Coming off the successful launch of its new season on Univision, with record ratings beating those of general market, English language MMA properties, Combate Americas president, Jacqueline Hernandez, today announced the opening of “La Jaula Studios”, a new multi-platform content production studio created to serve the most digitally native, multiracial and multicultural generations that have ever existed – Hispanic Millennials and Generation Z.
“Our mission with La Jaula Studios is to tell the bold, untold and unfiltered stories of the real-life heroism behind Combate’s fighters and their communities,” said Hernandez. “Stan’s proven creative expertise and uncontainable passion for this sport make him a perfect fit to lead La Jaula.”
The new studio will be led by newly promoted Chief Content Officer Stan Jakubowicz, and will be based in New York. Jakubowicz is a creative executive with nearly 20 years of experience producing multi-platform content for television, digital and film. He has produced box office hits such as “La Mujer de Mi Hermano”, and “The German Doctor” which became an Oscar and Golden Globes official submission in 2014 in the Best Foreign Film category.
Jakubowicz also co-produced “Visitantes”, a horror film with Mexican superstar, Kate del Castillo, and served as an associate producer for the film “El Inca,” a Venezuelan boxing drama that earned him a second Academy Awards official submission in the Foreign Film category.
As an Emmy-nominated TV Executive Producer, Jakubowicz has produced for the world’s leading media companies such as Disney, Comcast, Sony, Univision, NBCUniversal and Fremantle Media.
La Jaula Studios will produce authentic content in Spanish, English, and Portuguese that complements Combate Americas programming. Production will take place around the globe, including Latin America, Brazil, Spain, Portugal and the U.S.
La Jaula Studios will offer a variety of programming, including lifestyle-documentary to scripted series, feature films, short-form digital, social and mobile content – and customized, sponsor-branded interstitials that will air during highly-watched Combate Americas live MMA television and digital events. This content will offer brands and advertisers a unique opportunity to connect with Combate Americas’ audience.
Upcoming projects include:
•”Rootas,”(wt)- a docu-series chronicling the lives of six Combate Americas fighters on their journey told first-hand through their eyes. The first episode will feature Mexican MMA superstar Erik “Goyito” Perez, as he heads to an unfamiliar world – Thailand – to train under legendary Muay Thai champion Buakaw Banchamek, a fighter whose unmatched speed and devastating knockout power in the ring has transformed him to one of the most sought-after commodities in the fight world.
•”The Real Deal,” a major motion picture and docu-series chronicling the life and career of Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano, the only female fighter and only Puerto Rican fighter in history to win five world boxing championships in five different weight divisions, as she sets her sights on achieving another unprecedented feat – becoming the first fighter in history to win a major MMA world championship while simultaneously retaining a world boxing title.
