FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Tolston Alex J 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/06/2013 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP, INC. [HMTV] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP, INC., 2000 PONCE DE LEON BLVD., SUITE 500 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) General Counsel & Corp. Sec'y 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) CORAL GABLES, FL 33134 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) CLASS A COMMON STOCK 25,000 (1) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY)	  (2)	04/09/2023	CLASS A COMMON STOCK	150,000	$ 10.2	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Tolston Alex J C/O HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP, INC. 2000 PONCE DE LEON BLVD., SUITE 500 CORAL GABLES, FL 33134	Â	Â	  General Counsel & Corp. Sec'y	Â

Signatures

/s/ Alex J. Tolston		05/15/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, are restricted securities and will vest, subject to certain exceptions, in equal annual installments on each of the first three (3) anniversaries of April 9, 2013 (the "Effective Time").
(2)	The employee stock options will vest as follows: subject to certain exceptions, 125,000 options will vest in equal annual installments on each of the first three (3) anniversaries of the Effective Time and 25,000 options will vest upon the fair market value of the Company's Class A common stock price reaching or exceeding $15.00 per share on at least ten trading days (which need not be consecutive) following the Effective Time.
  Remarks: Exhibit 24.1: Power of Attorney

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