CMO
CMO Producciones is a Colombian audiovisual production company that develops and produces original scripted television series and feature films for global streaming platforms (Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar) and broadcast networks (Caracol Televisión, Telemundo), with flagship hits including Pálpito and La Venganza de Analía.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2003
- HeadquartersBogotá, Colombia
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What CMO does
CMO Producciones is a Colombian audiovisual production company headquartered in Bogotá that develops and produces original scripted television series and feature films for global streaming platforms and traditional broadcast networks. Founded in 2003 by Clara María Ochoa, the company operates a boutique production model of approximately 2-3 productions per year, combining a long-format drama tradition (60-105 episode telenovelas like La Venganza de Analía and Tarde lo conocí) with shorter premium Netflix formats (10-20 episode thrillers like Pálpito and La Huésped). The company maintains an in-house creative workshop that develops 15-25 story concepts simultaneously, executing full vertical control from ideation through post-production and applying cinematographic techniques to television production.
The company monetizes content through professional services and licensing arrangements with enterprise clients including Netflix (flagship series including Pálpito, La Huésped, and La Venganza de Analía), Caracol Televisión (primetime broadcast slot), Telemundo (Pasión de Gavilanes 2), Disney+ Hotstar (Indian distribution), and Amazon Prime Video (film catalog). CMO also generates revenue through production services contracts with international studios including NBC Universal, Warner, and HBO operating in Latin America, and through international co-productions such as the Secuoya partnership for the seriela "Manuela" and the 2025 alliance with Kapow for Ibero-American collaboration.
The company operates with 11-50 employees plus 100+ freelance crew per production, holds ISO 9001 and ISO 27701 certifications, is a member of ASOCINDE and Egeda Colombia, and has been certified as a Great Place to Work in Colombia. Recent strategic milestones include the September 2023 appointment of Ana Barreto as CEO (formerly of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Fox Networks Group Latin America, and TIS Productions), Colombian content capturing 24.6% of Netflix's Spanish-language share in 2024, and the 2025 global #6 ranking for La Huésped within a week of Netflix release.
CMO firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- CMO
- Legal name
- CMO Producciones
- Website
- https://cmo.com.co
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2003
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- CMO Producciones is a Colombian audiovisual production company that develops and produces original scripted television series and feature films for global streaming platforms (Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar) and broadcast networks (Caracol Televisión, Telemundo), with flagship hits including Pálpito and La Venganza de Analía.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
CMO industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Television and Film Production Services
- NAICS
- Motion Picture and Video Production (512110), Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121)
- SIC
- Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Digital Newsroom/CMS Platforms for Publishers (MPACAIAH)
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Where CMO is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Bogotá
- HQ country
- Colombia
- HQ region
- Latin America
Offices1 record
Markets served
CMO business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Original Content Production for Streaming Platforms: CMO produces original series and films exclusively for streaming platforms like Netflix and Disney+ Hotstar, receiving production fees and co-production revenue.
- Television Network Production: Production of dramatic series for traditional broadcasters like Caracol Televisión and Telemundo, including primetime telenovelas and serialized drama.
- Production Services for International Productions: CMO offers production services to international companies including Netflix, NBC Universal Telemundo, Warner, and HBO operating in Latin America.
- Film Production: Feature film production including titles like 'El rey de la montaña', 'Siempre viva', 'Soñar no cuesta nada', and 'Como el gato y el ratón'.
- Co-production Partnerships: Revenue generated through strategic co-productions with international partners like Secuoya (Mexico), sharing production costs and distribution rights.
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels6 records
Marketing channels8 records
CMO product offering
Product offeringCore offering
CMO Producciones is a Colombian audiovisual production company that produces original television series (drama, thriller, biopic, action genres) and feature films for global streaming platforms and traditional broadcasters. The company operates an end-to-end production model spanning concept development, scriptwriting, filming, post-production, and delivery, with an in-house creative workshop developing approximately 15-25 story concepts simultaneously. CMO also provides production services to international clients including Netflix, NBC Universal Telemundo, Warner, and HBO operating in Latin America.
Product overview
CMO Producciones is a Colombian audiovisual production company that operates as a unified production house offering original content creation and production services. The company produces television series (drama, thriller, biopic, action genres) and feature films, primarily serving international streaming platforms (Netflix, Caracol TV, Telemundo) and traditional broadcasters. The portfolio includes flagship series like La Huésped, Pálpito, La Venganza de Analía, and Pasión de Gavilanes 2, alongside feature films including El Rey de la Montaña. CMO also offers production services to international companies and develops co-productions with partners like Secuoya (Manuela). The company focuses on high-quality scripted content with approximately 70% of resources dedicated to fiction TV series, 20% to films, and 10% to unscripted programming.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- La Huérsped (The Guest) Psychological thriller series with 20 episodes produced for Netflix. Follows a couple rebuilding their marriage after an affair whose lives are disrupted by a mysterious woman from the wife's past. Stars Carmen Villalobos, Laura Londoño, and Jason Day. Reached #6 globally on Netflix within a week of release.
- Pálpito (The Marked Heart) Thriller drama series with 14 episodes produced for Netflix. Tells the story of Simón whose wife Valeria is murdered for her heart to be transplanted; Simón seeks revenge while falling in love with Camila, the recipient of his wife's heart.
- Pálpito 2 (The Marked Heart 2) Second season thriller series with 10 episodes. Camila faked her death to escape her husband Zacarías, who now seeks revenge on Simón while trying to get Camila back.
- La Venganza de Analía (Her Mother's Killer) Political drama series with 56 episodes produced for Caracol TV and Netflix. Created by Clara María Ochoa and Ana Piñeres. Follows Analía Guerrero who seeks revenge against her mother's murderer, a corrupt presidential candidate revealed to be her father.
- La Venganza de Analía 2 (Ana's Revenge 2) Second season political drama with 67 episodes. Analía must stop her father Guillermo León Mejía from escaping prison and returning to politics to become President of Colombia. Premiered May 2025 on Caracol TV.
- Pasión de Gavilanes 2 (Hidden Passion 2) Second season drama series with 80 episodes co-produced with Telemundo. Twenty years after the original series, the Reyes-Elizondo family faces new challenges. Executive produced by Clara María Ochoa and Ana Piñeres.
- La Niña (The Girl) Drama series with 86 episodes based on real events. Tells the story of a young girl forcefully recruited by guerrilla forces who later escapes and reintegrates into society.
- Tarde Lo Conocí (The Goddess) Musical biopic drama series with 105 episodes based on the life of Patricia Teherán, a woman who conquered the male-dominated music industry with her talent and love for music.
- Correo de Inocentes (Traffic with Innocents) Drama series with 83 episodes. Story of Pilar Carrasco who becomes a drug mule to pay for her daughter's surgery, gets caught in Mexico, and upon return to Colombia must homologate her lawyer degree.
- La Promesa (Broken Promises) Drama series with 60 episodes exposing human trafficking networks. Follows three women Ana, Frida and Seleni who are deceived and forced into sexual slavery, fighting to escape.
- Regreso a la Guaca (Back to the Hidden Booty) War drama series with 26 episodes inspired by real events from 2004-2006. Continuation of the film 'A Ton of Luck' about soldiers who illegally appropriated guerrilla money.
- Bazurto: Made in Cartagena Action drama series with 63 episodes. Set around the world champeta dance festival in Cartagena, involving a heist storyline and the world of champeta music. Available on Amazon Prime Video.
- La Ronca de Oro (The Voice of Freedom) Musical biopic drama with 62 episodes based on Helena Vargas, a singer who fought for freedom in 1950s machismo society, finding expression through ranchera music.
- Fugitivos (Fugitives) Drama series with 40 episodes. Julian Duarte is wrongfully convicted of murder; in prison he meets Esperanza and together they escape to prove their innocence.
- El Rey de la Montaña Feature film paying tribute to Colombian cycling. Opera prima by director Camilo Vega. Original idea by Camilo Vega and Clara María Ochoa. Released theatrically.
- Manuela Seriela (telenovela-series hybrid) co-production with Secuoya Studios Stories. Historical drama about Manuelita Sáenz, the historical figure of Latin American independence. Secuoya is a Mexican production group.
- Production Services Production services offered to international film and series productions operating in Latin America. CMO provides its production infrastructure, crew (100+ members per production), location access, and expertise to outside companies including Netflix, NBC Universal Telemundo, Warner, and HBO.
- Creative Development Services In-house creative workshop that develops projects for platforms. CMO proposes original stories to platforms and their internal writer team develops scripts upon approval. Part of the company's customized product development approach, with approximately 15-25 projects in various stages of development at any given time.
Companies that use CMO
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
CMO technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature1 record
CMO partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- KapowcoreCMO and the Argentine-Peruvian production company Kapow announced a strategic alliance at Iberseries & Platino Industria to strengthen independent production in Ibero-America. The partnership combines production capabilities from Colombia, Argentina, and Peru, with focus on future collaborative projects.
- Secuoya Studios StoriescoreCo-production agreement with Secuoya Studios Stories for the development of 'Manuela', a seriela (fusion of telenovela and series) about Manuelita Sáenz, historical figure of Latin American independence. Secuoya is a Mexican production group.
- Ecuavisa Studios (Ecuador)minorCollaboration with Ecuavisa Studios as part of Ecuador's audiovisual industry development initiative 'Take Ecuador'. CMO participated in discussions around cross-border production opportunities and coproduction treaties between Ecuador and Colombia.
- 2bLatam (Ecuador)minorEcuadorian producer of enchufe.tv, a Spanish-language comedy channel among the most watched globally. Participated in Colombia-Ecuador audiovisual alliance discussions alongside CMO.
- O4 Media (Hong Kong)minorInternational distributor based in Hong Kong that sold La Venganza de Analía and Tarde lo conocí to Disney+ Hotstar for the Indian market.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
CMO competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Telemundo Studios: US Hispanic network's production arm and CMO's co-production partner on Pasión de Gavilanes 2. Larger incumbent that both produces content and competes for streaming platform commissions.
- Caracol Televisión: Colombia's largest private broadcaster and CMO's primary domestic client. While a customer rather than a producer of CMO's scale, it also produces original content in-house and competes for limited regional content budgets.
- RCN Televisión: Colombian broadcaster with in-house production of novelas and series. Competes for premium Colombian content production talent and tax-incentive-financed productions.
Emerging players
- Underground: Argentine production company producing premium scripted content for Netflix and other streaming platforms. Similar boutique model with global platform deals and Spanish-language content focus.
Direct peers
- Secuoya Studios: Spanish production group with which CMO co-produced 'Manuela'. Produces premium scripted series and films for international streaming platforms, with comparable boutique approach and global platform deals.
- Vista Producciones: Argentine production company producing premium Spanish-language series and films for Netflix and other streaming platforms. Comparable content profile and platform relationships across Latin America.
- Kapow: Argentine-Peruvian production company that produces premium Spanish-language content for Netflix and other platforms. CMO's strategic alliance partner, with whom it is collaborating on pan-Ibero-American productions.
- Pol-ka Producciones: Argentine production company producing telenovelas and dramatic series for Latin American broadcasters and streaming platforms. Comparable scripted content production model with significant telenovela heritage.
- TIS Productions (formerly Fox Telecolombia): Colombian production company of comparable scale that produces premium content for Netflix, Amazon, and other global platforms. The most direct comparable peer given shared geography, similar client roster, and former CEO Ana Barreto's prior executive role there.
Regional players
- Endemol Shine Boomdog: Mexico-based regional production company producing Spanish-language content for global formats and platforms. Comparable scale of scripted and unscripted productions serving similar Latin American broadcasters.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
CMO social profiles
Digital presenceCMO compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance3 records
CMO financial estimates
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CMO leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
CMO funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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CMO M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about CMO
What does CMO do?
CMO Producciones is a Colombian audiovisual production company that produces original television series (drama, thriller, biopic, action genres) and feature films for global streaming platforms and traditional broadcasters. The company operates an end-to-end production model spanning concept development, scriptwriting, filming, post-production, and delivery, with an in-house creative workshop developing approximately 15-25 story concepts simultaneously. CMO also provides production services to international clients including Netflix, NBC Universal Telemundo, Warner, and HBO operating in Latin America.
Is CMO a public or private company?
CMO is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was CMO founded?
CMO was founded in 2003. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is CMO based?
CMO is headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, in the Latin America region.
How does CMO make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Original Content Production for Streaming Platforms are the primary driver. The others are television Network Production, production Services for International Productions, film Production and co-production Partnerships.
Who are CMO's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Telemundo Studios, Caracol Televisión and RCN Televisión. Underground is listed as an emerging player. Direct peers are Secuoya Studios, Vista Producciones, Kapow, Pol-ka Producciones and TIS Productions (formerly Fox Telecolombia). Endemol Shine Boomdog is listed as a regional player.
Does CMO have an API?
No public API is recorded for CMO.
What industry is CMO in?
CMO's product category is Television and Film Production Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPACAIAH, Digital Newsroom/CMS Platforms for Publishers. Its NAICS code is 512110 and its SIC code is 7812.