Prime Vídeo is making its next fiction project official in our country. after that Privately previewed by YOTELEThe entertainment platform officially made its preparations this Monday. The horror series ‘Romancero’, produced by 100 Balas (THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO), will take place with the special participation of Alba Flores.
The protagonist of ‘Vis a vis’ and ‘La casa de papel’ joins a cast of his own Juliet CardinalArgentine actress, who was also part of TV series and films such as ‘El Reino’ and ‘Maradona: Sueño bendito’ among others.
Since this portal also proceeds privately, the fiction is run by young people. Sasha Cocola (“Roof and food”, “Paco’s men”) and Serbian actor Elena MatikThe one who debuted in our country with this fiction. They complete the deal Ricardo Gomez (“Backup”, “Route”, “Tell me how it happened”), Willy Toledo (“Midas’ Favorites”, “Perfect Crime”) and Goya Award winner Belen Cuesta (“Eternal trench”, “Call”).
“We are delighted to be working with Fernando Navarro and Tomás Peña on a project as original as ‘Romancero’,” said James Farrell, Head of Original Content International at Amazon Studios. “’Romancero’ is a great example of how we create our international originals; Featuring the best new talent both in front of and behind the camera, with a clearly local story and told by a creative team at its best. We can’t wait to see the result.”
“We love that Romancero is a horror series with a strong local perspective, an approach that allows us to present a different and updated vision of our traditions and culture,” adds María José Rodríguez, Head of Spanish Originals at Amazon Studios. “We want to deliver unique stories and different voices that resonate and impact the public. “We believe that Romancero will not leave anyone indifferent”.
With Romancero, we take another step in our commitment to new creative voices and exploring different conceptual, narrative and visual avenues. The series has a special meaning because it is the first to come out of Mediapro Studio LABS, our idea factory for new creators. It limits and captivates Prime Video viewers,” said Laura Fdz. Espeso is the CEO of Mediapro Studio.
“Romancero is one of the most ambitious productions of 100 Balas, a fantasy genre story that will feature incredible locations in Almería, along with very high levels of post production and special effects,” concludes Alejandro Florez, director of 100 Balas. (Mediapro Studio).
Cornelia (Matic) is a girl whose childhood was stolen. Jordán (Cócola) is not a boy, nor is he a man. They are two stranded young men fleeing from law enforcement, powerful supernatural creatures, and themselves. ballads Framed in a night of nightmares filled with demons, witches and blood drinkers, in a desert and brutal Andalusia as real as it is mythical, this is the story of the oppressed and the oppressor’s escape.
Vividly told, Fernando Navarro and Tomás Peña drew on sources as heterogeneous as comics, Gothic literature, stories about witches, ghosts and creatures, the poems of Federico García Lorca, or esotericism, all in the beleaguered setting of a Desert and the brutal south. , where the clichés of the Spanish countryside and more cañí coexist with supernatural creatures, violence, revenge, redemption and love
Produced by 100 Balas (The Mediapro Studio), the series will consist of six half-hour episodes that take place in one night. Filming has just begun in Almería in different natural settings, while interiors will be shot in Madrid. Mediapro Studio by Laura Fdz. Espeso is the producer of Romancero and Javier Méndez, Fernando Navarro, Alejandro Florez and Maya Maidagan are executive producers.