Martín Cuervo prepares ¿Quién es quién?
- The director shoots the Spanish remake of the French comedy Family Swap, starring Salva Reina, Kira Miró, Elena Irureta and little Sofía Otero
Since the beginning of September, Martín Cuervo (director of Con quién viajas [+see also:
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film profile] It stars Kira Miró (in Todos lo hacen, and recently seen in the Netflix series Alpha Males), Salva Reina (who we saw this year in Malaga in Tregua(s) [+see also:
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interview: Mario Hernández
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With a screenplay by Irene Niubó (Todos lo hacen), it is a comedy that addresses universal issues such as the need to better understand one another and is based on the French film Family Swap [+see also:
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The film also features Gracia Olayo (Holy Camp! [+see also:
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Its plot introduces the Fuentes, who are not exactly the picture-perfect family: work, school and routine have plunged them into a spiral of disconnect that is impossible to stop. However, everything changes when the youngest makes a wish for her ninth birthday. The next day, everyone in the family wakes up to discover they have switched bodies. The father is inside his wife, the girl is trapped in her grandmother's body, the teenage twins are not themselves. Chaos ensues over the house and everyone is left wondering, who is who? As they face crazy situations, the Fuentes must learn to put themselves in each other's shoes and trust each other in order to get back to normal. But will they be able to return to their original bodies and get their lives back?
According to Martín Cuervo, "for me, making a film about intra-family relationships and delving into the problems of communication and understanding between family members is a great opportunity to explore fundamental issues without forgetting the comedy and laughter."
¿Quién es quién? is a production by DeAPlaneta, Atresmedia Cine and Lazona, with the participation of Atresmedia and Movistar Plus+. DeAPlaneta will be responsible for distributing the film in Spanish cinemas, which is scheduled for release on 7 June 2024. Latido Films handles international sales.
(Translated from Spanish by Vicky York)
