‘This Is Not Berlin,’ ‘Tequila’ Co-Writer Max Zunino Joins A Fabrica Mexico & U.S. as New Development Exec (EXCLUSIVE)

Banijay America’s A Fábrica Mexico & U.S. Hispanic has tapped director-writer Max Zunino, for the newly created position of executive director of development.

Zunino will work closely alongside Santiago Zapata, executive VP of Content, who joined the fledgling company in August last year.

Said Zapata: “Max’s exceptional narrative sensibility, combined with his dual perspective as both director and screenwriter, is exactly the kind of creative strength we’re looking for. His appointment is a clear example of our ambition to join forces with the region’s top creative talent and build a portfolio of stories for global audiences.”

Aside from directing the series “Collision” (“Colisión”) for HBO Max and the Fabula-produced “The Dentist” (“El Dentista”) for ViX, Zunino’s writing credits include “This Is Not Berlin,” the acclaimed coming-of-age punk rock/New Wave-set feature by Hari Sama, Netflix’s political drama series “Tijuana” and Prime Video’s dark comedy series “Freddy Larios.”

“This is a brilliant opportunity to collaborate with the leadership and wider teams at A Fábrica Mexico & U.S. Hispanic and EndemolShine Boomdog. I’m focused on shaping the development strategy and creating original projects to connect with audiences around the world,” said Zunino.