Conecta Fiction & Entertainment Unveils Projects From Fabula-Fremantle, Leticia Dolera, Bela Tarr

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Fabula-Fremantle’s “Santa Maria,” Leticia Dolera’s “Puberty” and “Fata Morgana,” a Western thriller executive produced by Béla Tarr, all feature at this year’s vastly expanded Conecta Fiction & Entertainment.In further news announced Monday, Conecta Fiction will also stage the European premiere of Star Plus’ “Santa Evita,” executive produced by Salma Hayek Pinault and José Tamez, starring Natalia Oreiro, Ernesto Alterio, Darío Grandinetti and one of Disney’s most anticipated titles Spanish-language titles.“Santa Evita” tells the true events-based and extraordinary story of the odyssey of Argentine First Lady Eva Perón’s embalmed body over three decades, her elevation to near sainthood saying much about Argentina and Latin America at large.

A panel discussion will be lead by the key cast, directors Rodrigo García and Alejandro Maci and the executives who led its production – Mariana Pérez, VP, development and production, TWDC Latin America, and Leonardo Aranguibel, VP, production, TWDC Latin America.A Europe-Latin America TV and networking forum, Conecta Fiction unspools this year over June 21-24 in Toledo, the capital of Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha just south of Madrid.One sign of growth is its already announced drive into entertainment programming, as its new title implies.“Series production is on the build, but not only series, also programming in general,” Conecta Fiction director Géraldine Gonard said Monday at a press conference in Toledo.That sectorial expansion can now be seen in the presence of five entertainment  formats at a Conecta Fiction pitching session, created by high-profile Spanish companies such as Spain’s iZen Group, Federation Spain and Mediacrest.The project pitching, Conecta Fiction’s industry.