Colombia. After 10 years of presence of the platform in Colombia and with an increasing number of own productions made in the country, Netflix announced the opening of a local office.
Francisco Ramos, Vice President of Content for Latin America, said, "Today we are excited to take the next step: a new home in Colombia. This year we will open our office in Bogotá, which will allow us to be even closer to the creative community and our members, bringing Colombian stories to millions of homes around the world and for everyone to discover the incredible potential, talent, landscapes and culture of this country."
He added that "we quickly realized the great talent of the country and the opportunity to create Colombian content made by Colombians. Thus came series such as Siempre Bruja, Distrito salvaje, Chichipatos, Frontera verde and El robo del siglo; comedy specials such as Liss Pereira, Ricardo Quevedo, Antonio Sanint, Julián Arango and Alejandro Riaño and films such as Lavaperros; but our history with Colombia is just beginning."
Between 2021 and 2022, Netflix will shoot more than 30 new series, films, documentaries and specials in the country, including the already announced Ritmo salvaje, Locombianos, Juanpis, Nada es igual by Lokillo Flórez, a talk show starring Alejandra Azcárate, Goles en contra, Pálpito, Perfil falso, Diomedes and the second season of Chichipatos. These securities are part of the local investment of the more than 175 million dollars that we have invested from 2014 to this year.
"We are proud to be able to build a home for Netflix in Colombia and grateful to our members and incredible creative partners. For many more stories of and for Colombians!" concluded Francisco Ramos.
