Telemundo today announced that it signed an agreement with the renowned international star, Fernando Colunga. As part of the contract, Colunga will be the protagonist of several original productions, starting with the new Super Series, "Malverde: The Patron Saint", which will premiere next year.
"I am very grateful to Telemundo for his confidence in me as an actor and as a professional," said Colunga. "For me it will be a great challenge to star in this new series and offer the public a new genre, never seen before in Spanish-speaking television."
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“It is an honor for us to welcome Fernando to the Telemundo family and count on his participation in these new projects that we will be developing,” added Marcos Santana, President, Telemundo Global Studios. "We continue to break down barriers with productions in new genres and we are sure that having an actor like Fernando will be another factor that will delight our audiences."
The first Super Series of the time developed by Telemundo, based on a true story, "Malverde: The Patron Saint" is an incredible original production that tells the truth behind the legend. The series, which will begin production during 2020, will have a lot of action and will be produced in a very current language, to tell the story of a child born in 1870 in Sinaloa, who will become a legendary, almost religious figure, protector of the dispossessed, narcos and malvivientes alike.
Born in Mexico, Colunga is an award-winning television, film and theater actor, best known for his leading roles in countless soap operas. Throughout his career, he has starred in Passion and Power, Because Love Manda, Alborada, La Usurpadora, Esmeralda and María la del Barrio, several of which have been transmitted in 150 countries around the world. Colunga has been recognized with important awards such as the TV Award and Novels for Best Actor, and has participated in films such as Thieves and Thief Stealing from Thief, and several plays, including Still Hands, Death Trap and A Deception Does Not Harm .