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ITV Studios has taken a majority stake in leading Spanish scripted production company Plano a Plano, founded by seasoned producer César Benítez.

One of the very few big Spanish TV companies not to have been acquired by foreign interests, Plano a Plano has produced series such as “Valeria,” based on the novels by Elisabet Benavent, ranked in Netflix’s Top 5 most-viewed international dramas globally; “El Príncipe,” a thriller series produced for Mediaset España sold to more than 60 territories, and “Servir y proteger,” a daily soap for Spanish public broadcaster Rtve.

Benítez, CEO Emilio Amaré and executive producer Álvaro Benítez will continue to lead the label, reporting to London-based Lisa Perrin, ITV Studios managing director, international production.

Launched in 2011, with headquarters in Madrid and Bilbao, Plano a Plano will sit alongside ITV Studios Iberia in Spain, the joint venture launched in 2023 by ITV Studios and scripted label Cattleya Producciones, both led by Nathalie García.

ITV Studios (Itvs) has bought another European scripted producer.

The production and sales arm of UK network ITV has paid an undisclosed amount for a majority stake in Spain’s Plano a Plano, known for the likes of Netflix’s Valeria, Mediaset’s El Principe and recently launches Disney+ series Suspicious Minds.

Plano a Plano is also behind the upcoming Netflix series All the Truth Behind My Lies (Toda la Verdad de Mis Mentiras), a miniseries based on the Elísabet Benavent novel, and is working on a debut feature film, La Tregua, for Spanish pubcaster Rtve and Netflix.

Company was founded in 2011 by César Benitez, who runs the business with CEO CEO Emilio Amaré and Executive Producer Álvaro Benítez. They will continue to run Plano a Plano out of Madrid and Bilbao, reporting to Itvs’s London-based Lisa Perrin, who is Managing Director, International Production.

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