For Immediate Release

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNELS INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS ITS FIRST-EVER SERIES PRODUCED ENTIRELY IN SPANISH

Four-part Series Consecuencias: Latin America Uncovered Takes a Provocative Journey through the Continent’s Tumultuous Political and Social Change

(Washington, DC – September 30, 2008) – National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) announced the full commission of Consecuencias: Latin America Uncovered, the first NGCI series produced entirely in Spanish. Produced by Fox Telecolombia, the four- part series is hosted by internationally renowned journalist, author and scholar Alvaro Vargas Llosa. Each episode identifies revolutionary turning points in Latin America’s political and social landscape that have shaped the continent today. The series premieres in Latin America in October, and then will roll out globally.

Consecuencias: Latin America Uncovered features interviews with prominent leaders including Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, Bolivian President Evo Morales, Peruvian President Alan Garcia and former Mexican President Vicente Fox. The four episodes, Dictadura, Imperialismo, Indigenismo, and Populismo, use these themes to clearly illuminate both the complexity and the challenges of the continent’s cultural, social and political experience over the last century.

“Consecuencias is a landmark production for National Geographic Channel. We are proud to partner with Alvaro and Fox Telecolombia to offer viewers an authentic and thought-provoking documentary produced entirely in Spanish“, said Sydney Suissa, Executive Vice President of Content for NGCI. “The series delves into the deeply- threaded beliefs, radical political movements and imperialistic histories that have shaped contemporary Latin America, and will continue to shape the continent throughout the 21st century”.

Consecuencias: Latin America Uncovered is produced for National Geographic Channels International by Fox Telecolombia. Chris Haws is the producer/director for Fox Telecolombia. For NGCI, Executive Vice President of Content is Sydney Suissa.

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