Cesar Millan Talks Candidly About His Incredible Rise To Fame, The
Price Of Success And Addresses His Critics In New One-Hour Biopic
On Nat Geo Wild
Cesar Millan: The Real
Story Premieres Thanksgiving Weekend – Sunday, November 25, at 9
PM ET/PT
Followed by a Sneak Preview of his NEW Nat Geo WILD Series
Leader of the Pack
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
Cesar Millan holds nothing back when
discussing the good, the bad and the ugly as he reflects on his
personal life story for the new one-hour biopic, Cesar Millan: The Real Story, premiering
Thanksgiving weekend, Sunday, November 25, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on Nat Geo WILD. The biopic
features, for the first time on television, the comprehensive,
behind-the-scenes story of Millan's incredible rise from poverty to
fame. For more information, visit www.natgeowild.com or
www.Cesarsway.com and follow us on Twitter at
https://twitter.com/NGC_PR.
The one-hour special follows Millan's incredible rise from
impoverished illegal immigrant to celebrity dog trainer to
international superstar. The cameras roll as he embarks on his
latest Cesar LIVE world speaking seminar, begins filming his new
Nat Geo WILD television series Leader of the Pack in
Spain, and leads thousands of dogs
and owners on a Pack Walk in Washington,
D.C., to raise awareness about dog adoption.
"For years, the world has known me as the Dog Whisperer," says
Millan. "But not many people know my [full] personal story." Until
now!
In the new special, viewers will follow Millan around the world
as he inspires people to become pack leaders in their own lives in
his latest world tour, and join him in Spain as he films his NEW series Leader of
the Pack, which will sneak preview the same night, Sunday, November 25, at 10
p.m. ET/PT, before premiering in January.
During the hour, Millan recalls how his incredible skill with
dogs led to his rise to fame as the Dog Whisperer, and addresses
those who are critical of his methods. "I don't think there is only
one way to help a dog," says Millan. "In nine years on television I
have shown that there are many ways. So when critics come after me,
it doesn't really bother me." He continues, "My show gave people
hope that they could have a good relationship with their dog. And
that's something that I'm very proud of."
Millan also reflects in detail on the impact his hectic travel
schedule had on his family life, and the darkest time in his life.
While in England three years ago,
he received a call from his wife telling him she wanted a divorce.
"It was hard, because I wasn't expecting it," he says. "I went into
a big depression. I lost a lot of weight. And I felt that I lost
the most important thing, which was my family."
But the story doesn't end there. Cesar courageously pulls
himself out of the dark time, and for the first time talks about
finding new love and renewed personal balance.
"I have known Cesar for a long time, but watching this biography
left me with an entirely new appreciation for his accomplishments,"
says Geoff Daniels, executive vice
president and general manager of Nat Geo WILD. "It's rare when
someone with his level of celebrity is willing to completely open
up and share the struggle and hardship it took to find success and
happiness. Cesar doesn't hold anything back, and I'm certain our
audience will feel even closer to him for it."
"Everything I am, I learned in Mexico. And everything that I became, I
learned in the United States. They
both facilitated something very important for me," adds Millan at
the end of the hour. "I think my life has everything, you know, it
has comedy … has drama … has action. I don't know about the ending
yet. I'm just glad I can tell the story. Hopefully people get
inspired, they get motivated. It doesn't matter where you come
from. Really what I would like for people to get out of this is
just to not lose hope, no matter what happens. You should never
lose hope."
Cesar Millan: The Real
Story is produced for Nat Geo WILD by Partisan Pictures. For
Partisan Pictures, senior producer is Doug
Schultz and executive producer is Peter Schnall. For Nat Geo WILD, executive
producer is Jenny Apostol, senior
vice president of development and production is Janet Han Vissering, and executive vice
president and general manager is Geoff
Daniels.
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