NEWS

Cannes, October 16, 2018 - Disney Media Distribution Latin America (DMDLA), The Walt Disney Company Latin America distribution and production division, MEDIAPRO, BFT Media and Somos Productions, have announced today the production of a new fiction series, “Miracle Hunters”. 
“Miracle Hunters” is an innovating series that combines fiction and reality, whose characters investigate inexplicable cases occurred in real life in every episode. 
The plot centers on a skeptical journalist who works for a news site and needs an article that may save his career, a young and brilliant heiress of a successful yet controversial media empire, and an enigmatic psychic who debates herself between faith and need, all of whom cross their fates in a unique mission that will compel them to question their doubts and certainties about faith: tracking real cases of miraculous events. Each episode finds this team looking into inexplicable cases which will sometimes have a scientific explanation, while on other occasions the boundaries of reason will not suffice. Truth or illusion? Wonder or reason? Magic or logic? 
“Miracle Hunters”, a 13 hour-long episode series, is a co-production among DMDLA, MEDIAPRO, BTF Media, and Somos Productions, with a production set based in Mexico, and BTF Media as the production company.
 “Who does not welcome extraordinary miracles? A fascinating, rewarding and motivating topic to all human beings. We are proud of being able to produce this original, positive and inspiring work with MediaPro, Somos Productions and BTF Media”, asserted Fernando Barbosa, Senior Vice President and General Manager at Disney Media Distribution and Production Latin America & US Hispanic Market, The Walt Disney Company Latin America.
“Miracle Hunters will surprise many for its captivating and original cocktail of fiction characters mingling with real life events”, adds Leonardo Aranguibel, Production Director at Disney Media Distribution Latin America, The Walt Disney Company Latin America, and author of the original plot. “An original proposal that might well open the doors to a new genre for our TV”.
Laura Fernández Espeso, Head of International Content MEDIAPRO, comments: “This agreement will allow us to share talent and experience with an extraordinary partner, to create a series that we are sure will like all over the world. Miracle Hunters is a big step in MediaPro's international content strategy, reinforcing our goal of creating quality fiction globally. Disney is the perfect partner for the development of our project and it is a great pleasure to make it happen with them".
Daniel Burman, Head of Content MEDIAPRO US, states: “To me this project implies a double challenge and a double reason to be proud of. On the one hand, being able to collaborate with Disney Media Distribution Latin America, a division with such an impressive track record in the industry, is a unique learning opportunity; and on the other hand, taking part in this new stage Disney is embarking on is a challenge that I very enthusiastically face. Miracle Hunters will be an extraordinary series, where all spectators will find themselves regardless of their beliefs.”
“We contribute to the performance of a great project that promotes human values along with three major partners”, adds Francisco Cordero, CEO BTF Media.
Luis Villanueva, President and CEO at SOMOS Productions, stated: “Miracle Hunters feeds that search for the extraordinary that everybody pursues, what is between the real world and the life beyond. This is a fascinating topic which builds a solid foundation for a series such as Miracle Hunters. This, along with the production quality guaranteed by DMDLA, MEDIAPRO, BTF Media and Somos Productions complete the necessary ingredients for a “guaranteed success” product. It is a pleasure and a privilege to work with partners such as DMDLA, MediaPro, Somos Productions and BTF Media.”
This production strengthens DMDLA's strategy of offering captivating programming for the audience, following the success of previous original productions such as "Hasta que te Conocí", "El Cesar" and "El Secreto de Selena".
About The Walt Disney Company Latin America
The Walt Disney Company Latin America is responsible for the Disney brand and its business throughout the region. It has offices in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and U.S. (Miami).
About Disney Media Distribution Latin America
Disney Media Distribution Latin America is The Walt Disney Company Latin America integrated division, responsible for distributing a wide portfolio of films, TV series, TV movies, miniseries and children programs (both Disney and non-Disney), and news and Academy Awards®, both in Latin America and the US Hispanic market, through third parties’ lineal and digital platforms. It also produces original content and new versions (non-Disney brands) for Latin America, the US Hispanic market and Spain, such as reality-type programs and scripted and non-scripted formats for new local versions.
About SOMOS Productions
SOMOS Productions, LLC is an independent audiovisual production company based in Miami (Florida), led by professionals with decades of international experience producing interview programs, soap operas, plays and entertainment shows, among other genres.
About BTF Media
BTF Media is an audiovisual content production company with a disruptive vision, made up of a multidisciplinary and multi-focal group led by several talents and specialists in the areas of communication and the Arts. We incubate, develop and produce fluid content that pervades different platforms and are fit for different markets. Our development methodology is based on a differential analysis platform that identifies the opportunity areas for each of our clients. With over 300 hours produced, BTF Media has a catalog containing over 200 Content Formats that can be used in different platforms and markets. 
About MEDIAPRO
About Mediapro Group: Mediapro Group is a global leader in multimedia content, standing out in the areas of multimedia content integration, production and distribution, with 53 international offices around the globe.
For nearly 25 years now, its products have been a prime time success in the main Spanish TV channels. The group has a large number of series and programs leading the audience ranking in Spain, which have greatly attracted the international market, such as “Vis a Vis”—its third season has been successfully broadcast by FOX--, as well as international movie productions, with directors such as Woody Allen, Fernando León de Aranoa, Isabel Coixet, Oliver Stone or Roman Polanski. MEDIAPRO also produces content in the United States, Portugal, Argentina and the Middle East. Among its latest projects it is worth mentioning "All for the game" with DIRECTV, “The Paradise” with YLE or “The Young Pope”, by Paolo Sorrentino, starring Jude Law and Diane Keaton, a fiction successfully broadcast all over Europe, which will soon have a second season at HBO.
Fabiola Bovino
Disney Media Distribution Latin America 
(1) 305-567-3785 

fabiola.bovino@disney.com