Joshua Mintz

Joshua David Mintz (born August 22, 1965 in Mexico City) is a television executive. Before serving as an executive vice president and general manager at Telemundo Television Studios, Mintz was the company's vice president for strategic development. He also worked in television production and leadership for Univision and Azteca América.

Career

Mintz is the executive vice president of scripted programming and general manager at Telemundo Television Studios, a division of NBCUniversal.[1] Mintz is in charge of Telemundo Media fiction and drama productions in the U.S. and Mexico. He also oversees new third-party co-productions.[2] In early 2012, Mintz led the formation of new partnerships with two entertainment entities. He oversaw a distribution pact that was made with Mexican television network Cadena 3 and signed a production agreement for several telenovelas with Argos TV.[3] Mintz served as executive producer of the Globo TV/Telemundo series Marido en Alquiler.[4]

In 2011, 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] According to NPR, Mintz said the show deserved an Emmy Award for attracting millions of viewers.[9]

Prior to his general manager position, Mintz was vice president of strategic development for Telemundo.[10] He has also held leadership or production positions at Televisa, Azteca América and Univision.[11]

Personal

Mintz is married to actress Maritza Rodríguez. They announced in December 2013 that they are expecting twin babies.[12] This is in addition to two children, Daniela and Alex, from his first marriage to fellow television executive Veronica Pimstein.

References

  1. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (July 30, 2013). "NBCUniversal bets big on original Spanish-lingo productions". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Telemundo - Executives". NBCUniversal. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ De la Fuente, Anne Marie. "Telemundo sets deals". Variety.com. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ "My Dear Handyman". Globo TV. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  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. ↑ Kahn, Carrie (June 24, 2011). "Spanish-language network makes Emmy bid". NPR. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Latin Power Players: Joshua Mintz". Billboard.com. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  11. ↑ Hecht, John. "Joshua Mintz promoted to Senior EVP of Telemundo Entertainment". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Maritza Rodríguez está embarazada de gemelos" (in Spanish). HuffPost Voces. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
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