Apple's new Worldwide Video is still in a phase of building its team and the latest hire on this front is the addition of Angélica Guerra who will be its head of Latin American programming, according to a statement from Apple to Variety.

Accroding to the report, Guerra joins Apple from Sony Pictures Television, where she served as senior vice president and managing director of production for Latin America and U.S. Hispanic. In that role, she oversaw the company's production business across the region, including Colombia, Mexico and Brazil.

In her new role, which will begin this month, she will report to Morgan Wandell, Apple's head of international creative development.

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During her time at Sony, Guerra oversaw original primetime series for the Latin American and U.S. Hispanic markets including "Mary Magdalene," "El Comandante," "Rosario Tijeras," "Lady, Bloque de Busqueda," and "Metastasis," the Spanish-language adaptation of "Breaking Bad."

Prior to joining Sony, Guerra was executive vice president of content for Caracol Television and also executive vice president for Gentv, Channel 8 in Miami. She also previously served as chief financial officer for Tepuy, known today as Telemundo International. More on this story here.

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