‘Mesa de regalos 2. ¿Y el bebé para cuándo?’
Cassandra Sánchez-Navarro and José Eduardo Derbez reprise their roles as Antonia and Nicolás, newlyweds attempting to enjoy married life as expectations, social pressure, and an ever-growing wave of babies begin to surround them. The ensemble cast once again features Gustavo Egelhaaf, Verónica Bravo, Iran Castillo, Ariel López Padilla, Nicolasa Ortíz Monasterio and Daniel Tovar with Diana Bovio, Tato Alexander and Ana Layevska joining the franchise in this new chapter.
‘Mesa de regalos 2. ¿Y el bebé para cuándo?’ follows Antonia as she is presented with a once-in-a-lifetime professional opportunity, for which she appears to be lacking one tiny detail: being pregnant. Determined not to fall behind, she decides to fake a pregnancy, pulling Nicolás into a simulated version of parenthood that leads them into mounting commitments, escalating chaos, and the emotional complexities of would-be parents. The experience ultimately tests their relationship and forces them to reconsider what it truly means to take the next step.
Distributed by Buena Vista International, the sequel is a THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO, Pampa Films and Gloriamundi co-production, created by Juan Carlos Aparicio, Mateo Stivelberg and Daniela Richer, the film continues to explore, with humor and heart, the challenges and decisions Antonia and Nicolás face as they strive to nurture both their relationship and their ambitions.
The creative team includes cinematographer Daniel Anguiano and production designer Roberto Zamarripa. Producers are Javier Méndez and Catalina Porto for THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO; Cabe Bossi, Pol Bossi, Maxi Lasansky, and Silvina Chaine for Pampa Films; and Sandino Saravia, who oversees production services for Cimarrón, a company of THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO.
‘Mesa de regalos 2. ¿Y el bebé para cuándo?’ is slated for theatrical release in early 2027. The original ‘Mesa de regalos’ is currently available on Disney+.
‘Welcome to Lapland’ will be released in Spanish cinemas on April 1, distributed by A Contracorriente Films
‘Welcome to Lapland’, directed by David Serrano and produced by THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO, has been selected to compete in the Official Selection of the 29th Málaga Film Festival.
The film, set to open in Spanish cinemas on April 1 through A Contracorriente Films, will be presented at the festival on Monday, March 9, with the attendance of its lead cast of Natalia Verbeke, Julián López, Ángela Cervantes, and Vebjørn Enger, alongside director David Serrano. Producer Javier Méndez will also attend the screening.
THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO has additionally revealed the film’s official trailer and poster.
Based on the critically acclaimed stage play of the same title, successfully staged in Spain and internationally in countries including the United States, Croatia, Argentina, Uruguay, Cuba, Venezuela, and the Czech Republic, ‘Welcome to Lapland’, subverts the conventions of the traditional family comedy, offering an ironic and incisive look at the ethical and moral dilemmas of everyday life.
Featuring sharp dialogue and a keen perspective on family relationships, white lies, traditions, and social norms, ‘Welcome to Lapland’, uses humor as a vehicle for reflection. While centered on family dynamics, the film is aimed at adult audiences.
‘Welcome to Lapland’, is directed by David Serrano (‘I’m Going to Have a Good Time’, ‘Días de fútbol’, for which he received a Goya nomination for Best New Director, and screenwriter of ‘The Other Side of the Bed’, winner of the Golden Biznaga for Best Feature Film at the Málaga Film Festival in 2002). The screenplay, written by Cristina Clemente and Marc Angelet, is based on an original idea developed by both writers together with Jordi Casanovas.
Natalia Verbeke (‘The Other Side of the Bed’, ‘The Grönholm Method’), Julián López (‘Los destellos’, ‘Pain and Glory’), Ángela Cervantes (Goya Best Actress nominee this year for ‘La furia’), and Vebjørn Enger (‘En busca del palacio dorado’) lead the cast of this Christmas Eve-set story, which unfolds in the Finnish city of Rovaniemi—the capital of the Lapland region and widely associated as the home of Santa Claus.
Synopsis
A Spanish family travels to Lapland to spend Christmas with their northern relatives in an idyllic setting. When one of the younger cousins reveals the truth about Santa Claus, a cultural and personal clash erupts—proving that, at times, small lies can be essential to preserving both the holidays and family harmony.
‘Welcome to Lapland’, is produced with the participation of Movistar Plus+, RTVE, and 3Cat. International sales are handled by The Mediapro Studio Distribution.
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GRUP MEDIAPRO, a leading force in the European audiovisual sector, has launched Brands&Xperiences, a new business area established to further strengthen the company’s commercial operations. This new division will focus on servicing advertisers and brands, encompassing offerings such as perimeter advertising, sponsorships, advertising, social media, market research, as well as bespoke services like events and experiential exhibition design.
Javier Buendía joins the group to lead the commercial strategy for Brands&Xperiences. A seasoned media executive with more than three decades of experience spanning television, radio, print, and digital platforms, Buendía principally held key positions at Atresmedia (Sales Team Director) and Grupo Godó (Head of Commercial for Godó Strategies). Prior to this new role, he most recently served as Sales Team Lead for the successful programmatic advertising firm Oniad.
This move underscores GRUP MEDIAPRO’s commitment to anticipating Entertainment and Media market trends and supporting clients worldwide with forward-thinking, high-impact solutions.
The Mediapro Studio US & Canada, Infinity Hill, and IP4 have joined forces to co-produce ‘La Caja Azul’ (The Blue Box), a new Spanish-language psychological thriller. The collaboration underscores the companies shared commitment to producing premium, culturally resonant content for Latin American and U.S. Hispanic audiences.
MoJo Global Arts and Sepia Films, Film Suez, Salta Violeta, Tronito, Life Is One and Habethy Films also serve as producing partners.
Set against the contemporary world of dating apps, ‘La Caja Azul’ (The Blue Box) is an intense, character-driven psychological thriller that has now unveiled its first-look image.
The edge-of-your-seat feature stars Argentine screen favorite Luisana Lopilato (The Marriage App) opposite International Emmy nominee Gustavo Bassani (Iosi, the Regretful Spy; No One Saw Us Leave) and is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Martín Hodara (Black Snow, Maledictions).
Bassani plays Pablo, a wealthy young recluse traumatized by a fatal car accident, who meets Lara (Lopilato) through a dating app centered on the exchange of a mysterious “blue box” gift. As their relationship deepens and Lara draws Pablo out of his self-imposed isolation, an anonymous warning casts doubt on her identity—and her true intentions. What begins as an intimate connection gradually escalates into a tense psychological game of cat and mouse, forcing Pablo to confront both his past and the true nature of the woman he is falling for.
Exploring themes of desire, control, memory, and familial trauma through a contemporary lens, ‘La Caja Azul’ (The Blue Box) is slated for release in 2026.
“‘La Caja Azul’ allowed us to engage with the conventions of the classic thriller,” said director Martín Hodara. “Using its narrative mechanisms, we were able to delve deeper into the psychology and inner tensions of the characters.”
“‘La Caja Azul’ is the type of bold, original filmmaking that highlights the complexities of our modern world through a conventional genre. We are thrilled to collaborate with our production partners to bring Martin’s uncompromising vision to audiences worldwide,” says JC Acosta, from THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO.
“We love this film not only for its relentless drive to keep audiences on the edge of their seats and constantly surprised,” adds Infinity Hill’s Axel Kuschevatzky, “but also because collaborating with such a remarkable team of actors, crew, and producers made the entire experience a dream come true.”
THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO, a company whose productions have received two Academy Awards, two Golden Globes, two Daytime Awards, and multiple Goya Awards; Infinity Hill, the company behind the Oscar and BAFTA-nominated, Golden Globle winning Argentina, 1985; MoJo Global Arts and Sepia Films (Murder in a Small Town); IP4;Film Suez; Salta Violeta; Tronito, Life Is One and Habethy Films.
Producers include Axel Kuschevatzky, Cindy Teperman, Delfina Montecchia, Pablo Iacoviello, Sharon Wins, Morris Ruskin, Helena Thom, Anthony Epp, Mariano Peluffo, Gonzalo Arias, and Mariano Suez. Executive producers are JC Acosta, Francesca Ricagni, Tina Pehme, Kim Roberts, Ari Tan, Joseph Mellicker, Phin Glynn, Luisana Lopilato, and Gustavo Bassani.
‘Aída y Vuelta’ is a production by Globomedia (THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO) and Telecinco Cinema, in collaboration with Mediaset España, Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group, and Prime Video
Sony Pictures Entertainment Iberia is handling the movie’s theatrical distribution
Aídamania is well on the rise with the launch of the official poster for ‘Aída y Vuelta, the feature film bringing the beloved series Aída to the big screen on January 30, 2026.
Alongside it, a Video Clip reveals how the visual identity was conceived, offering a glimpse into the creative process behind the rebooted look of Paco León’s unique universe. León, who directs the film and co-wrote the screenplay with Fer Pérez, stays true to the bold social and cultural spirit of the original series while underscoring its continued relevance and freshness two decades later.
Created by the Team SOPA, the poster captures the film’s tone —cheeky, heartfelt, and instantly recognizable. “‘Aída y Vuelta’ isn’t just Aída returning,” says SOPA’s creative director Luis León Acosta. “It’s a twist on everything we knew —a reinvention that shows the other side. The challenge was to keep Aída original, fresh, and a little strange, always on the edge of fiction and reality. It wasn’t about modernizing her but imagining how she might’ve aged if she’d never left. It was a deeply emotional and creatively demanding journey back to the beginning.”
The redesigned logo also plays a key role in this revival. “We cleaned it up and blew it up, literally, like a balloon,” León Acosta explains. “It had to feel like a fresh sticker you’d find on any Esperanza Sur scooter, a keychain, or a new bit of graffiti, while still giving the impression it had always been there since the early 2000s. The real test? Seeing that logo back on set, on the door, in the opening credits, and having it feel exactly like it always did.”
Character styling was another essential element. “We gave them all sunglasses, not just in the poster, graphics, or teaser clip, but also in the film’s opening scene, where they each enter one by one like a crew in Ocean’s Eleven, ready to sit down and plan the next chapter. The sunglasses introduced a pop aesthetic that lets audiences accept, effortlessly, that this story lives between what happened and what could have happened. They pushed the characters out of their comfort zones, into a liminal space, blending their roles with the comedians behind them. As performers, the glasses evoke Hollywood stars trying to go incognito. But as characters, those oversized shades are a tribute to everything we’ve lived through on our streets over the last decade of their absence.”
“We started working with Paco León at the height of Aída and Luisma’s success,” Acosta continues. “Since then, we’ve had the privilege of shaping the unique creative worlds of each of his projects— ‘Carmina’ and its sequels, ‘Kiki, Love to Love’, ‘Arde Madrid’, ‘Rainbow’... But this one was different. This one meant going back ten years— to the very beginning. It’s been a thrilling and truly special challenge.”
This new poster follows the recently released teaser poster, which featured the iconic characters’ faces, and a series of individual character posters introducing the main cast of ‘Aída y vuelta’ for the first time.
Distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment Iberia, ‘Aída y vuelta’ is produced by Globomedia (THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO) and Telecinco Cinema, in collaboration with Mediaset España, Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group, and Prime Video, where the movie will be available following its theatrical release. Producers include Laura Fernández Espeso and Javier Méndez for Globomedia (THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO), and Ghislain Barrois and Álvaro Augustin for Telecinco Cinema.
The cast brings together the iconic ensemble of Carmen Machi, Paco León, Miren Ibarguren, Mariano Peña, Eduardo Casanova, Pepe Viyuela, Melani Olivares, Canco Rodríguez, Secun de la Rosa, David Castillo, Marisol Ayuso, Pepa Rus, Óscar Reyes and Adrián Gordillo, alongside a total of 96 characters. Many of these roles were filled through an open online casting call launched earlier this year via the movie’s official Instagram account, @Aidalapeli, which has already surpassed 100,000 followers.
‘Aída y vuelta’ blends fiction and metafiction to tell the story of a behind-the-scenes shoot for a new episode of the iconic series. The film plays with its characters and the actors who portray them, on and off camera, offering a playful but pointed reflection on the boundaries of comedy, the role of comedians, and the nature of fame.
The Mediapro Studio Distribution handles the film’s international distribution rights.
Video Cclip: https://youtu.be/P2pGRLsNH-k
The Latin Recording Academy once again entrusted GRUP MEDIAPRO company Mediapro Events with the production of key moments during the 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, held on November 13 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, United States. This marks the third year in a row that GRUP MEDIAPRO has played a central role in the audiovisual production of the Academy’s flagship event, further strengthening its position as a strategic partner of the institution, following previous editions in Seville (2023) and Miami (2024).
Professionals from four GRUP MEDIAPRO companies collaborated to deliver a wide range of production services at the most prestigious event in Latin music. Mediapro Events, GRUP MEDIAPRO’s event creation and production company, led the coordination efforts involving Mediapro North America, the group’s US-based subsidiary, and Overon, a broadcast services company, which handled image editing and global streaming services, making the Latin Grammy nominations announcement accessible worldwide.
Adisar Media, the group’s audiovisual solutions company, was responsible once again for lighting design, cinematography, and all audiovisual content for both the Premiere and Person of the Year (Poty) galas, two of the most prominent events in the Latin Grammy calendar. In addition, GRUP MEDIAPRO supplied the technical infrastructure required to film the Special Awards and Leading Ladies of Entertainment galas. Mediapro Events also managed the clipping and media monitoring services to track the global media impact of the Awards.
With a track record of producing over 25,000 live events each year, GRUP MEDIAPRO brings deep experience and global scale to high-profile productions. Alongside its contributions to the past three editions of the Latin Grammy Awards, the group has also delivered production services for major music events such as FAR Valencia, the Viña del Mar Festival, and Lollapalooza Chile, among others.
