‘Nowhere’ Star Anna Castillo, ‘Elite’ Icon Ester Expósito Set for ‘Death to Love,’ from ‘Piggy’ Director Carlota Pereda (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comJohn Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Two Spanish female stars who have broken out to huge global audiences in Netflix hits – “Nowhere” and “A Perfect Story” lead Anna Castillo and Ester Expósito, highly prominent in “Elite” in early seasons – are set to star in dramedic vampire thriller “Death to Love,” (“Que muera el amor”), the first series created by “Piggy” director Carlota Pereda, who will also serve as its showrunner. “If there are two actresses you can believe are immortals, with their out-of-this-world allure and talent, it’s Anna and Ester.
I can’t wait to explore this world of darkness, joy and Eternal Love with them,” Pereda told Variety. With that talent package, and the backing of two Spanish powerhouse producers, Morena Films and Buendía Estudios, “Death to Love” is shaping up as one of the hottest packages to come to market from Spain after it emerged from February’s Berlinale Series Market as one of the biggest buzz titles at its Co-Pro Series pitching showcase.
Pereda dazzled Sundance in 2022 with her feature debut “Piggy,” using “standard genre shocks almost as MacGuffins,” it’s the all-too-recognizable horror of brutalized adolescence that really makes us wince,” Variety wrote in an upbeat review.
Equally, “Death to Love,” described by Pereda as a “a visceral and romantic proposition,” weighs in as a vampire vengeance tale. “Sese can’t get over her ex.
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