Maya Entertainment
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Maya Entertainment Group, Inc. was an independent multi-platform video distribution company. Moctesuma Esparza founded the company in Los Angeles, California in 2007.[1] Maya Entertainment procured and produced content that appealed to the new diverse American Latino and multi-cultural audiences. The company acquired a library of over 100 titles.
Maya Entertainment launched "Maya at the Movies" with Time Warner Cable.[2] They also participated in The Maya Indie Films Festival, a traveling summer film tour.[3] The festival embodied a culturally diverse cinema and attempted to promote Latino prominence and talent in the film industry and to provide an outlet for independent film exposure.[4]
Maya Entertainment recently released Sympathy for Delicious, a major motion picture starring Mark Ruffalo, Laura Linney, and Orlando Bloom.[5]
History
[edit]Founder Moctesuma Esparza was born and raised in Los Angeles. He received a B.A. and MFA in Theatre Arts, Motion Pictures and Television, from UCLA, and has dedicated himself to empowering and transforming the images of Latinos in Hollywood.[6]
Feature films
[edit]Theatrical films
- Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright- starring Aidan Quinn, Mario Van Peebles, and Andy Garcia
- The Dry Land - starring America Ferrera, Jason Ritter, and Wilmer Valderrama
- Sins of My Father (Pecados de mi Padre) - the true story of Pablo Escobar, the infamous boss of Colombia's Medellin drug cartel, as told through the eyes of his son
- Sympathy for Delicious - directed by Mark Ruffalo; starring Ruffalo, Orlando Bloom, Laura Linney and Juliette Lewis
- Without Men - starring Eva Longoria Parker, Christian Slater and Oscar Nunez
International film distribution
[edit]International film distribution is currently headed by Elias Axume. Maya Entertainment sells rights to its entertainment properties worldwide and has a large presence at major markets including Berlin Film Festival/European Film Market, Hong Kong FILMART, Cannes Film Festival, MIP-TV, Toronto International Film Festival, MIPCOM and AFM.[8]
Currently
- Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright - starring Aidan Quinn and Mario van Peebles
- Café - starring Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jamie Kennedy
- The Jesuit - starring Michelle Rodriguez and Willem Dafoe
- La Mission - starring Benjamin Bratt
- Without Men - starring Eva Longoria Parker, Christian Slater and Oscar Nunez
List of releases
[edit]| Film | Director | Genre | Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Mission | N/A | Drama | 2008 |
| Garcia Girls | Georgina Garcia Riedel | Comedy | 2008 |
| Fraude | Luis Mandoki | Documentary | 2008 |
| Talento de Barrio | José Iván Santiago Rivera | Action | 2008 |
| Maldeamores | Carlitos Ruiz Ruiz | Comedy | 2008 |
| Amexicano | Matthew Bonifacio | Drama | 2009 |
| August Evening | Chris Eska | Drama | 2009 |
| Personal Belongings | Alejandro Brugues | Drama | 2009 |
| Coyote | Brian Peterson | Drama | 2009 |
| The Pearl | Alfred Zacharias | Drama | 2009 |
| Mancora | Ricardo de Montreuil | Drama | 2009 |
| Sleep Dealer | Alex Rivera | Sci-Fi | 2009 |
| Fast Lane | David Betances | Action | 2009 |
| Casi Divas | Issa Lopez | Comedy | 2009 |
| The Line | James Cotten | Action | 2009 |
| Bad Guys | Rick Jacobson | Action | 2009 |
| Bajo la Sal | Mario Muñoz | Thriller | 2009 |
| Vicious Circle | Paul Boyd | Drama | 2009 |
| The Ministers | Franc. Reyes | Thriller | 2010 |
| Once Upon a Time in Rio | Breno Silveira | Drama | 2010 |
| Sultanes Del Sur | Alejandro Lozano | Action | 2010 |
| Cronicas Chilangas | Carlos Enderle | Comedy | 2010 |
| One Hot Summer | Betty Kaplan | Drama | 2010 |
| Mejor Es Que Gabriela No Se Muera | Sergio Umansky | Comedy | 2010 |
| Como No Te Voy A Querer | Victor Avelar | Drama | 2010 |
| Hotel California | Geo Santini | Action | 2010 |
| The War Boys | Ron Daniels | Drama | 2010 |
| Harlem Hostel | Nestor Miranda | Comedy | 2010 |
| Anything Goes (Vale Todo) | Roberto Estrella | Action | 2010 |
| Un Dia En El Banco | Al Bravo | Comedy | 2010 |
| Samurai Avenger | Kurando Mitsutake | Action | 2010 |
| Chasing 3000 | Gregory J. Lanesey | Family | 2010 |
| The Kid: Chamaco | Miguel Necoechea | Sport | 2010 |
| Spoken Word | Victor Nuñez | Drama | 2010 |
| I Do...Knot (Recien Cazado) | Rene Bueno | Romantic Comedy | 2010 |
| In Therapy | José Alvarenga Jr. | Comedy | 2010 |
| Giallo | Dario Argento | Thriller | 2010 |
| Backyard | Carlos Carrera | Crime | 2010 |
| The Dry Land | Ryan Piers Williams | Drama | 2010 |
| Rains of Injustice (Tropico De Sangre) | Juan Delancer | Biopic | 2010 |
| Walking Vengeance | Agustín Díaz Yanes | Thriller | 2010 |
| Hunter Prey | Sandy Collora | Sci-Fi | 2010 |
| Across the Line | R. Ellis Frazier | Crime | 2010 |
| All She Can | Amy Wendel | Drama | 2011 |
| Sins of My Father | Nicolas Entel | Documentary | 2011 |
| See You in September | Tamara Tunie | None | 2011 |
| A Kiss of Chaos | Ricardo Sean Thompson | Crime | 2011 |
| The Zombie Farm | Ricardo Islas | Horror | 2011 |
| Spooner | Drake Doremus | Comedy | 2011 |
| The People I've Slept With | Quentin Lee | Romantic Comedy | 2011 |
| Year of the Carnivore | Sook-Yin Lee | Romantic Comedy | 2011 |
| The Speed of Thought | Evan Oppenheimer | Sci-Fi | 2011 |
| Sympathy For Delicious | Mark Ruffalo | Drama | 2011 |
| Capadocia: Season 1 | Javier Patrón, Carlos Carrera, Pitipol Ybarra | Crime | 2011 |
| Hijos Del Carnival: Seasons 1 & 2 | N/A | Drama | 2011 |
| Playing House | Tom Vaughan | Thriller | 2011 |
| Alice: Season 1 | N/A | Drama | 2011 |
| MANDRAKE: Seasons 1 and 2 | N/A | Drama | 2011 |
| Epitafios: Season 2 | N/A | Drama | 2011 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b from maya-entertainment.com (domain for sale as of May 2014)
- ^ "Home Media Magazine | Covering DVD news, Blu-ray, high-def and electronic sellthrough for Hollywood, studios and retailers".
- ^ http://mayaindieseries.com/
- ^ "Film Festival Traveler - Film Festival Traveler".
- ^ "Latinos in the Industry eNewsletter". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ "Our Team | Maya Entertainment". Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ "Theatrical | Maya Entertainment". Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ a b "International | Maya Entertainment". Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
Sources
[edit]- "The Film Catalogue - Maya Entertainment - Www.thefilmcatalogue.com." The Film Catalogue - Www.thefilmcatalogue.com. Web. 13 June 2011. <http://www.thefilmcatalogue.com/catalog/CompanyDetail.php?id=2965>.
- Maya Entertainment | Home. Web. 13 June 2011. <http://maya-entertainment.com/>.
- "Maya Entertainment Buys Sundance Title 'All She Can' - IndieWIRE." Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews | IndieWIRE. Web. 13 June 2011. <http://www.indiewire.com/article/maya_entertainment_buys_sundance_title_all_she_can/>.
- "Maya Entertainment Makes Waves in Hollywood | HispanicTips." HispanicTips | The Ultimate Tool for Understanding & Appreciating Hispanics & Latinos :: Empower Yourself. Web. 13 June 2011. <http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/10/08/maya-entertainment-makes-waves-in-hollywood/>.
- "Maya Entertainment Nabs Eva Longoria Parker, Christian Slater Comedy 'Without Men' - The Hollywood Reporter." The Latest Entertainment & Hollywood News - The Hollywood Reporter. Web. 13 June 2011. <http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/maya-entertainment-nabs-eva-longoria-74110>.
- "Maya Entertainment [us]." The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Web. 13 June 2011. <https://www.imdb.com/company/co0136764/>.
- "Our Team | Maya Entertainment." Maya Entertainment | Home. Web. 8 June 2011. <https://web.archive.org/web/20110615234438/http://maya-entertainment.com/our-team>.
- Jacoby, Anna. "FYIDC: The Maya Indie Film Festival." Washington Life Magazine. Web. 13 June 2011. <http://www.washingtonlife.com/2010/07/30/fyidc-the-maya-indie-film-festival/>.