EXCLUSIVE: There’s a famous line from the Spanish poet Antonio Machado that is familiar to most Spaniards: “Caminante, no hay camino.
Se hace camino al andar,” which translates as “Traveler, there is no path. The path is made by walking.” If there’s one Spanish company that is determinedly paving the way for Spanish-language content in the global sphere, it’s Secuoya Content Group, a fully-fledged independent studio that is bidding to become a global destination for content, all while putting Spain on the map in an unprecedented way.
The company counts Hollywood stalwarts Chris Albrecht and Ted Sarandos among its array of international friends and the Netflix content chief tells Deadline the streamer is committed to deepening its roots there.
Former HBO, Starz and Legendary Television exec Albrecht, meanwhile has partnered with Secuoya’s film and TV content production arm, Secuoya Studios, through his new banner Rubicon Global Media and says they are “ahead of the curve.” Many will be familiar with Secuoya Group, which was founded by Raul Berdonés in 2007, for housing Netflix’s European Production Hub in its extraordinary Madrid Content Studios, located in Tres Cantos, the dormitory suburb 17 miles north of Madrid.
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