DIRECTV Mas To Launch Cine Nostalgia: Exclusive Classic Mexican Cinema Channel

DIRECTV, Inc., provider of the nation’s leading satellite television service, is offering DIRECTV Mas customers a look back at the golden era of Mexican cinema with the launch today of Cine Nostalgia, a new 24-hour exclusive classic Mexican cinema channel.

Airing on DIRECTV Mas, DIRECTV’s Spanish and English-language programming service, Cine Nostalgia provides viewers with the best of Mexican cinema classic films and documentaries depicting life in Mexico during the twentieth century. Cine Nostalgia is now available nationwide on DIRECTV Mas channel 424.

Cine Nostalgia offers the largest, most comprehensive library of top-rated films from the golden era of Mexican cinema, with several generations of favorite actors from Mexico and Latin America. The channel’s 24-hour programming showcases a variety of series such as “The Mexican Revolution,”"Comedy Wagon” and “Divas of the Tropics.”

The channel offers 45 different films every week, five new releases in prime time, and various documentary series including “Great Moments of Our Cinema,”"Great Moments of Our History” and “Great Music Moments,” as well as movie star biographies and historical moments of Mexico and the world. Cinema Nostalgia’s video library showcases mythical figures who have become some of the best film stars of several generations in Spanish cinema in Mexico and Latin America.

The channel pays tribute to the actors and actresses most representative of the 30′s, 40′s, 50′s and 60′s including Cantinflas, Pedro Infante and Maria Flex, the best of nostalgic movies that are now considered classic films. Cine Nostalgia also offers twelve daily programming blocks with different genres of films including dramas, comedies, music and action.

“DIRECTV Mas is proud to partner with Cine Nostalgia to offer classic Mexican films & documentaries with exceptional cinematography that today is still considered superior film making,” said John de Armas, vice president, WORLDDIRECT, Inc. “No other Spanish-language content provider can offer this experience. The addition of Cine Nostalgia to DIRECTV’s Spanish and English programming packages gives the U.S. Latino community an exclusive and memorable television experience.”

Cine Nostalgia CEO, Carlos Vasallo said, “Cine Nostalgia is aimed at a specific segment of the market – the viewer who craves nostalgic cinema that creates feelings of longing, joy, sadness or love, led by the memory of people, places, and eras in Mexico that have filled their lives with importance and meaning. Cine Nostalgia is also aimed at the next future generation of viewers that have heard so much about the golden age of Mexican film, but have not had chance to experience it.”

About DirecTV Mas(TM)

DIRECTV Mas(TM) offers the widest array of Spanish and English-language programming available and the latest satellite technology, all combined to provide viewers with digital-quality picture and sound at competitive prices. The service provides access to more than 45(a) Spanish-language channels including top programming from Mexico, Central and South America, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Spain. DIRECTV Mas(TM) programming offers sports, movies, music, news and educational networks, and access to more than 250 English-language channels of DIRECTV(R) programming, featuring the largest selection of pay per view choices and sports programming available. For pricing please visit DIRECTVmas.com or call 1-866-501-1Mas (627).

About Cine Nostalgia(TM)

Cine Nostalgia(TM) offers the best of Mexican cinema classic films and documentaries of life in Mexico during the twentieth century. This channel consists of various thematic programming with 45 different titles, 5 new films and paying tribute to different artists each week. Cine Nostalgia(TM) airs movies of the golden age of Mexican cinema 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with 12 daily programming blocks with different genres of film including dramas, comedies, music, and action. Cinema Nostalgia is in possession of a video library with more than 1200 movie titles that let you see mythical figures who have become some of the best film stars of several generations of Spanish cinema in Mexico and Latin America.

(a) Includes English-Language broadcast channels with alternate Spanish audio.