Sonia Almanza Gambaro is a Producer, Television Executive, and Story Consultant on a mission to pollinate the world with unexpected stories. She is drawn to weird characters, comedy of all types, and multicultural examinations of the human condition (seriously). Gambaro just wrapped up five years of running Television Development and Production at 3Pas Studios for Mexican powerhouse Eugenio Derbez and CEO/Producer Ben Odell, where she produced four seasons of the critically acclaimed comedy series ACAPULCO for AppleTV+. She has sold multiple series to Netflix, AppleTV+, ABC, CW, NBC, MAX, Onyx, and Freeform; some highlights include ADA TWIST SCIENTIST to Netflix, WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN to APPLETV+ with friends Gina Rodriguez and Molly Breeskin, DARK STAR SQUADRON with Zöe Saldaña and her lovely sisters at Cinestar to Crunchyroll, and the kickass 2021 Netflix feature AFTERLIFE OF THE PARTY starring Victoria Justice penned by one of her faves, Carrie Freedle. Through 3Pas’s previous first-look deals at 20th Television (ABC Signature) and Lionsgate, Gambaro has set up dozens of projects, proving herself an effective and talented creative producer. 

In addition to founding Pollinate Entertainment, Gambaro has done hard time at Equitable Management, Madhouse Entertainment, Paradigm Talent Agency, and Televisa USA, where she worked on CHASING LIFE, DEVIOUS MAIDS, and did her penance by watching and analyzing ALL the telenovelas she had derided as a teenager. Her favorite is CUNA DE LOBOS. Sonia previously worked in unscripted and event television as a segment producer, researcher, and production coordinator for shows on MTV, VH1, TVLand, LATV, CBS, and BRAVO. A graduate of UCLA, where she studied Italian and Spanish Literature as well as the classics, Gambaro was pleased to discover an underrated Renaissance playwright, Angelo Beolco, aka—Il Ruzzante whose work delighted her with sexy escapades of 16th century youth and the tragically comedic banter of the most surly plebians imaginable all punctuated by high falutin fart jokes. It reminded her of her Dad, the movies he watched, and all the incisive ribbing she’d grown up with. She was inspired to find these kinds of comedic works from all regions and through all eras. When she’s not overthinking story or wrangling egos, Sonia Almanza Gambaro talks smack, busts chops, and tells Mom jokes effectively and persuasively in Italian, Spanish, and English.

Fun Fact: Sonia enjoyed a successful career in music as DJ Suprema, with residencies and featured gigs in Los Angeles, Mexico City, NYC, and Venice, Italy. She got her first taste of producing in 2002 while co-producing the Hip Hop tent Code of the Cutz on the 48-city VANS WARPED TOUR, where she beat-juggled performing on the Ernie Ball Stage, booking local talent in every city, and somehow didn’t crash the 30-foot tour bus she drove from Detroit to L.A. in under 72 hours when the driver went AWOL (early signs of her keen ability to keep teams focused, effective, and alive under pressure). Soon thereafter, she was chosen to produce her own segment for LATV called Suprema Sound Exclusives, which aired two nights a week for three years. Her parents were still not impressed, but annoyed that she’d somehow found a new way to interrupt their Telenovelas. After stints in radio on POWER 106 and KIIS-FM, she landed a job as a writer’s assistant, precipitating her transition from the turntables to the art of scripted storytelling.

Sonia lives in Los Angeles with her husband, two children, and the cutest dog in the world, Oscar.