Jaws dropped at the 2023 Latin America Music Awards

Photo courtesy of Billboards Mindy Small/GI

Las Vegas, NV 04/22/2023.- The 2023 Latin America Music Awards, a prominent ceremony in the Latin Music Industry, took place on April 21st, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Broadcasted for the first time by Univision, its eighth edition reached a much wider audience in both the US and Latin America.
Attendees and viewers were left with their jaws dropped as the night carried on with a spectacle of a perfectly synchronization of lights, visual effects, and top notch performances.

CuePilot was the director’s best pal on this show. Like Univision, it was the first year that Marcelo Gama directed the show. His valuable contribution and professionalism, together with the magic of CuePilot took the show to the next level. It was all impeccable.

The performers never ceased to amaze the audience from the very beginning as Pitbull opened the show. David Bisbal, Olga Tañón, Becky G, Natti Natassha, Wisin, Anuel, were just some of the names performing on stage and receiving a standing ovation from the audience.

The Latin AMA Legacy award was presented to Carlos Vives for his splendid career and the show reached an emotional moment as Mexican singer Pepe Aguilar was presented with an award by his very own, his daughter Angela. Pepe then took the mic to thank his fans, followed by a masterful performance with Rubén Blades.

The LatinAMAS 2023 was, indeed, an unforgettable night in Latin music. Our team of Thinking Lions is proud to have contributed to the making of a show of this magnitude that carries the the power of Latin Music in the international music scenario.

CuePilot, the solution for high-end broadcast shows

Miami, FL. 03/20/23 – Constantly seeking to innovate, the attention of our CEO, Marcelo Gama, was captured by the extreme precision of camera work and how perfectly in sync Eurovision’s shows on screen. No mark was ever missed. Director Gama’s curiosity was aroused. He conducted a meticulous research which led him to the discovery of CuePilot: a cloud-based application that allows several users to work on the same project at the same time, either online or offline.

Since then, Thinking Lion has been an exclusive partner of CuePilot, in the US and Latin America.

This cloud-based application plays a major role on each and every one of our live productions. And because we want every director to have access and master this tool, we not only rent out hardware, but we also provide users with the best possible tech support, and if needed, one of talents is happy to commute to your event site, to assist with cabling, network bandwidth, and we even rent our iPads for your production.

CuePilot delivers such accurate live results that you may actually think it was pre-edited. CuePilot is currently the most innovative and intelligent system for productions, taking any show to a different level.

Get ready for the 8th edition of Latin American Music Awards, coming in April!

Miami, FL. 03/28/23 – We are approaching the 2023’s Latin American Music Awards, and Thinking Lion could not be more thrilled with this year’s big announcements! We are proud the share that the 8th edition of the show will, for the first time, count with the direction of International Emmy Award Winner, multi-camera director, and Thinking Lion’s CEO, Director Marcelo Gama. 

LatinAMAs, is set to air on April 20th, straight from from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. This will be the show’s debut on Univision. So, be sure to tune in to the network as producers, creative professionals and artists come together in honor of Latin Music.

The most popular late night show in Latin TV, directed by Marcelo Gama

Miami, FL. 03/24/23 – Featuring a mix of interviews, comedy sketches and the latest entertainment news, “De noche pero sin sueño” is a very popular late-night talk show amongst the Latin community. The show’s second season premiered last Sunday, and this time it was directed by our CEO, Marcelo Gama, who contributed to the show’s perfect sync of creativity and professionalism.

Tune in Univision on Sundays at 10pm ET.

PLN, success on the TV screen and social media

Photo courtesy of Premio Lo Nuestro

Miami, FL. 02/25/23 – Thinking Lion was honored to have directed and worked alongside unique producers and professionals for another year at Univision’s PREMIO LO NUESTRO (PLN), this time in its 35th edition.

Spectacular performances, super talented artists, impeccable stage, creatives and lighting were part of the  longest-running Latin Music Award Show in the U.S., and has secured Univision’s No. 1 network ranking on all of television in primetime for the fourth consecutive year. 

Premio lo nuestro 2023, is right around the corner

Miami, FL. 02/19/22 – Univision’s PLN returns this year with lots of surprises! 

Since its inception in 1989, PREMIO LO NUESTRO has served as a global platform for Hispanic artists and has set the trend for what is to come, especially in music. Set to air LIVE from Miami–Dade Arena on February 23rd, the show will be directed by International Emmy Award Winner, the live tv and multi-camera director, Marcelo Gama.

Musicares, a lesson in music history

Photo courtesy of THE RECORDING ACADEMY

Los Angeles, CA. 02/03/22 – Since its inception in 1991,  MusiCares has been dedicated to uplifting the importance of equality, empowerment, and representation in music. 

Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy / Person of the Year is MusiCares’ annual GRAMMY week event that celebrates their honorees’ creative accomplishments and philanthropic work, Thinking Lion is delighted to have contributed to the success of the event once more, through the meticulous work of Director Marcelo Gama, who strategically positioned each camera not to miss an inch of such a dazzling stage.

Our CEO & Director felt grateful to have been included in the gala event, which was also a remarkable history lesson on music icons.

RICKY MARTIN

SHOW: LATIN GRAMMYS 2020
SONG: TIBURONES
DIRECTED BY: MARCELO GAMA

A director’s POV: the Televisa, Mexico project

Photo courtesy of TELEVISA UNIVISION

Mexico City, Mx. 02/15/22 – Televisa is about to announce the dates for a new show that will bring you to tears, and Thinking Lion, represented by our CEO, Director Marcelo Gama, is proud to have shared in a contribution through a hands-on workshop, conducted by Marcelo himself. With the purpose of making this show  even more emotional and exciting, the director designed meticulous strategies for the network. 

At Televisa – CDMX, a space was created for a group of producers, directors and all people involved to meet, brainstorm ideas, identify problems, and make decisions. While in classes, Marcelo evaluates every detail of this new show and develops the most innovative, creative and practical solutions. 

Tune in to Televisa to find out more about this show!