2011 Most Powerful & Influential Latinos in Entertainment

Vice President - Counsel, Chief Trust Officer
The Walt Disney Company

Avila supervises data privacy law compliance for the domestic and international operations of Disney's offline and online businesses. Avila has served as President of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). He graudated cum laude from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy, and received a J.D. from...

Senior Vice President Business Affairs
CBS Studios International

Javier Avitia is Senior Vice President of Business Affairs for CBS Studios International, based in Los Angeles, CA.  He is a 1987 graduate of Harvard Law School, and has worked in the entertainment field for nearly two decades.

In 1997, Javier joined Paramount Pictures where he worked first in Domestic Distribution and then in...

Senior Vice President and CFO, Productions, Theatre and Music Publishing
Universal Pictures

Prior to joining Universal, Barquet was CFO and SVP of Business and Legal Affairs at Arenas Entertainment. He also worked at the Walt Disney Company and at Price Watherhouse Coopers. Barquet was voted one of the Most Powerful & Influential Latinos in Entertainment by Poder Magazine in 2009 and by the Imagen Foundation in 2008. A...

Chief Operating Officer
LATV Networks

Luca Bentivoglio is currently the Chief Operating Officer of LATV Networks, where he oversees operations, programming, production, marketing, sales, distribution, affiliate relations and digital media.Luca is also responsible for American Latino Syndication, a division of LATV Networks that produces and distributes via national syndication...

Vice President, Human Resources
Fox Television Stations, Inc.

Anamaria Buranasakorn is Vice President, Human Resources and Community Relations for Fox Television Stations, Inc., which includes the Los Angeles duopoly of KTTV FOX 11 and KCOP UPN 13 and Twentieth Television, which produces and/or distributes programming and distributes feature film packages for the domestic syndication and cable...

CEO
Shine Group

Calemzuk joined Shine Group in August 2010 as CEO, Shine Group Americas responsible for driving the company's expansion by identifying new opportunities for the group throughout the Americas while overseeing all domestic operations for the Group's LA-based independent Reveille, renowened for such scripted and non-scripted hit series as The...

Talent Agent
Paradigm

Paradigm's Motion Picture/Television Talent Agent Carlos Carreras represents a myriad of standout clients in the industry. His impressive client roster - a testament to his ambition, commitment and sensibility - includes Demián Bichir (Oliver Stone's Savages; Chris Weitz's A Better Life; Showtime's Weeds;...

Executive Vice President & General Manager
Fox Deportes

Vincent Cordero joined News Corp in mid-2010 as Executive Vice President & General Manager, “FOX Sports en Espanol”. Since then, his team:  Re-launched the Network as “FOX Deportes”; Launched the “Con Garra” celebrity-athlete and viewer call-to-action branding campaign; Quadrupled the “Made-for-U.S. Latino” News/Talk studio show hours...

Senior Vice President of Development and Curent Programming
Sony Pictures Television Global Networks

Lucia Cottone is the Senior Vice President of Development and Current Programming for Sony Pictures Television Global Networks, a position she accepted in May 2011.  In this role she is responsible for original global launches such as The Firm, as well as overseeing regionally produced content such as Mexico’s Next Top Model and Cash Cab...

Executive Vice President Creative Advertising
Sony Pictures Releasing International

Darnaude joined Sony Pictures Releasing International in 2003 as Executive Vice President, International Creative Advertising. In this position, he is responsible for the creation of international print and audiovisual marketing materials of all major Sony Pictures releases.  He developed the international campaigns for some of the highest...