Jeff Valdez

Who is Jeff Valdez?

Jeff Valdez is an American producer, writer, studio executive and entrepreneur. Valdez has been credited with creating the category of Latino Programming in English, which is a segment of the Hispanic market that had not been addressed or targeted by the media before. This block within the Latino community is formed of Americans with Latino heritage, who consume media in English, and live mostly a mainstream American life. Jeff Valdez has written, directed and produced TV shows and films targeting this segment within the Latino community during the last 20 years, and some of his shows have gone on to be syndicated in more than 35 countries. In 2003, Valdez founded a whole new national cable channel targeting Latinos in English called SiTV. The channel reaches 22 million homes nationwide, and has won many awards with the programming Valdez wrote, directed and produced for it. In 2007 Valdez extended his reach to the film industry and founded Maya Entertainment together with well-known producer Moctesuma Esparza. Maya is a company that produces and distributes more than 30 films a year, mostly in the Latino Programming in English category. Maya also distributes films in more than 30 countries.