Alexis Núñez Oliva (born December 26, 1965, Havana[1]) is a Mexican-Cuban television content creator, writer, and executive producer.
Alexis Núñez Oliva | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alexis Núñez Oliva December 26, 1965 Havana, Cuba |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Alma mater | Higher Institute of Art, Havana |
| Occupation | Television producer |
Núñez Oliva is known for producing television programs for Spanish-speaking audiences, including Hoy, Vida TV, Martha Susanna Talk Show, Hard and Direct, Se Vale,[2] and Televisa Network.[3]
Early life and education
editNúñez Oliva was born on December 26, 1965, in Havana, Cuba.[4] He went to the Higher Institute of Arts, Havana, Cuba, in 1989 and studied filmmaking, radio, and cinema. Núñez Oliva graduated in 1992.
Career
editIn Cuba
editDuring his academic years, Núñez Oliva jointly worked for Cuba's press, radio, and Television. In 1989 he published the book De vuelta y vuelta, of humorous stories, in Havana, Cuba.[3]
He hosted a talk show on current affairs, En Confianza, which was broadcast on Cuban Television in the early 1990s. Two years before he hosted the radio program Entre ocho y diez on Radio Ciudad de La Havana.[3]
In 1990, he co-wrote with Jorge Luis Sanchez, Benito Amaro, and Felix de la Nuez a documentary, El Fanguito, highlighting several of Havana's poorest districts.[5] He also participated in the workshops about telling a story conducted by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.[6]
Together with Lizzette Vila, Jorge Puncheaux, Leticia Sánchez and Víctor Butari, Núñez Oliva created and launched the first weekly art and culture newscast on Cuban television in 1994, El Huron Azul.
In Mexico
editNúñez Oliva first visited Mexico in 1989 for a year, during which he trained the staff at Radio Turquesa Cancun about organized programming as commercial radio FM was being introduced in the region.
After moving to Mexico City in 1994, Núñez Oliva worked for Reforma, La Cronica, and Diario La Jornada newspapers for a year.
In 1995, he produced the radio program De Musicos, Poetas, and Locos, for Radiopolis Televisa and then joined T.V. Azteca as a news producer.
In 1997 she met the vice president of production for Televisa Network, Jorge Eduardo Murguía, at the house of actor César Evora. Murguia invited Núñez Oliva to join his company, which he accepted that same year.
Núñez Oliva created and produced an entertainment T.V. show, Hoy (Today in English), which was aired on Channel 2, El Canal de las Estrellas, of Televisa in 1998. The program later became popular in Mexico and among the Spanish-speaking audience worldwide.[7] In the same year, he directed Ritmoson Latino, a singing platform for Latin American singers for the urban genre.
In 1999, he founded Televisa Espectaculos with a team of reporters and cameramen. Then, the following year, Núñez Oliva was appointed as the general director the channel 4TV (now FORO TV), which became the first local channel in Mexico City.
He created the Proudly Latino Awards in 2004. It is an event for musical artists from the Spanish-speaking world in which award nominations, mentions and winners are based on public votes and the award is given to each artist in the country where is found. The prize is taken by a fan of the public chosen from among those who voted.
In 2012, Núñez Oliva became one of the Televisa advisors for Univision. The panel's motive was to increase the target audience of the programs through the rebranded TV network.
After two decades working at Televisa, he left the company in 2018 and then founded a content production company, 7 Emociones, the following year.[8] As of 2019, Núñez Oliva manages 7 Emociones.[9]
While working in Mexico, his management positions have included:
- Ritmoson Latino, General Director, 1999–2009 (Televisa)
- 4TV, General Director of Production, 2000–2002
Personal life
editNúñez Oliva is married to a journalist and anchor, Veronica Bastos. The couple has a daughter named Amanda.[10]
Awards
edit- José Martí National Prize for Journalism Havana, Cuba, 1989
- National Critics Award for the Best Documentary produced in the year, Havana, Cuba 1990
- Critics' Annual Selection, Havana, Cuba, 1990
- Second Choral Prize International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Havana, Cuba, 1990
- Documentary El Fanguito. Selected among the best documentaries exhibited in 1990.
- Directing Award for Documentary El Fanguito. Latin Festival of New York, United States, 1991
- The Golden Caliph, Mexico, 1999
- TV y Novelas Award Mexico 2002
- Golden Sun Award National Circle of Entertainment Journalists México 2004
- Televisa Cup, for the program Sabadazo México 2014
Television production
edit| Program name | Year | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Hoy | 1998–1999 | Televisa |
| Anything Goes | 1999–2000 | Televisa |
| Martha Susanna Talk Show | 2000–2001 | Televisa |
| Outside the Law | 1997-1997 | Televisa |
| Hard and Direct | 1997–1999 | Televisa |
| Vida TV | 2001–2004 | Televisa |
| La Oreja | 2002–2009 | Televisa[4][11] |
| Great Musical | 2003-2003 | Televisa |
| With Everything | 2004–2007 | Televisa |
| Good Afternoon! | 2006-2006 | Televisa |
| Se Vale | 2007–2012 | Televisa |
| Que tarde tan padre | 2008-2008 | Televisa |
| Top 10 | 2008–2010 | Televisa |
| TV Millions | 2010–2011 | Televisa |
| Sabadazo | 2010–2016 | Televisa[12][13] |
| The 3rd in Discord | 2018-2018 | Televisa |
| The Quarantine | 2020-2020 | Televisa |
| Laura uncensored | 2020–2022 | Televisa |
| Who is lying | 2021–2022 | Televisa |
| Naked secrets | 2022-2022 | Televisa |
| This is already personal | 2023-2023 | Televisa |
| Bola De Locos | 2023 | Televisa |
| Con Permiso | 2023 | Televisa |
| Qué buena hora | 2024 | Televisa |
Podcast production
edit| Program name | Year | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| El potrero | 2022–2023 | Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Pandora |
| Hoy toca | 2023-2023 | Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Pandora |
| Sin Ley | 2023-present | Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Pandora |
Books
edit- Productor De Emociones
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Alexis Núñez Oliva | Somos". www.dcubanos.com.
- ^ TIM, Televisa (January 30, 2017). "Graduacion Diplomado Televisa Produccion Television I".
- ^ a b c Desdin, Manuel. ""La televisión es el antigobierno"". www.cubaencuentro.com.
- ^ a b Mtz, Alejandro Cruz. "▷ Biografía de Alexis Núñez ◁ Productor, edad, estatura, esposa, hijos". laletrade.com.
- ^ "Alexis Núñez Oliva". IMDb.
- ^ "El 'raspe' del Gabo". Radio y Televisión Martí | RadioTelevisionMarti.com.
- ^ "¿Infiel? Exproductor de 'Hoy' traiciona a Andrea Legarreta y exhibe íntimo encuentro en Televisa". TRIBUNA.
- ^ "7 Emociones productora de contenidos audiovisuales".
- ^ "Galilea Montijo amenaza a Televisa con renunciar". Noticias de México | EL IMPARCIAL.
- ^ ""No soy una celebridad, sí una figura pública"". La Nación.
- ^ "´La Oreja´ iniciará campaña a favor del voto". orizabaenred.com.mx.
- ^ de 2022, 8 de Marzo. "Carmen Muñoz ya tiene programa en Televisa: aquí todos los detalles". infobae.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Yordi Rosado vuelve a la televisión en septiembre". El Universal. August 25, 2016.