Soccer fever, new original content, sizzling music, and family-friendly entertainment come together with Verano de Gloria and Canela Verano.
NEW YORK, July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Canela Media, a leading technology and innovation Hispanic multicultural media company and home of the free streaming app Canela.TV, announces the launch of Verano de Gloria, featuring the best coverage of this season’s most important soccer tournaments. Additionally, Canela Verano arrives as a celebration of entertainment featuring original premieres, international novelas, and family-friendly content. Verano de Gloria is now live, while Canela Verano will be available from July 1st through August 31st, completely free on Canela.TV.
“This summer, we strengthen our commitment to Hispanic audiences by offering programming that reflects their passion, identity, and diversity,” said Oswald Méndez, CMO of Canela Media. “Verano de Gloria and Canela Verano invite viewers to enjoy a one-of-a-kind experience with authentic, Latin-flavored content, made for the whole family and completely free.“
These seasonal tentpoles also present a powerful opportunity for brands to engage U.S. Hispanic audiences through integrated sponsorships, custom content, and culturally resonant experiences. From soccer coverage to family-friendly series and novelas, advertisers can align with premium, curated content that celebrates community, identity, and shared entertainment.
Soccer Takes Center Stage with Verano de Gloria
Fueled by the energy of this summer’s biggest international tournaments, Canela Deportes presents Verano de Gloria, an annual event celebrating soccer with exclusive coverage and original content.
Leading the celebration is ‘CopaDOS’, delivering daily updates with everything fans need to know about this summer’s soccer tournaments, including analysis, coverage, highlight moments, expert opinions, and bold predictions. Complementing this is the debut of a new original series, ‘Mujeres de Leyenda’, hosted by former professional player Janelly Farías, spotlighting the inspiring journeys of female soccer stars like Leicy Santos, Diana Ordóñez, María Sánchez, and Deyna Castellanos. All of this, only on Canela Deportes.
Entertainment with a Latin Twist: Canela Verano
Beyond soccer, Canela Verano celebrates Hispanic culture through original series, international novelas, and family entertainment.
Canela Verano spotlights ‘Secretos de Parejas’, the new original series in the ‘Secretos’ franchise, where four celebrity couples, Bárbara de Regil and Fernando Schoenwald, Julián Gil and Valeria Marín, Poncho de Nigris and Marcela Mistral, and Bernardo Flores and Sury Sadai, face tensions, truths, and shocking revelations on the idyllic island of Bali.
Also premiering is ‘Con Sazón’ from Canela Music, where chef Poncho Cadena, actress-singer Litzy (Doble Traición), and singer-songwriter Ingrid Contreras come together to cook recipes inspired by their Latin roots, share heartfelt conversations, and perform exclusive musical sets.
Destinations and Drama with International Novelas: Canela Verano
For the first time in the U.S., Canela.TV presents ‘El Padre’, an acclaimed Turkish drama starring International Emmy winner Haluk Bilginer. Celebrated in Turkey, this moving family story dives into legacy, betrayal, and redemption.
This summer, the celebration also includes Latin telenovelas such as ‘Gata Salvaje’ starring Marjorie de Sousa (Mi Perfecto Ex), Marlene Favela, and Mario Cimarro; ‘Acorralada’ featuring David Zepeda, Sarah Mintz (Secretos de Villanas), Julián Gil (Secretos de Parejas), and William Levy (Mi Vida); and ‘Corazón Apasionado’ with Guy Ecker (Mi Vida), all packed with drama, passion, and emotional storytelling that resonates deeply with viewers in every episode.
Hit Play this Summer with Canela Music
Canela Music turns up the heat with the ultimate summer playlist, featuring music videos from top Latin artists, exclusive interviews, and karaoke sessions that bring the energy and fun of summer to life.
Fun and Cultural Pride for the Little Ones: Canela Kids
Canela Kids also joins the summer fun with educational and entertaining content designed to help children learn and enjoy their vacations.
Authentic, Relevant, and Always Free
This summer, Canela.TV continues its mission to deliver authentic, relevant, and free content, inviting viewers to enjoy a season filled with stories that celebrate the richness and diversity of cultures on Canela.TV.
Additionally, Club Canela, Canela.TV’s free rewards program available exclusively in the U.S. and Mexico, offers challenges, sweepstakes, and exclusive content for its most engaged fans. Brands can also tap into this highly engaged community through sponsorship opportunities and branded challenges within Club Canela, offering an organic, gamified way to connect with audiences.
To participate, simply download the Canela.TV app, create a free account, and join Club Canela directly through the platform.
Canela.TV invites brands to be part of the cultural heartbeat of the season, connecting with families through co-viewing moments across sports, music, kids’ content, and drama. This is authentic engagement in motion, an invitation to join audiences in moments that matter.
All programming is available for free on Canela.TV, stream anytime on your mobile device, tablet, Smart TV, or desktop. Download, sign up, and start watching!
About Canela Media
Canela Media is a leading innovation and technology-driven media company that offers a portfolio of audience solutions consisting of Canela.TV, Canela Audience Solutions, Club Canela and Canela Studios providing scale and breakthrough offerings to reach U.S. Hispanic audiences through relevant content, with precision and accuracy. Canela Media’s free streaming platform, Canela.TV, provides audiences with culturally relevant and authentic content on-demand (VOD) and through its Live Channels across all verticals: Canela Music, Canela Kids, Canela Deportes, Canela News, and also boasts an extensive library of Novelas and Mexican classics films. Canela Studios, Canela Media’s in-house creative and production studio, offers brands seamless creative services and branded content solutions as well as developing and producing several Canela Originals. Canela Media also offers Club Canela, the first in-app streaming rewards program of its kind, providing brand innovative and exclusive engagement opportunities.
For brands looking to reach U.S. Hispanics, Canela Media provides scale and breakthrough offerings with deeply engaged audiences. Canela Media’s proprietary and exclusive data solution, Canela Audience Solutions, is a best-in-class OTT-first data product delivering advanced audience targeting with more scale, more accuracy, and, ultimately, more precision. Canela Media’s extensive reach across premium OTT partners and Spanish-language sites, coupled with its proprietary data, empowers brands to reach highly engaged, customized, Hispanic audiences with precision, both within and beyond Canela Media’s ecosystem.
For more information, visit: http://www.CanelaMedia.com
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