In 1957, Fábricas Agrupadas de Muñecas de Onil, S.A. (FAMOSA) was born from the alliance of a number of toymakers in Toy Valley (Alicante,  Spain). The group formed in order to remain competitive in the market due to difficulty finding funding,  changing technologies, and the  emergence of plastic toys. Famosa was purchased by Giochi Preziosi, the Italian distributor of LOTR toys recently.

Famosa was the solely distributor for Lord of the Rings toys in Spain and Portugal during the time of releases for Toy Biz.