Alex de la Iglesia takes his first producing steps with Musarañas
- Directors Esteban Roel and Juan Fernando Andrés are filming a thriller set in the 1950s in Madrid, starring Macarena Gómez, Luis Tosar, Hugo Silva and Nadia de Santiago
For the entire month of January, directors Esteban Roel and Juan Fernando Andrés will be filming in Madrid what will be their first feature length film, Musarañas. Despite the two filmmakers’ lengthy experience as authors of shorts and professors at the Cinema Institute in Madrid, the person attracting the most attention on this project is one of its producers, Alex de la Iglesia, who will be filling the role for the first time in his own film.
Musarañas, set in the grey 1950s, stars Montse, who sacrifices her youth in order to take care of her younger sister, shut up in a sinister apartment in the centre of Madrid. Her mother died in childbirth after which her desperate father fled, leaving both daughters alone. Forced to take on the role of a father, mother and older sister, Montse develops an obsessive and unbalanced temperament. The only thing tying her to reality is the relationship she has with her younger sister. One day, her life is interrupted by an encounter with Carlos, a young and irresponsible neighbour. He disgracefully falls down the stairs and seeks help out by knocking on the only door he can manage to reach.
The cast of Musarañas includes Macarena Gómez (Las brujas de Zugarramurdi [+see also:
trailer
interview: Alex de la Iglesia
film profile], Murieron por encima de sus posibilidades) in the main role, Luis Tosar (Una pistola en cada mano [+see also:
trailer
film profile], Mientras duermes [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile]), Hugo Silva (I’m So Excited [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], El cuerpo [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile]) and Nadia de Santiago (Las trece rosas [+see also:
trailer
film profile]).
Filming started last December 18 and will last until the end of January. Pokeepsie Films, De la Iglesia’s company, and Kiko Martínez for Nadie es perfecto are the producers. The latter are currently also producing another film starring Hugo Silva, Dioses y perros (news)
For the entire month of January, directors Esteban Roel and Juan Fernando Andrés will be filming in Madrid what will be their first feature length film, Musarañas. Despite the two filmmakers’ lengthy experience as authors of shorts and professors at the Cinema Institute in Madrid, the person attracting the most attention on this project is one of its producers, Alex de la Iglesia, who will be filling the role for the first time in his own film.
Musarañas, set in the grey 1950s, stars Montse, who sacrifices her youth in order to take care of her younger sister, shut up in a sinister apartment in the centre of Madrid. Her mother died in childbirth after which her desperate father fled, leaving both daughters alone. Forced to take on the role of a father, mother and older sister, Montse develops an obsessive and unbalanced temperament. The only thing tying her to reality is the relationship she has with her younger sister. One day, her life is interrupted by an encounter with Carlos, a young and irresponsible neighbour. He disgracefully falls down the stairs and seeks help out by knocking on the only door he can manage to reach.
The cast of Musarañas includes Macarena Gómez (Las brujas de Zugarramurdi [+see also:
trailer
interview: Alex de la Iglesia
film profile], Murieron por encima de sus posibilidades) in the main role, Luis Tosar (Una pistola en cada mano [+see also:
trailer
film profile], Mientras duermes [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile]), Hugo Silva (I’m So Excited [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], El cuerpo [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile]) and Nadia de Santiago (Las trece rosas [+see also:
trailer
film profile]).
Filming started last December 18 and will last until the end of January. Pokeepsie Films, De la Iglesia’s company, and Kiko Martínez for Nadie es perfecto are the producers. The latter are currently also producing another film starring Hugo Silva, Dioses y perros (news).
(Translated from Spanish)
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