Now in its third edition, the Miami-based Content Americas event targets the Latinx and Hispanic market and continues its efforts to bridge the gap between Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese creative communities through TV series, series, documentaries and formats. The larger global scene. One of its key initiatives is Copro Pitch, which aims to promote international co-production deals and features projects from Caponeto-Fremantle, Vertice 360 and Druzina Content this year.
The five projects at Copro Pitch 2025 were selected from more than 60 submissions, covering a wide range of topics and genres. Argentina's Listos Para Rodar arrives in Miami with a documentary series about the mental and physical toll professional athletes suffer in Madness, while neighboring Brazil Focus on the potential of a high-concept science fiction series created by Bactéria Filmes and Druzina. Content’s “Tomorrow’s Stories: Prelude to the Revolution” and Cinefilm’s contemporary western “The Keepers.”
Joining these three projects in competition for a $20,000 marketing bonus to support development and pre-sale promotion are "The Perfect Target" from Caponeto, Mexico, and "Lucio's Treasure" from Spain, presented by Vertice 360.
Mexico-based production company Caponeto joins forces with Fremantle, the producer and distributor of hit shows such as Got Talent and Idol, to create The Perfect Target Giant, which aims to bring the worlds of advertising and politics together through humor. "Latin America, and the world as a whole, is full of politicians who cause controversy and often become comic relief," the producers told us. type. “In the middle of the woke era, the right wing was rising like a tsunami. The show is a sharp, entertaining mix of humor and thriller, but at its core is a character-driven story about two alpha males forced to work together, Despite their conflicting egos."
"Lucio's Treasure" will be promoted at Content Americas by Spanish veteran producer Alberto Ruhl ("El Ultimo Verano," "Colza, The Invisible Enemy"). The series follows the titular character, who masquerades as a Parisian bricklayer but is actually the head of the largest traveler's check counterfeiting network that threatens the stability of America's First National City Bank. "This series could become a great international series," Ruhl said type. "It has all the necessary elements: it's set in Paris in the early eighties, the CIA, Scotland Yard and prominent French figures are involved in the investigation, and the protagonists are Spanish exiles and anarchists. Kind, charismatic character."
Legends of Tomorrow: Prelude to the Revolution expands on the world of Legends of Tomorrow, a 2021 Brazilian independent film that has screened at over 30 film festivals and won awards at genre film festivals across the United States. Luciana Druzina, CEO of Druzina Content, producer of numerous award-winning series and member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, tells us type Science fiction "has a huge audience in Brazil" and makes up for "some of the highest-grossing films in Latin America." Prelude to the Revolution offers Druzina and the team “the opportunity to create great stories in our own style, our place and our culture.”
The second Brazilian project on this year's Copro Pitch, "Guardians," also dips its toe into genre, promising to be a "contemporary Western drama" that "will captivate you from the first episode." The six-episode series, which follows an indigenous family's journey in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, will explore key environmental and political issues in the region, producers say type The show will be "a bold statement on the issues that shape today's world" and offer "a unique perspective on the international criminal economy, exploring the underreported phenomenon of land grabbing like never before."
From Brazilian westerns to the real lives of professional athletes, Crazy promises to give viewers an inside look into the minds of extreme athletes who push the boundaries of the human body and mind. While much of the cast remains under wraps, producers can reveal type The first episode will focus on the Benavidez brothers, Argentinian Dakar motorcycle racers.
A brief breakdown of the CoPro Pitch 2024 titles:
Insane (Ready to Roll, Argentina)
"Crazy" takes viewers deep into the inner world of extreme athletes, revealing the psychological "techniques" they use to turn fear into victory and exceed their limits. Through gripping stories and expert insights, the series reveals the true price of glory and provides practical tools for anyone facing challenges. It is more than inspiration, it is a guide to unlocking human potential. Produced by the team behind Los González, Nahum and La Cruda.
Lucio’s Treasure (Vertice 360, Spain)
Lucio's Treasure tells the true story of Lucio Urtubia, a cunning Spanish bricklayer in 1980s Paris A craftsman who later became a bold forger. Driven by a deep commitment to justice, Lucio orchestrated a daring plan to undermine Citibank by spreading fake travelers checks around the world. With the CIA on the trail, this gripping series delves into the tension between rebellion and survival, proving that one man's ingenuity can challenge an entire system. Produced by Vertice 360 in partnership with Red Arrow International.
Stories of Tomorrow: Prelude to the Revolution (Bactéria Filmes and Druzina Content, Brazil)
In 2169, Andrea fought to tear down the wall around Porto01. Her main goal is to destroy the core, which is responsible for creating thousands of virtual realities and delivering them to the city's residents in the form of drugs. To succeed, she must enlist the help of Luana, who lives in 2009. Set in the world of Legends of Tomorrow, this 2021 Brazilian independent film directed by Pedro de Lima Marques and produced by Druzina Content, a leading Brazilian production company, was released in more than 20 titles. 60 countries around the world.
"Guardians" (Cinefilm*, Brazil)
In the Amazon rainforest, indigenous people from the Umma region have formed armed patrols to combat the violence they experience. Sisters Laura, Victoria and Ned are three representatives of this struggle and must find ways to coexist and resist. Guardians won a pitch award at the Serial Bridges Rio seminar, an initiative of France's Series Mania Institute in partnership with RioMarket and Projeto Paradiso.
Perfect Goal (Carponetto and Freemantle, Mexico)
An arrogant advertiser at the height of his success is forced to promote a tycoon as a presidential candidate, while a mysterious stalker threatens to destroy his agency and reputation. Created by Diego Martínez Ulanosky, who helmed Netflix’s Unstoppable and Disney’s Soy tu Fan, as well as the 2025 Sundance Film Festival winner Quarry Lake Producer of "The Virgin".