Fernando Colomo gets into the groove with La tribu
- The filmmaker is following in the energetic footsteps of his previous film, Isla bonita, as he shoots his new comedy, which features musical numbers performed by Paco León and Carmen Machi
Two years ago, when he presented Isla bonita [+see also:
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The actress from The Open Door [+see also:
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The Tribe’s storyline was written by Joaquín Oristrell, Yolanda G Serrano and Colomo himself: “I feel very at ease with this screenplay. This story in which eight middle-aged women show that they are full of enthusiasm and spirit as they take part in urban dance, an activity normally reserved for younger, more athletic bodies, really deserved to be told. I came to understand that an image is worth more than a thousand words,” explains the director of La banda Picasso [+see also:
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The cast of the film – which will be shot over a period of seven weeks, in both Madrid and Barcelona – is rounded off by Luis Bermejo, Julián López, Bárbara Santa Cruz, Artur Busquets and Manuel Huedo. It is being produced by MOD Producciones and Atresmedia Cine, in conjunction with Movistar Plus+. It will be released next year by Hispano Foxfilms, and its international sales have been entrusted to Catalan sales agent Film Factory Entertainment.
(Translated from Spanish)
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