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candela light logoA Helios & Partners CompanyMiami · CDMX · San José · Bogotá · BsAs

For years, Latin American markets were a slide in someone else's deck.

A demographic footnote.

Useful enough to mention. Never important enough to lead with. That is over.

Candela is the base unit of light Precise. Directional. Non-negotiable.
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The Market

$40B+Total Latam ad market 2025.

Source: emarketer

$4.1TUS Latino purchasing power. If measured standalone, the 5th largest economy in the world.

Source: HISPANIC MARKETING COUNCIL

$192BLatin America Gen Z spend by 2023

Source: NIELSEN IQ

$8BMexico digital advertising market, alone.

Source: emarketer

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What we do
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Media

Planning, buying, AdOps, Performance, Identity Solutions, DOOH. Digital-first, in-house and purpose-built.

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PR + Influence

Earned media, Press, Social Strategy, and Influencer Programs built for Latin audiences, not translated for them.

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Creative

Concepting, Design, Content Production, Experiential, and Web. Work that earns attention.

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Technology + AI

AI-Augmented Operations, Apps, E-commerce and UX/UI. Built on Helios's proprietary Augmented Intelligence Framework.

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Social Commerce

Tastemaker-led Selling, Live Commerce and Creator Monetization. Built for the Latin Gen Z consumer. From Discovery to Purchase, in one Feed.

Who we are
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A dedicated Latin market agency. Not a division. Not a satellite.

Built in Bogotá. Mezcalito los viernes. 305 when sunny. Asado los domingos, en familia. Pura vida!

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global publisher parnterships

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proprietray ai frameworks

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private equity backed by helios & partners

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shareholders, worldwide parnters

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pan-regional relationships, full market depth

all from day 1
Clients
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Team
Rodrigo SalazarRodrigo Salazarlinkedln logoManaging Director
Oscar CaballeroOscar Caballerolinkedln logoChief Technology Officer
Jennifer NogueraJennifer Nogueralinkedln logoPR + Influence Lead
Laura LopezLaura Lopezlinkedln logoMedia Director
Isabella WilsIsabella Willslinkedln logoHead of design & Innovation
Dora WilliamsDora Williamslinkedln logoGlobal Executive PR Director

Lo latino está de moda.

Nosotros le prendemos fuego.

hola@somoscandela.co