Netflix has announced the start of filming for La cuidadora by Álex de la Iglesia, director, screenwriter and producer whose extensive career includes titles such as El día de la bestia (winner of six Goya awards, the only ones he has won to date), The Last Circus [+lire aussi :
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fiche série]. Filming of his new film, shot in 35 mm, began this week in Madrid and will continue until mid-July.

Actress Carmen Maura (winner of the Best Actress Award at Cannes for Volver [+lire aussi :
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The script, written by Jelen Morales (screenwriter of feature films Un mal día lo tiene cualquiera and La pequeña Suiza [+lire aussi :
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La cuidadora is a production by Carolina Bang and Álex de la Iglesia for Pokeepsie Films (part of the Banijay Iberia group).