iHeartMedia’s My Cultura Network and Sonoro Global Media Partner with Legendary Actor Danny Trejo for New Scripted Audio Horror Series, “Nocturno: Tales from the Shadows”

Listen to the First Episode HERE 

WHAT: iHeartMedia’s My Cultura Network, a network dedicated to elevating Latinx voices and stories, and Sonoro Global Media, today launched a new 13-episode scripted horror anthology series, “Nocturno: Tales from the Shadows.” If listeners think they know the scariest campfire stories, they’ve never heard the bone-chilling legends that hide in the shadows of Latin America. This audio horror anthology, narrated by legendary actor Danny Trejo, will take listeners through legends from across Latin America giving age-old stories such as Xibalba, La Garita del Diablo, and Nagualli a modern twist guaranteed to keep you up at night. Dare to creep south of the border… and fear what you hear.

WHEN: “Nocturno: Tales from the Shadows” premieres, October 22, 2024, with new episodes weekly on Tuesdays. 

WHERE: “Nocturno: Tales from the Shadows” is distributed by iHeartPodcasts and is available on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard. Listen to the first episode now, here.

WHO: Danny Trejo has developed a prolific career in the entertainment industry with a hard-earned and atypical road to success. From years of imprisonment to helping troubled youth battle drug addictions, from acting to producing, and now on to restaurant ventures, Trejo’s name, face, and achievements are well recognized in Hollywood and beyond. Trejo has starred in dozens of films including Desperado, Heat, the ‘From Dusk till Dawn’ series, Con Air, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, the ‘Spy Kids’ movies, Machete, The Bad Ass trilogy, Dead Again in Tombstone and co-starred in Death Race 2, Death Race: Inferno, Muppets Most Wanted, Grand Daddy Day Care, 3 From Hell which was released in September 2019.

SHOW PAGE: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-nocturno-tales-from-the-s-223710550/

PODCAST PLAYER EMBED CODE: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-nocturno-tales-from-the-s-223710550/?embed=true

HI-RES COVER ART: HERE

ABOUT SONORO GLOBAL MEDIA

Sonoro is a global entertainment company focused on creating premium, culturally relevant content that starts in audio and comes alive in TV, film, and beyond. Sonoro collaborates with leading and emerging Latino storytellers – writers, producers, and directors – from over a dozen countries to develop original franchises in English, Spanish, and Spanglish. The company is pioneering new podcast formats and has launched multiple #1 hits, including Toxicomanía: El Experimento Mexicano (being adapted as a film for Paramount+), Tejana starring and executive produced by Stephanie Beatriz (2022 Best Fiction Ambie Winner, being developed for television), Crónicas Obscuras (#1 horror franchise), Princess of South Beach (#1 show in iHeartRadio’s MyCultura Network) and Ídolo: The Ballad of Chalino Sánchez (#1 in Mexico and Top 10 in US). With a diverse array of podcasts, Sonoro has established itself as a pioneer in the realm of audio storytelling.

Since its founding in 2020, Sonoro has created premium, culturally relevant content in collaboration with leading and emerging Latino storytellers. The company has 20+ television and film projects in active development with partners, including Netflix, NBC Universal, and Paramount+.  Sonoro has more than 80 million monthly downloads across its network of 150+ podcasts and reaches 1 out of every 3 US Hispanics.

About iHeartMedia, Inc.

iHeartMedia (NASDAQ: IHRT) is the number one audio company in the United States, reaching nine out of 10 Americans every month. It consists of three business groups.

With its quarter of a billion monthly listeners, the iHeartMedia Multiplatform Group has a greater reach than any other media company in the U.S. Its leadership position in audio extends across multiple platforms, including more than 860 live broadcast stations in over 160 markets nationwide; its National Sales organization; and the company’s live and virtual events business. It also includes Premiere Networks, the industry’s largest Networks business, with its Total Traffic and Weather Network (TTWN); and BIN: Black Information Network, the first and only 24/7 national and local all news audio service for the Black community. iHeartMedia also leads the audio industry in analytics, targeting and attribution for its marketing partners with its SmartAudio suite of data targeting and attribution products using data from its massive consumer base.

The iHeartMedia Digital Audio Group includes the company’s fast-growing podcasting business -- iHeartMedia is the number one podcast publisher in downloads, unique listeners, revenue and earnings -- as well as its industry-leading iHeartRadio digital service, available across more than 500 platforms and 2,000 devices; the company’s digital sites, newsletters, digital services and programs; its digital advertising technology companies; and its audio industry-leading social media footprint.

The company’s Audio & Media Services reportable segment includes Katz Media Group, the nation’s largest media representation company, and RCS, the world’s leading provider of broadcast and webcast software.

Visit iHeartMedia.com for more company information.