Los Angeles, California: Our Pacific Entertainment Hub
Where culture, commerce, and creativity meet the Americas
A City That Tells the World's Stories
Long before the cameras rolled in Burbank or Culver City, Los Angeles was already a crossroads of cultures. Waves of immigrants from Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean helped build the city into what it is today: a sprawling, sun-drenched metropolis that somehow manages to feel like every city at once.
For ATH, Los Angeles represents more than an American city. It represents the Pacific gateway of the Americas, a place where the creative economy of the continent finds its loudest and most visible expression. The entertainment industry based here generates billions in annual revenue and employs hundreds of thousands of people, many of whom trace their roots to our 35 member nations.
The shows produced here are watched across the continent. The music recorded here charts in every major city from Vancouver to Buenos Aires. The cultural influence of Los Angeles is, in many ways, the cultural influence of the Americas itself.
For ATH, Los Angeles represents more than an American city. It represents the Pacific gateway of the Americas, a place where the creative economy of the continent finds its loudest and most visible expression. The entertainment industry based here generates billions in annual revenue and employs hundreds of thousands of people, many of whom trace their roots to our 35 member nations.
The shows produced here are watched across the continent. The music recorded here charts in every major city from Vancouver to Buenos Aires. The cultural influence of Los Angeles is, in many ways, the cultural influence of the Americas itself.
Hollywood as Economic Engine
Entertainment is serious business. The global film and television market is worth hundreds of billions of dollars annually, and Los Angeles sits at the center of that market. For ATH member nations, this represents both an opportunity and a challenge.
The opportunity is this: audiences across the Americas are hungry for stories that reflect their own lives, their own languages, and their own landscapes. The demand for Spanish-language content, Portuguese-language content, and indigenous-language programming has never been higher. Streaming platforms are actively seeking productions from Colombia, Argentina, Mexico, and Brazil.
ATH is working to connect our member nations with the production infrastructure of Los Angeles. We want to see more stories from the Caribbean told by Caribbean filmmakers. We want Andean landscapes on international screens. We want Hollywood to understand that the Americas is not a foreign location. It is home.
The opportunity is this: audiences across the Americas are hungry for stories that reflect their own lives, their own languages, and their own landscapes. The demand for Spanish-language content, Portuguese-language content, and indigenous-language programming has never been higher. Streaming platforms are actively seeking productions from Colombia, Argentina, Mexico, and Brazil.
ATH is working to connect our member nations with the production infrastructure of Los Angeles. We want to see more stories from the Caribbean told by Caribbean filmmakers. We want Andean landscapes on international screens. We want Hollywood to understand that the Americas is not a foreign location. It is home.