Renz

Renzo Devia is a U.S.-born producer and director of Colombian heritage. As an American Latino producer, Devia continually strives to project positive, dynamic images of Latinos on television. Devia’s production experience includes his first television job at Univision, the nation’s premier Spanish-language network and extensive producing experience at MTV and HBO Latino.While field producing for Univision, Devia encountered the Latino audience in the streets of New York, learning valuable insights into the shortcomings of both Spanish and English television for serving the growing U.S. Latino audience. After listening to feedback from “the source,” Devia realized there was a large void in the market.Devia pitched his ideas and projects to Univision, but after repeated rejections from the Spanish television network, Devia went independent and teamed up with Executive Producer Robert G. Rose (also a former Univision employee) and his vision became a reality with Urban Latino TV, which pioneered the business model for television programming in English for young Latinos.In 2003, Devia teamed up with Rose to form AIM Tell-A-Vision Group’s Maximas Productions (a division of Artist and Idea Management, Ltd.). Devia and Maximas currently produces American Latino TV which is broadcast in over 100 markets and over 50 million homes nationwide and a companion series launched in 2004 titled LatiNation which is broadcast in over 100 markets and 50 million homes as well as Sonidos, a series of quarterly music specials, American Latino Presents, a series of one-hour magazine specials.Devia, Rose and the Maximas Productions team have garnered multiple awards including the prestigious Imagen Award for Best National Informational Program three consecutive years (2003,2004 and 2005), Telly Awards (2004) and an Aurora Award (2004). Maximas productions is the leader in programming for the U.S born Latino.Devia continuously develops programming that break down barriers and overcome stereotypes of underserved audiences. Renzo is creating a TV show called Hip Hop Unidos, a television and Radio show that unites Latinos through hip hop culture.2007 Renzo ventures with Latin Hip Hop group TRES CORONAS and Panamanian Reggae en Español artist Kafubanton to elevate their professional carrers. He is also supporting the Reggae en Español movement buy creating a Radio show with Panamanina Dj and producer DJ T. It is his mission to educate people on the Afro-Latino culture.