First Major Latino-Owned And -Operated Studio Launches In Atlanta

An aerial view of the new Areu Bros. studio. in southwest Atlanta. Ozzie Areu bought the former site of Tyler Perry Studios. Areu said he wants to replicate Perry’s success with the African-American community for the Latino community as well as other minorities.

Courtesy of LV Lending

The first major Latino-owned and -operated movie production studio in the United States, Areu Bros., is expected to open for business in southwest Atlanta this year.

Tyler Perry Studios

African-American filmmaker and media mogul Tyler Perry recently moved his studios to the site of an old army base called Fort McPherson.

That left the old site, in southwest Atlanta, vacant. The former president of Tyler Perry Studios is a man named Ozzie Areu. Areu said he drove through the old studios in January 2018 and had an idea.