‘Blancanieves’ Star Macarena Garcia Leads All-Star Spanish Cast of Ventana Sur Proyecta Title ‘Perseidas’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Jamie Lang Ignacio Lasierra Pinto‘s debut feature “Perseidas,” set to pitch at Ventana Sur‘s upcoming Proyecta sidebar for feature projects, has nailed down an all-star Spanish cast, led by Spanish Academy Goya-winning actor Macarena García (“Blancanieves,” “La mesías”).

Joining García are Feroz and Forqué best actress winner Elena Irureta (“Patria”), Feroz award winner Itziar Aizpuru (“Flowers”) and Ana Polvorosa (“The Last Night at Tremore Beach”). “This cast would be a dream come true for any director,” producer Inés Laporta tells Variety. “Not only are these four actors extremely talented with proven experience, but they also represent a very inter-generational mosaic of the acting profession, of life experiences that pass from one generation of actor to another in an organic way, in a film which is precisely about two generations of women reuniting in search of understanding.” “Perseidas” turns on Cata, a celebrity chef living in Uruguay who returns to Spain for her mother’s funeral.

Upon arrival, she discovers that her mother is actually still alive and that she was deceived into coming back home to attend her father’s funeral.

Despite the deep wounds that separate them, Cata must confront her past to reconcile with her roots. “When we read the script, we completely fell in love with the story and its characters,” says Laporta. “We were particularly moved by the narrative, which addresses the return home and reconciliation between a mother and a daughter from a very emotional perspective.