Joshua Mintz

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Joshua Mintz, Producer and TV Executive

Joshua David Mintz (born August 22, 1965 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican TV executive.

Mintz has held leadership and production positions in the four most important Hispanic TV networks in the US and Mexico, having worked at Telemundo, Televisa, Univision and TV Azteca.[1][2]

Career[edit]

Mintz began his career at Televisa in various technical and production positions. He was appointed general director of Broadcasting Stations in 1990, where he was responsible for operating four national networks, two international networks and Televisa's cable system in Mexico City. He was later appointed general director of logistics of Televisa San Angel.

In 2000, Mintz joined Univision as director of drama production and participated in the design of their first novela studio in Miami. While at Univision, Mintz was executive producer of the Selena Vive! live special from Houston, TX, which became the highest-rated show in U.S. Hispanic television history at that time.[3]

In 2006, Mintz joined Azteca America as director of Programming[4] and shortly thereafter was promoted to director of Programming, Production and Operations.

He signed longtime Univision talk show host Cristina Saralegui for a new talk show on Telemundo, Pa'lante con Cristina.[5] Under Mintz, Telemundo produced La Reina del Sur, a telenovela that premiered to more viewers than any other show in Telemundo history.[6][7] The show's May 2011 season finale recorded the highest ratings in network history.[8]

Under Mintz' supervision of content development, Telemundo delivered a record-breaking performance for five consecutive years since the 2010–2011 season,[9][10][11] becoming the fastest growing Spanish-Language Broadcast Network in the United States, surpassing its main competitor by 2015[12] and even positioning itself as the number one Hispanic network in the country.[13]

Following this role, Mintz served as executive vice president of scripted programming & general manager at Telemundo Television Studios,[14] where he was responsible for all fiction and drama productions in the United States, Mexico and Colombia, as well as any new co-productions for Telemundo Media.[15]

From 2016 through 2018, Mintz served as President of Production (fiction) of the Mexican network TV Azteca.[16][17]

Awards and nominations[edit]

In 2014, Mintz received three International Emmy® Award nominations for his telenovelas "Passion Prohibida", "La Patrona" and "El Señor de los Cielos".[18] All three productions were nominated in the same category for best Non-English Language US Primetime Program. "El Señor de los Cielos" won Mintz the first-ever Emmy® award given in this category.[19]

Personal[edit]

Mintz is married to the Colombian actress, Sarah Mintz. They announced in December 2013 that they were expecting twins.[20] Mintz also has two children, Daniela and Alexander, from his first marriage to fellow television executive Veronica Pimstein.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Joshua Mintz Promoted to Senior EVP of Telemundo Entertainment". The Hollywood Reporter. 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  2. ^ "Mintz quits Telemundo to join Azteca". Media Moves. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  3. ^ TELEVISION, MAGALY MORALES ON LATIN. "UNIVISION RATINGS SOAR WITH SELENA TRIBUTE". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  4. ^ "Mintz joins azteca America as director of programming following a very successful five years at univision". prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  5. ^ Chozick, Amy (October 25, 2011). "Telemundo Blends English Into a Mostly Spanish Lineup". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  6. ^ Villarreal, Yvonne (June 20, 2011). "'La Reina Del Sur' pursues Primetime Emmy consideration". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  7. ^ ""La Reina del Sur" de Antena 3, estreno más visto de la historia de Telemundo". Vertele.com. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  8. ^ Johnson, Reed. "Actors crisscrossing the border". Philly.com. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  9. ^ "Telemundo Unveils Novela Based on 'Maid in Manhattan' for Next Season". The Hollywood Reporter. 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  10. ^ "2013 - 2014 Telemundo Upfront. | HispanicAd.com". hispanicad.com. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  11. ^ Fernandez, Bob. "With Comcast's backing, Telemundo ready to compete". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  12. ^ Kissell, Rick (2015-07-23). "Telemundo Notches Ratings Milestone in Beating Univision for the Night". Variety. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  13. ^ "News". Multichannel News. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  14. ^ Littleton, Cynthia. "NBCUniversal Bets Big on Original Spanish-Lingo Productions". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  15. ^ "Executives Biographies". 2014-03-02. Archived from the original on 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  16. ^ "Productor de 'El Señor de los Cielos' llega a TV Azteca". www.elfinanciero.com.mx. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  17. ^ "Mintz quits Telemundo to join Azteca". Media Moves. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  18. ^ "2014 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARDS NOMINEES SPAN 19 COUNTRIES INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES FOR THE FIRST TIME – International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences". Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  19. ^ "News - News - Item Detail - International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences". 2015-02-03. Archived from the original on 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  20. ^ "Maritza Rodríguez está embarazada de gemelos" (in Spanish). HuffPost Voces. 12 November 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
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