Who We Are

Mexico

The Motion Picture Association in Mexico (MPA Mexico) serves as the voice and advocate of the major international producers and distributors of movies, television and streaming programming in Mexico and is an affiliate of the Motion Picture Association, Inc. (MPA).

MPA member companies are committed to producing original Mexican content and leveraging the strength of the local production industry to expand and sustain foreign investment in the local creative economy. Driven by technological innovation and the growing demand for streaming content around the world, our members are uniquely positioned to provide an export platform for Mexican artists and culture. With substantial investments in Mexico industry, infrastructure, and talent, MPA member companies have helped employ thousands in the local creative economy.

For more than a century – with roots dating back to 1898 when Salvador Toscano Barragán made “Don Juan Tenorio” – Mexico’s motion picture and TV industry has been creating incredible stories and characters for audiences to enjoy on screens around the globe. Early artists like Tin-Tan, Mario Moreno, and Ricardo Montalbán played an important role developing Mexico’s creative community. And more recent filmmakers like Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón, Selma Hayek, and Gael Garcia Bernal have allowed Mexico’s film industry to flourish, becoming international ambassadors for Mexico along with its people, history, creativity, and values.

LA INDUSTRIA AUDIOVISUAL MEXICANA EN 2022: CREANDO EMPLEOS, ACTIVIDAD ECONÓMICA Y ATRAYENDO IED

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Pinocchio en Guadalajara, Mexico. Cr Jason Schmidt/Netflix

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Brazil

The Motion Picture Association in Brazil (MPA Brazil) supports the audiovisual industry and creative community, fostering its development, protecting creativity, artistic freedom, and the rights of creators, and providing entertainment and culture for all audiences, being one of the main players in the creative innovation sector in Brazil. MPA Brazil represents some of the leading producers and distributors of audiovisual content for cinema, television, and more recently, streaming, in Brazil. Our members include Disney, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Warner Bros. Discovery. These companies have a longstanding presence in Brazil, maintaining headquarters, paying taxes, and employing Brazilian professionals for decades. More importantly, our members have consistently and increasingly produced high-quality local content for both Brazilian and international audiences, investing in skills, training, and development of the local industry.

MPA Brazil’s efforts significantly contribute to Brazil’s cultural and economic landscape. The films produced and distributed by our members reach millions of viewers around the world, creating substantial cultural impacts and driving economic growth. We are committed to fostering the local economy, supporting the film exhibition industry, and sustaining a vibrant and thriving national content production sector.

The men and women working behind the scenes in Brazil also have an important story to tell, with a rich history of creativity and economic growth. Brazil’s origins in filmmaking date back nearly 120 years, beginning with Affonso Segreto in the late 19th Century, the uniquely Brazilian genre called “chanchadas,” and comedians from Oscarito to Grande Otello Glauber Rocha.

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