{"id":283569,"date":"2025-10-07T08:22:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T08:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/283569\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T08:22:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T08:22:13","slug":"la-favorita-1922-sells-to-hbo-max-latin-america-70-territories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/283569\/","title":{"rendered":"‘La Favorita 1922’ Sells to HBO Max Latin America, 70 Territories\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tStrengthening the global footprint of Spanish drama, Mediterr\u00e1neo Mediaset Espa\u00f1a<\/a> Group has licensed the first season of hit period series \u201cLa Favorita 1922<\/a>\u201d to HBO Max Latin America<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe deal marks the first collaboration between both companies and brings the series\u2019 total sales to 70 territories worldwide, consolidating its status as one of the most widely sold Spanish dramas in recent years, outside streamer global pickups.<\/p>\n

\n\tProduced by Mediaset Espa\u00f1a in collaboration with Studiocanal-backed Bamb\u00fa Producciones, \u201cLa Favorita 1922\u201d premiered in March on Mediaset\u2019s free-to-air network Telecinco with a standout 17.1% audience share \u2014 the best launch for a local fiction since 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tIt quickly became one of the most-streamed titles in Spain during its early weeks online.<\/p>\n

\n\tBlending lavish production values, emotional storytelling and a strong female ensemble, the series has fuelled strong word of mouth both domestically and internationally.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tCreated by Bamb\u00fa founder Ram\u00f3n Campos, Gema R. Neira, Paula Fern\u00e1ndez and Curro Serrano, with executive production by Josep Cister Rubio, \u201cLa Favorita 1922\u201d stars Ver\u00f3nica S\u00e1nchez (\u201cThe Pier,\u201d \u201cSky Rojo\u201d), Luis Fern\u00e1ndez (\u201cLos Protegidos\u201d) and Raquel Querol.<\/p>\n

\n\tSet between Seville and Madrid in 1922, the drama centers on Marquise Elena de Valmonte, a woman ahead of her time who escapes an oppressive marriage to open a restaurant that becomes both a sanctuary of independence and a battleground of ambition and survival.<\/p>\n

\n\tEven before its domestic debut, \u201cLa Favorita 1922\u201d sparked strong market demand, with Mediterr\u00e1neo securing pre-sales in over 20 territories across Europe and the Americas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tBuyers included Telecom Argentina\u2019s Flow for Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay; Walter Presents for the U.S. and Canada; and \u00a0European outlets such as Proximus in Belgium and Lithuanian National Radio and TV.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe drama\u00a0represents the first collaboration between Mediaset Espa\u00f1a and Bamb\u00fa, the producer behind global hits such as \u201cGrand Hotel,\u201d \u201cVelvet\u201d and Netflix\u2019s first scripted series\u00a0in Spain, \u201cCable Girls,\u201d and audience and sales hit \u201cThe Vow,\u201d aired by public broadcaster RTVE.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cLa Favorita 1922\u201d shot on sets covering more than 2,000 square meters and featured over 500 handcrafted costumes, highlighting Bamb\u00fa\u2019s hallmark meticulous period craftsmanship.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tMediterr\u00e1neo\u2019s Third-party catalog<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tReinforcing its international strategy of diversifying its scripted slate, Mediterr\u00e1neo is also expanding its third-party catalog with new titles for global distribution.<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter announcing in April the pickup of \u201cPunto Nemo,\u201d from Prime Video and Portuguese pubcaster RTP, Mediterr\u00e1neo has recently\u00a0picked up thriller \u201cDesaparecido\u201d (\u201cVanished\u201d), a production by Grupo iZen\u2019s Zebra Producciones with Pausoka Entertainment for Netflix Spain and Basque broadcaster\u00a0EiTB\u2019s Primeran, plus \u201cOlivia,\u201d a series produced by Studio60 and Womack, currently shooting.<\/p>\n

\n\tCreated by Xabi Zabaleta and Marta Grau, \u201cDesaparecido\u201d has scored a huge viewership both on Netflix, where it remained in its Top 10 of most-watched series in Spain for nine weeks, and on Primeran, becoming the most-watched series in the Basque streamer\u2019s\u00a0history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Strengthening the global footprint of Spanish drama, Mediterr\u00e1neo Mediaset Espa\u00f1a Group has licensed the first season of hit…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":283570,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[1582,276,146103,2961,146104,224,5337,146105,146106],"class_list":{"0":"post-283569","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-hbo-max-latin-america","11":"tag-la","12":"tag-la-favorita-1922","13":"tag-los-angeles","14":"tag-losangeles","15":"tag-mediterru00e1neo-mediaset-espau00f1a","16":"tag-mipcom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115331920352122070","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283569\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}