ViX+’s Marea Alta produced by El Estudio starts production in Baja California

TelevisaUnivision Inc. announced the start of production of Marea Alta (High Tide), an exclusive production for ViX+, the new premium Spanish-language SVOD service that will launch during the second half of 2022.

Produced by El Estudio, the young adult thriller starts filming this week in Tijuana and the beaches of Ensenada in Baja California.

The series was written by Ariel Award-winning Spanish screenwriter Antón Goenechea (Perdida) and directed by the Spanish Goya Award winner Roger Gual (Las Chicas del Cable) and veteran Mexican directors Gabriel Mariño (Un Mundo Secreto) and Michelle Garza (Huesera).

The original production stars Cassandra Ciangherotti (Las Horas Contigo), Noé Hernández (600 Millas) and Raúl Méndez (Paramédicos). Additionally, it features Alejandro Flores, Fermín Martínez, Giovanna Utrilla, Gustavo Sánchez, Jessica Vite, Leidi Gutiérrez, Matías Gruener and Susana Zabaleta.

“Marea Alta’ takes place in impressive locations and features a very solid script and complex characters that we are sure will attract a very wide audience,” said Vincenzo Gratteri, ViX+ SVP, Development.

“It’s a pleasure to be able to work side-by-side with Rodrigo Mazón and his team at ViX+. We’re very proud to do this project because it gives us the opportunity to bring the landscapes and wonderful people of Baja California to the screen. It’s great to have such an amazing talent in front and behind the camera. Marea Alta will bring the audience the story of a group of young people who surf, go to school and live their normal lives in Baja California, until, one day, tragedy strikes, and secrets start coming to light turning them all into victims, suspects and perpetrators,” said Pablo Cruz, executive producer and founding partner of El Estudio.