Andrés TovarTelevision producer

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Identity

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.

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What name appears in his credits?

Andrés Tovar Pulido. He also appears as Andrés Tovar P. and as Andres Tovar, without the accent.

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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.

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Where are his official profiles?

IMDb (nm1937506), TMDB (1415536), TVmaze (219173), Instagram (@atovarp), X (@AndresTovarP) and LinkedIn.

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Shows

Which 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.

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What 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.

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When did Sale el sol premiere?

On 18 October 2016, on Imagen Televisión.

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What is De pisa y corre?

It began as a Sale el sol segment hosted by Nacho Lozano and premiered as a standalone show on 13 May 2019. Tovar was its executive producer from 2019 to 2022; IMDb credits him on 70 episodes.

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What is Acércate a Rocío?

A talk show hosted by Rocío Sánchez Azuara. It premiered on Imagen Televisión in March 2021 and moved to TV Azteca on 25 April 2022. Andrés Tovar is executive producer, in partnership with the host.

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What was his role on La Academia 2024?

He was general producer of the 14th generation, broadcast on Sundays on Azteca Uno with Jaime Camil as host. He joined in the second week of broadcasts; the finale aired on 6 October 2024.

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What is Workafrolics?

It is Andrés Tovar's production company. It produces Somos grandes, the adn40 social-impact show hosted by Ninfa Salinas, which premiered in April 2024.

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Career

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.

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What was his first executive producer credit?

Gossip Girl Acapulco (2013), an adaptation by El Mall Producciones, Warner Bros. and Televisa.

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What did he produce for streaming platforms?

Érase una vez (Blim, 2017) and Tell Me a Story (CBS All Access, 2018–2020), where he is credited as executive producer. Both series adapt Spain's Cuéntame un cuento.

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What does he produce at TV Azteca?

Since 2022: Acércate a Rocío and Acércate a Rocío al límite (Azteca Uno), Somos grandes (adn40), La Academia (2024) and Tu historia como la mía (2025).

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What is his professional link to Jaime Camil?

In 2002 he coordinated casting for Operación Triunfo, whose galas Camil hosted. In 2024, Camil hosted the La Academia generation that Tovar produced.

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Besides producing, what other credits does he have?

According to IMDb, he also has directing and writing credits. This site presents him as a producer because that is the role confirmed by independent sources.

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Awards and method

What awards has he received?

According to IMDb, one win and three nominations: Palmas de Oro 2016 for Best New TV Show with Sale el sol (winner); PRODU Awards 2020 for Sale el sol, and Premios TVyNovelas 2012 and 2018 for Los héroes del norte and Érase una vez (nominations).

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How is the information on this site verified?

Every fact carries its source. Sources are graded A to E by type: registry, encyclopedia, press, interview and collaborative database. Anything found only on IMDb is marked “according to IMDb”.

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