SEG 012002 → 2012
Training ground at Televisa
Casting, production management and associate producing on Televisa programs.
Televisa
11 years
● Official site · Television producer
Andrés Tovar
Andrés Tovar is a Mexican television producer from Chiapas. Over more than two decades he has produced morning blocks, talk shows, music reality competitions and series for Televisa, Imagen Televisión, TV Azteca and streaming platforms.
Known forSale el sol · De pisa y corre · Acércate a Rocío · La Academia (2024)
Andrés TovarMexican television producer
24years in televisionsince 2002
18productions with verified creditscredit register
596episodes of Sale el solaccording to IMDb
5broadcasters and platformsTelevisa · Imagen · Blim · CBS · TV Azteca
SEG 01 Control room
On air: four shows
The four shows he is known for go to air one after another, as on a vision mixer. Select one to cut the program feed to that source.
MultiviewPGM / PVW
Imagen TelevisiónSale el sol2016–2022596 episodes · according to IMDb
Imagen TelevisiónDe pisa y corre2019–202270 episodes · according to IMDb
Azteca UnoAcércate a Rocío2022–406 episodes · according to IMDb
Azteca UnoLa Academia (2024)202411 episodes · according to IMDb
Andrés TovarMexican television producer
ProgramCAM 1
CAM 1AT
Imagen TelevisiónSale el sol2016–2022596 episodes · according to IMDb
SRC 2Sale el sol
Imagen TelevisiónDe pisa y corre2019–202270 episodes · according to IMDb
SRC 3De pisa y corre
Azteca UnoAcércate a Rocío2022–406 episodes · according to IMDb
SRC 4Acércate a Rocío
Azteca UnoLa Academia (2024)202411 episodes · according to IMDb
SRC 5La Academia
SRC 6BARS
SEG 02 Rundown
A career rundown
Like a TV rundown, the career reads in segments. Inside each one, every broadcaster or platform is a line; the blue bar advances as you read.
SEG 022013
Executive producer: El Mall / Gossip Girl: Acapulco
First executive producer credit, on the Mexican adaptation produced by El Mall Producciones.
Televisa
1 year
SEG 032016 → 2022
Imagen Televisión and streaming
Morning block, entertainment shows and series for streaming platforms.
Imagen Televisión
Blim
CBS All Access
7 years
SEG 042022 →
TV Azteca
Shows on Azteca Uno and adn40, in partnership with hosts and with his production company Workafrolics.
Azteca Uno
adn40
5+ years
SEG 03 Explore
His work, section by section
Four ways to read the same career: by credits, by stages, by formats and by the people he has worked with.
SEG 04 Matrix
Years by broadcaster
Each bar is a verified credit on the broadcaster or platform where it aired. The number shows episodes credited to him, according to IMDb.
Televisa
Blim
CBS All Access
Imagen Televisión
Azteca Uno
adn40
verified creditIMDb only
Select a bar to see the credit and its sources.
SEG 05 Awards
One win, three nominations
The four documented awards. The win and the nominations are told apart in text, not only by colour.
Palmas de Oro
Best New TV Show — Sale el sol
according to IMDbE · IMDb
Premios TVyNovelas
Best TV Series — Los héroes del norte
according to IMDbE · IMDb
Premios TVyNovelas
Best TV Series — Érase una vez
according to IMDbE · IMDb
PRODU Awards
Best Production of an Unscripted Series — Sale el sol
according to IMDbE · IMDb
SEG 06 In his words
How he describes his work
Verbatim quotes published by the trade press, with date and link.
We want to be more human, which is why both shows use honest, real languageTranslated from Spanish «queremos ser más humanos y por eso en los dos programas se maneja un lenguaje honesto y real»
I am continuing my career as an independent producer by partnering with Rocío and TV Azteca to produce this showTranslated from Spanish «Sigo con mi carrera como productor independiente al asociarme con Rocío y TV Azteca para producir este programa»
I’m interested in making it a more human program, where the students’ emotions are genuinely shown
after six, seven years I became an associate producer; they gave me the opportunityTranslated from Spanish «a los seis, siete años llegué a ser productor asociado, me dieron la oportunidad»
SEG 07 Graph
Relationship map
Shows, broadcasters, companies, hosts, formats and press. Every connection has a source.
173nodes · 352connectionsOpen the full graph
SEG 08 Press
In the press
Interviews and news about his work in trade and national media.
Publimetro26 August 2025
«Exclusiva: Tu historia como la mía con Rocío Sánchez Azuara se transmitirá una vez al mes»
InterviewTu historia como la mía
Publimetro2 August 2025
«‘Tu Historia Como La Mía’ será para toda la familia, a diferencia de otros programas, dice Andrés Tovar»
InterviewTu historia como la mía
Publimetro7 May 2025
«Lidera segunda temporada de ‘Somos Grandes’ con Ninfa Salinas, audiencias de los sábados»
NewsSomos grandes
Publimetro26 April 2025
«‘Acércate a Rocío’ cumple 3 años de entretener y ayudar a las familias mexicanas»
NewsAcércate a Rocío
Publimetro13 November 2024
«“Jamás vas a llegar a ser productor”: Andrés Tovar recuerda sus duros inicios en Televisa»
Interview
PRODU7 October 2024
«Andrés Tovar de TV Azteca: La Academia se ha mantenido relevante al adaptarse a los nuevos hábitos de consumo de audiencia y tecnologías»
InterviewLa Academia (2024)
PRODU7 August 2024
«Producer Andrés Tovar: We want to make La Academia a more human show that truly connects with the audience»
InterviewLa Academia (2024)
PRODU6 August 2024
«Productor Andrés Tovar: Queremos hacer de La Academia un show más humano, que conecte realmente con la audiencia»
InterviewLa Academia (2024)
PRODU28 April 2024
«Somos grandes, el nuevo programa social de ADN40 producido por Workafrolics»
NewsSomos grandes
PRODU5 April 2022
«Productor Andrés Tovar: Creamos sociedad con Rocío Sánchez Azuara y TV Azteca para producir Acércate a Rocío»
InterviewAcércate a Rocío
Excélsior9 July 2017
«'Sale el sol' da la batalla por el rating en la TV»
NewsSale el sol
PRODU14 November 2013
«El Mall: With Gossip Girl Acapulco we look to attract young viewers back to broadcast TV, and plan to continue original production»
InterviewGossip Girl: Acapulco
Publications by month, 2013–2025
SEG 09 Sources
Source ladder A–E
Sources are graded by type, not by outlet. Anything found only on IMDb is marked “according to IMDb”.
SEG 10 Disambiguation
Not to be confused with
Other public figures with the same name.
Andrés Tovar
Mexican television producer (IMDb nm1937506)
This siteAndrés Tovar
Colombian footballer, Envigado F.C. goalkeeper.
Wikidata Q132214473Andres Tovar
Mechanical engineering researcher and professor in the United States (Purdue University; previously IUPUI).
Wikidata Q91590097Andres Tovar
Energy engineering consultant at AMOG Consulting (Houston).
amog.consultingSEG 11 Questions
Frequently asked questions
Who is Andrés Tovar?
Andrés Tovar is a Mexican television producer from Chiapas. He is known for Sale el sol · De pisa y corre · Acércate a Rocío · La Academia (2024). He produces through his company, Workafrolics.
D · PRODUC · El Heraldo de MéxicoC · PRODUWhat name appears in his credits?
Andrés Tovar Pulido. He also appears as Andrés Tovar P. and as Andres Tovar, without the accent.
B · Wikipedia (es)B · Wikipedia (es)E · IMDbWhich shows is he known for?
Sale el sol · De pisa y corre · Acércate a Rocío · La Academia (2024). The first two aired on Imagen Televisión; the other two on TV Azteca.
B · Wikipedia (es)D · PublimetroD · PRODUD · PRODUWhat was his role on Sale el sol?
He was executive producer of Imagen Televisión's morning block from 2016 to 2022. According to IMDb, he is credited on 596 episodes.
B · Wikipedia (es)E · IMDbWhat is Workafrolics?
How did his career start?
In 2002 he coordinated casting for Operación Triunfo (México). He then worked on Plaza Sésamo as a production assistant and production manager, according to IMDb. He has said he started as a production assistant and floor manager and became an associate producer after six or seven years.
D · PRODUE · IMDbD · PublimetroWhat awards has he received?
Is he the same person as other people named Andrés Tovar?
No. Andrés Tovar, the Mexican television producer (IMDb nm1937506), is not the Colombian goalkeeper Andrés Tovar, the mechanical engineering professor Andres Tovar, or the energy consultant Andres Tovar.
E · IMDb