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Disney Plus Unveils Fashion Biopic ‘Balenciaga’ As First Original Spanish Series
K.J. Yossman Disney Plus’s first original scripted Spanish series will be a fashion biopic of celebrated designer Balenciaga, the company unveiled today.The drama, created by Lourdes Iglesias and 12-time Goya Award-winners Jose Mari Goenaga, Jon Garaño and Aitor Arregi (“The Endless Trench”), tells the story of how Balenciaga, the son of a seamstress and a fisherman, defied societal expectations to become one of the most coveted designers in the world.Disney Plus said “Balenciaga” will be the start of an original commissioning pipeline in the territory as it aims to reach a slate of 60 original series by 2024.
