‘s branch is going full steam ahead with its true crime projects. Head of local originals for Latin America, Australia, and Canada Javiera Balmaceda spoke to during her keynote speech at the market and networking event Conecta Fiction & Entertainment in Toledo, , on Wednesday. Balmaceda’s work in recent years speaks for itself.
Historical drama which followed the real case of prosecutor Julio César Strassera and his team in the famous Trial of the Juntas, was critically acclaimed and landed a Golden Globe, as well as being the only Latin American Oscar nominee in 2023. She was also part of the successful , adapted from Japan’s , a Mexican reality series where 10 popular comedians compete to see who can stay serious and at the same time make their opponents laugh through a period of six hours. And before her tenure at Amazon, Balmaceda was director of programming at HBO Latin America.
She also happens to be the sister of and star – talk about family talent. Amazon’s market all over Latin America is growing, but in one genre particularly, top execs have spotted ripe material, she highlights. “Our biggest film to date is a true crime story in ” Balmaceda tells .
“And we just also launched the final season of in (another crime-focused story woven into familial drama), one of the most viewed series’ to date in Brazil. Especially in Latin America, we’re really finding – and I think this is no surprise to anybody – true crime continues to be a home run.” .
