Netflix producing the Spanish film Fenómenas
- This movie directed by Carlos Theron, which boasts a cast headed up by Belén Rueda, Toni Acosta, Gracia Olayo and Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, is currently being shot
On 24 February, the shoot started for Fenómenas, a film that is set to be released worldwide on Netflix. Directed by Carlos Theron (I Can Quit Whenever I Want [+see also:
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The plot – written by Fernando Navarro (Below Zero [+see also:
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Fenómenas is a Netflix film, which is being produced by Nadie Es Perfecto, a company founded in 2000 by Kiko Martínez, which, since then, has financed movies such as the box-office smash Perfect Strangers [+see also:
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In addition, alongside the sixth season of the hit series Elite (directed by Lino Escalera, Elena Trapé and Kike Maíllo) and the new outing by JA Bayona, Society of the Snow (see the news), in Spain Netflix is producing Infiesto, a film written and directed by Patxi Amezcua (25 Carats [+see also:
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Lastly, at the imminent 25th Málaga Film Festival, in its official competition section, Netflix will present the new film by Jota Linares, Las niñas de cristal, starring María Pedraza, who previously appeared in his Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island? [+see also:
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(Translated from Spanish)
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