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Cine de Horror and Cine en Español, the FAST channels produced and distributed by SOMOS Fast (a company that is part of SOMOS Group, chaired by Luis Villanueva), are now available in the U.S. Mexico and Latin America on The Roku Channel, Roku’s free ad-supported streaming service. Cine de Horror entertains by presenting a selection and variety of films from one of the most popular genres in cinema, with its dark and daring themes. Cine en Español programs a selection of modern and contemporary theatrical films in Spanish in all genres and from all Spanish-speaking countries (Mexico, Spain, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and others) with stories of action, comedy, drama, romance, and suspense, among others.

 The Roku Channel is easy to watch as it is available to stream for free. In the United States is the most popular free ad‑supported streaming television (FAST) service. It features a diverse lineup of more than 80,000 on-demand movies and programs, and more than 500 live linear television channels. In addition to Roku devices, The Roku Channel is available on Web, iOS and Android devices, Amazon Fire TV and select Samsung TVs and can be accessed internationally. These characteristics give the platform strong market penetration and therefore expands significantly the reach of SOMOS Fast’s channels in Spanish speaking markets. Cine de Horror and Cine en Espanol will be available in United States, Mexico and Latin America (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Costa Rica and other Spanish speaking countries), with their content enabled both in linear form, as traditional linear channels, and in AVOD (Advertising Video on Demand)

 Cine de Horror programs high-quality productions with the emotion, fear, growing suspense, shock, and adrenaline characteristic of this type of cinema, 24 hours a day. Cine en Español entertains with top quality theatrical films, with stories of action, comedies, drama, romance and suspense, among others and starred by the most popular talent in the Spanish speaking film industry. The channels, produced in High Definition, are programmed to offer a fresh screen, with the right balance of commercials and content, with an attractive presence and brand identity and in line with the most demanding standards of online entertainment.

 Luis Guillermo Villanueva, COO of SOMOS Fast, expressed his satisfaction with this achievement: “The growth of our channels in The Roku Channel reaffirms the quality of SOMOS Fast’s channels. Our experience in the industry and technical staff have developed high quality options both in content an online look and these are the bases of the growth we have been experiencing in this new market. We are quite satisfied and proud with the strong partnership we have with the Roku Channel, based on offering the Spanish language audience the best free entertainment both in linear and AVOD options.”

SOMOS FAST channels and content are available in multiple connected TV platforms, in internet services (Sling, Plex, Fawsome, FlixLatino, Runtime and others), and streaming players. In addition to Cine de Horror and Cine en Español, the company also produces and distributes Novelas de Siempre. This channel programs telenovelas from the largest catalogs of the genre, presenting successful stories from Latin America, Turkey, and Greece, among other countries.

About SOMOS Fast: Cine de Horror is an ad-supported channel produced and distributed by SOMOS FAST. SOMOS FAST is part of SOMOS Group, an entity that brings together companies within the Spanish-language entertainment industry, led by Luis Villanueva. The companies that make up SOMOS Group are involved in all aspects of the sector, including pay television, SVOD, production, distribution, and marketing, with a focus on Spanish-language content. SOMOS FAST produces and markets pan-regional FAST channels and AVOD content, offering free, ad-supported entertainment options. SOMOS FAST has a technical team specialized in streaming television technology and an acquisitions team based in Mexico, Spain, South America, and the United States, ensuring a steady flow of high-quality content.