About Us —
Underground: Storytelling Without Borders
Born in Buenos Aires and bred to break the mold, Underground is a powerhouse production company known for fearless storytelling that cuts deep, crosses cultures, and defies convention.
Since 2006, we’ve been rewriting the rules of television. As a division of NBCUniversal Telemundo Studios, Underground is helmed by visionary creators Sebastián Ortega and Pablo Culell, who have relentlessly pushed the boundaries of Argentine fiction. From cult hits like Lalola and Los exitosos Pells to critically acclaimed phenomena like El marginal, our work blends cinematic craft with cultural relevance and raw emotional truth.
We don’t just create content. We build worlds that challenge, connect, and endure.
Sebastián Ortega
Founder
Writer, producer, and showrunner who began his television career in Argentina in 2001, after studying in the United States. Following a successful tenure as artistic director at “Ideas del Sur,” he founded his own audiovisual production company, “Underground,” in 2006. Since then, its content has continued to achieve success with audiences and earn accolades from critics.
Pablo Culell
Argentine Audiovisual Producer
Bachelor of Journalism and Social Communication Analyst, graduated from USAL (Buenos Aires, Argentina); he began his career in 1992, until he became executive producer of Channel 13 in Buenos Aires.
He was an advisor to the Artistic Direction of América TV (2000/2001), and also worked as a teacher and lecturer, and wrote the book “Born to Tell” (2015; together with the author Jorge Maestro). In 2001, he artistically joined Sebastián Ortega and worked as General and Creative Producer of Ideas del Sur until the end of 2005.
Since 2006 he has performed as Director of Content and Production of “Underground producciones”.
He is currently VP of Original Content Development at Telemundo Studios and leads productions, as an executive, of Underground.