09/03/2022 - In Lucía Alemany’s new film, which is currently being shot in the Pyrenees in Aragon, the two actors breathe life into an odd couple (of rivals)

Actor Paco León, director Lucía Alemany and actor Ernesto Alterio during the shoot for Mari(dos) (© Diego López Calvin)

Late February saw the start of the shoot for Mari(dos) [+see also:
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The movie is the second feature by Lucía Alemany, a filmmaker from eastern Spain who made her debut with The Innocence [+see also:
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With a screenplay penned by Pablo Alén and Breixo Corral (who were responsible for the scripts for capers such as the hilarious 3 Many Weddings [+see also:
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Mari(dos) is a production by Telecinco Cinema, Producciones Cinematográfias Ciudadano Ciskul, Think Studio and Dos Maridos AIE, which boasts the involvement of Mediaset España, Movistar Plus+ and Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group. The film – which has also secured backing from the ICAA – will hit Spanish screens courtesy of distributor Buena Vista International.

(Translated from Spanish)