EXCLUSIVE: Katya Martín (My First Miracle) is set as a lead opposite John Ortiz and Andres Velez in ABC’s drama pilot Promised Land.Written by Matt Lopez and directed by Michael Cuesta, Promised Land is an epic, generation-spanning drama about two Latinx families vying for wealth and power in California’s Sonoma Valley.Martín plays Juana, a young immigrant who flees El Salvador along with her sister Rosa.
Despite the perilous journey, Juana is driven by her dream of one day becoming a teacher. Buoyed by her hopes for the future and a romantic interest in her fellow immigrant, Carlos (Velez), Juana takes a job as a fruit-picker on the Heritage House Vineyard in the Sonoma Valley.In addition to Ortiz, Martín joins previously announced series
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