Nahuel Pérez Biscayart and Spain’s Mona Martínez Lead International Cast of Luxbox Pickup ‘Narciso’ by ‘The Heiresses’ Helmer Marcelo Martinessi (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAnna Marie de la Fuente Argentina’s Nahuel Pérez Biscayart (“120 BPM”) and Spain’s Mona Martínez (“Adios”) play pivotal roles in the international co-production, “Narciso” by Paraguay’s Marcelo Martinessi, whose feature debut “The Heiresses,” (“Las Herederas”) took home two Silver Bears and a Fipresci award at the 2018 Berlinale.
Originally titled “Who Killed Narciso?,” Martinessi’s second feature was presented at the San Sebastian Film Festival’s Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum in 2020.
The drama’s Asunción-based lead producer La Babosa has re-teamed with the film’s sales agent, Paris-based Luxbox Films, as well as some key producers of “The Heiresses”: Germany’s Pandora Filmproduktion, France’s La Fábrica Nocturna Prods., Esquina Filmes (Brazil) and Mutante Cine (Uruguay).
They are joined by (Spain) and Oblaum Filmes (Portugal). Thrilled to continue Luxbox’s collaboration with Martinessi and producer Sebastian Peña Escobar, Luxbox president Fiorella Moretti said: “In this new film, Martinessi portrays a universe full of music, emotions and sensuality with a political context.
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