‘Isabel’s’ Daniela Ramirez to Star in Claudia Huaiquimilla’s Upcoming ‘La Isla’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAnna Marie de la Fuente Chile’s Daniela Ramirez, International Emmy-nominated for her performance in HBO Max’s three-part limited series “Isabel: The Intimate Story of Isabel Allende,” is attached to star in the upcoming sci-fi thriller series “La Isla.” The series will be directed by Claudia Huaiquimilla, among the pioneering Mapuche filmmakers emerging from Chile who made her international debut with her well-received pics, “Bad Influence” and “My Brothers Dream Awake,” the latter premiering at the 74th Locarno Film Festival.
Among the stellar Chilean projects being presented at Conecta Fiction, the premier television event taking place in Toledo, Spain, “La Isla” received the highest grant given out by Chilean goverment org CNTV last year.
Sales agent Esperanza Garay has also signed on to rep the film. “We were surprised that CNTV chose to fully support our project, it feels more like a European or American series,” said producer Pablo Diaz, CEO of Rio Estudios, who describes it as a series that “poses questions on humanity, where we come from, our connections to the universe.” Set in 1992 Patagonia, the series revolves around the disappearance of a Spanish tycoon’s heir.
What is initially suspected to be a kidnapping gives way to a more disquieting discovery: a secret island inhabited by aliens.
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