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Zeta Studios and Elefantec Global Produce ‘Marcelo en el mundo real,’ Starring Eva Longoria and Eugenio Derbez

Zeta Studios and Elefantec Global have begun production on Marcelo en el mundo real, a film directed by Argentine filmmaker Lucía Puenzo and starring Eva...

Zeta Studios and Elefantec Global have begun production on Marcelo en el mundo real, a film directed by Argentine filmmaker Lucía Puenzo and starring Eva Longoria and Eugenio Derbez.

The feature adapts the novel of the same name by Mexican-American author Francisco X. Stork. Filming will take place over the coming weeks in Uruguay and Boston.

A coming-of-age story set in the corporate world

The story follows Marcelo, a young man with autism spectrum disorder whose life changes when his father persuades him to take a summer job at his law firm. There, Marcelo must navigate the social and power dynamics of the corporate world while uncovering a secret connected to his father’s work that threatens the firm’s future.

Puenzo, whose credits include XXY, Wakolda and La caída, is directing the adaptation. The cast also includes Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Matthew Borrero and Ema Giménez Zapiola.

José “Pepe” Bastón, founder of Elefantec Global, highlighted the project’s lengthy development process: “Dedicamos seis años a desarrollar esta historia hasta dejarla donde tenía que estar, porque desde el principio supe que era la película que quería hacer. Hoy, con Lucía dirigiendo, un elenco de este nivel y una producción de esta envergadura, de la mano de nuestros coproductores de Zeta, es exactamente la película que queríamos”.

Antonio Asensio, CEO of Zeta Studios, said: “Adaptar una obra tan necesaria como ‘Marcelo in the Real World’ es un auténtico privilegio, ya que es un proyecto que trasciende fronteras gracias a la universalidad de su historia y al enorme talento de figuras como Eva Longoria y Eugenio Derbez”.

Source: cveintiuno.com

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