Netflix will shortly bring one of the most representative works of Mexican literature to our screens. And with the official start of its production, we already have more concrete details about this ambitious project. This is what you should know about the movie Pedro Paramo:
What is it about?
Published in 1955, Pedro Paramo It is a literary work belonging to magical realism; with her, Juan Rulfo from Jalisco became one of the pioneers of boom Latin American in the field of letters. It tells the unforgettable story of Juan Preciado, who is looking for his father in the ghostly town of Comala.
“Our commitment to Mexican cinema takes on a new dimension with the launch of Pedro Paramo, adaptation of the seminal work by Juan Rulfo”, Francisco Ramos, Vice President of Content for Latin America at Netflix, said in a statement. “We are proud of this challenge and we assume it hand in hand with one of the most talented and universally recognized Mexican artists, Rodrigo Prieto, who will direct the excellent script by Mateo Gil. We want Mexico to look and feel with Pedro Paramo”.
This is not the first time that this classic of national literature has been brought to the big screen. The first feature film to adapt Pedro Paramo was the responsibility of the Spanish Carlos Velo, aspiring to the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1967. Ten years later, the Mexican José Bolaños brought his own version of Pedro Paramo to the cinema and won three Ariel Awards in 1979.
The cast of Pedro Paramo
Leading the cast of the film are Manuel Garcia-Rulfo (The seven magnificents) and tenoch orchard (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever). They will embody Pedro Páramo and Juan Preciado, respectively.
The rest of the main cast of Pedro Paramo complete it: Ilse Salas (girls fine), Mayra Battle (Fire night), Hector Kotsifakis (colozio), Roberto Sosa (The fantastic world of Juan Orol), Dolores Heredia (saints), Giovanna Zacarias (the legend of the fox), noah hernandez (Bard, false chronicle of a few truths) and Yoshira Escarrega (Here in the earth).
Production team and cast
The feature film marks the debut as a filmmaker of Rodrigo PrietoMexican cinematographer who has been nominated three times for an Oscar for his work on Secret in the mountain (2005), Silence (2016) and the Irish (2019). The adaptation is in charge of the multi-award winning Spanish scriptwriter and director matthew gil (Lazarus Project). Producers include Stacy Perskie of Redrum and Rafael Ley of Woo Films.
“Pedro Paramo It had a profound impact on me from the first time I read it and bringing Juan Rulfo’s novel to the screen will be a feat in all aspects,” SRodrigo Prieto explained in the statement. “We are always in search of our roots, of who we are, and this is something that attracts me a lot in the novel. I especially identify with Juan Preciado, who is looking for himself and his country in search of his father. He represents the Mexican people, in the sense that we are a mestizo people, a mix of roots and races.”
Pedro Paramo It also has other great talents behind the scenes: Oscar winner, Eugenio Caballero (The Pan’s Labyrinth, Rome), and Carlos Y. Jacques (007: Specter, The golden cage) are in charge of production design; Anna Terrazas (007: Specter, The language of machetes) is the costume designer; meanwhile, the two-time Academy Award winner, the Argentine Gustavo Santaolalla (Babel, Secret in the mountain), will compose the original music.
When is the movie released Pedro Paramo?
Pedro Prieto’s debut feature will be filmed in various locations in the Mexican Republic over the next few months. It is expected that the premiere of Pedro Paramo takes place sometime in 2024 on Netflix.
first look at Pedro Paramo
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