ISABEL
ECHEVERRY
Founder

Isabel Echeverry is the founder of Kontakto. She started her career in representation at ICM working with Jeff Berg and went on to become a respected director's representative of A-list talent in the industry. In 2009, recognizing the vast potential in the Hispanic market, Echeverry opened Kontakto Talent Management and Entertainment Company. Now she is established as the market leader in Latinx Entertainment with an impressive roster composed of award-winning directors, actors, and powerhouse production companies. As a big believer in the concept of giving back and 'paying it forward,' her ability to navigate the Hispanic and global market has proved invaluable to all her clientele.

PHOTO: PAULA KAYNE

MEET THE TEAM

Kathy Boyanovich

HEAD OF TALENT

Gure Arellana

HEAD OF INFLUENCERS

Heather Henderson

DIRECTORS REPRESENTATIVE
US GENERAL MARKET

Andrea Ampudia

TALENT MANAGER
MEXICO/US

Kathy Boyanovich is the head of talent managing our diverse roster of actors. Kathy, a native of Peru, is based in Miami, where she founded 10 Bond Talent to represent a select group of international artists. She spent the previous 15 years in NYC working for some of the world’s leading brands in the fashion industry, including Nautica, Tommy Hilfiger and as a director for Ralph Lauren. In 2021, she started a partnership with Isabel Echeverry, to expand the scope and accelerate business development in the talent division at Kontakto. Kathy has already made an impact, signing renowned latinx actors Nicole Santamaria, Aldo Verastegui and Anahi De Cardenas and Adriana Martínez who is currently working as series regular on JJ Abrams tv series “Duster” amongst other big wins. True to her character, she aims to leave a mark by focusing on discovering and promoting Hispanic talent on the way to a more inclusive, tolerant and culturally diverse industry.

Gure Arellana spearheads the influencers division representing top Latin Urban Music Artists.

Heather Henderson, is an integral part of Kontakto Latinx, started in 2018 as Head of Finance. She has been a financial advisor for all Kontakto business development and investments since its inception. For more than a decade Heather was the Senior Accountant for the Independent Film and Television Alliance and the American Film Market (AFM).

In 2022, she expanded her role at Kontakto becoming the Multicultural Directors Representative for general market projects at general market agencies.

Heather was born and raised in Hollywood and London by entertainers in the TV, film and music industries. She has collaborated with advertising and sales executives from internationally recognized brands such Pepsi, Levi Strauss, Guess Jeans, Hollywood Trading Company, Bottega Veneta, Marithé François Girbaud.

Andrea Ampudia is our New Talent Manager, she is the bridge between Mexico and the United States.

She has background in PR where she was in charge of finding new connections between non profits and new donors, by giving them new experiences mostly cultural and artistic in which to form long lasting bonds.

She is currently studying Gestalt Psychotherapy using the arts as a tool.