Nickelodeon LatAM begins production of GRACHI.

Nickelodeon Latin America announced the start of production on GRACHI, the network’s fourth original telenovela which will be shot in Miami.  The announcement was made today by Tatiana Rodriguez, Senior Vice President Programming and Creative Strategy for Nickelodeon Latin America.

The network’s latest undertaking will be shot on-set and on location in Miami.  GRACHI will be produced in Spanish and customized to Portuguese for Nickelodeon Brazil and is slated to premiere on Nickelodeon Latin America during the 2nd quarter of 2011.  In addition, the telenovela will be distributed in the in the Unites States, Latin America and Europe by Comarex.

“This is our fourth original telenovela and we are thrilled to be able to shoot it in Miami,” commented Rodriguez.  “In 2008, we took on the telenovela genre which yielded amazing results with our audience.  We are very excited to begin 2011 with a new production and are certain that the magic of GRACHI will enchant viewers throughout Latin America.”

Written by Venezuelan scriptwriter Mariela Romero — whose credits include La Mujer de la Vida, La Hija del Jardinero and Nickelodeon’s hugely popular telenovela Isa TKM, GRACHI is a story where fantasy meets reality creating a whimsical escape for kids that is magically marvelous.