Carla Estrada

Carla Estrada (born Carla Patricia Estrada Guitrón on March 11, 1956 in Mexico City, D.F., Mexico) is a Mexican producer, one of the foremost telenovela producers of Latin America.[1]

Carla Estrada
Born
Carla Patricia Estrada Guitrón

(1956-03-11) March 11, 1956
Mexico City, D.F., Mexico
OccupationExecutive producer
Years active1986-present
ChildrenCarlos López Estrada

Biography

In 2005, the Mexican government decided to place a statue[2] of the producer in one of Mexico City's most important parks and on January, 2007 she appeared on People En Español's list of The 100 Most Influential Hispanics in the world. When aired in the United States, Estrada's telenovela Amor Real shocked the world by having higher ratings than all of the other television shows in America; placing Univision on top of American networks such as NBC and ABC.[3]

Estrada went to the UAM in Xochimilco to study psychology. She decided not to follow that career soon after, however, and she asked to have her major changed. Given a choice of new classes she could take, she chose communications, in part because her father was a journalist and her mother an actress.

Before graduating from the UAM in 1978, Estrada had already been hired by Televisa. She made history at Televisa by becoming the first woman producer in Mexican television history, but her beginnings were humble: at first, no celebrity wanted to work with her. Over the years this has changed, however, and she has produced some of Mexico's (and Latin America's) most famous soap operas, while working with such famous actors as Adamari López, Adela Noriega, Lucero, Fernando Colunga, Gabriela Roel and many more. Estrada was asked to produce soap operas for Televisa by Victor Hugo O'Farril. Her first soap opera was Pobre Juventud. Before that, she had been the producer of the teen-oriented show, Xe-Tu, where many superstars, such as Gloria Trevi, participated.

Estrada has spoken about the abuse she had to go through during the production of Pobre Juventud, both on the mental and physical aspect. According to her, she was subjected to mistreatings by her own employees, who went as far as hitting her on her legs with a cable once, because they were not used to having a woman boss.

She has often spoken about the importance of transmitting positive messages through her shows and her fascination towards love stories.

Carla Estrada is considered by many, including personal friend Cristina Saralegui, to be the greatest soap opera producer in Mexico, and her soap operas generally have wide international acceptance. One of her projects, Amor Real, was once watched by 59 percent of the Mexican audience.

Filmography

Executive Producer, Comedy Series, Music Show, Contest, TV Show
YearTitleNotes
1986-97Pobre juventudExecutive Producer
1987Pobre señorita LimantourExecutive Producer
1987-88QuinceañeraExecutive Producer
1988Amor en silencioExecutive Producer
1990Cuando llega el amorExecutive Producer
1990-91Amor de nadieExecutive Producer
1992De frente al solExecutive Producer
1993Los Parientes PobresExecutive Producer
1993-94Más allá del puenteExecutive Producer
1995AlondraExecutive Producer
1995-96Lazos de AmorExecutive Producer
1996-97Te sigo amandoExecutive Producer
1997-98María IsabelExecutive Producer
1997-00Picardía mexicanaContest
1998-99El Privilegio de AmarExecutive Producer
2000Mi Destino Eres TúExecutive Producer
2000-07La hora picoComedy Series
2001-02El ManantialExecutive Producer
2002-07La parodiaComedy Series
2003Amor realExecutive Producer
2005-06Alborada[4]Executive Producer
El Privilegio de MandarComedy Series
2007-08PasiónExecutive Producer
2009SortilegioExecutive Producer
2011La vida es mejor cantandoMusic Show
2012-13Los doctoresTV Show
2013-2016HoyTV Show
2016Por siempre Joan SebastianExecutive Producer
2019This Is Silvia PinalExecutive Producer
2020Gloria: The SeriesExecutive Producer

Awards & nominations

Premios TVyNovelas

As Executive Producer
YearCategoryTelenovelaResult
1988Best Telenovela of the YearQuinceañeraWon
1989Amor en Silencio
1990Cuando llega el amorNominated
1993De frente al solWon
1994Los Parientes PobresNominated
1996Lazos de AmorWon
1998María IsabelNominated
1999El Privilegio de AmarWon
2002El Manantial
2004Amor Real
2006Alborada
2008PasiónNominated
2010Sortilegio
As Producer of TV Programs
YearCategoryTelenovelaResult
2003Best Comedy ProgramLa ParodiaWon
2004La hora picoNominated
Best Variety ProgramLa ParodiaWon
2006Best Program Variety or Musical
Best Comedy Program or SeriesLa hora picoNominated
El Privilegio de MandarWon
2007Best Comedy ProgramNominated
La hora pico
Best Variety ProgramLa ParodiaWon
2012Best Musical Talent ProgramLa vida es mejor cantandoNominated
2013Best Variety ProgramLos Doctores
2014HoyWon

References

  1. Described as "one of the foremost telenovela producers in the world" by BBC News (UK), April 1, 2006 in How telenovelas conquered the world
  2. Carla Estrada ya tiene su estatua, Univision.com, Jan 27, 2006
  3. "Telenovelas Draw U.S. Viewers". ABC News. 2006-01-15. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  4. Carla Estrada presenta Alborada, esmas.com, Oct 18, 2005 Archived February 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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