As part of the “Let Mexico See You” event, an initiative of the platform of streamingannounced that the Oscar nominee, Rodrigo Prieto, will be in charge of the adaptation of the novel by Juan Rulfo, Pedro Paramo.
“For me, Pedro Páramo has been for many years, like so many Mexicans, when I read the young man’s novel it had a great impact on me and I read it again years later with a different perspective. Every time I see it with more and more details, “Prieto said at a press conference.
The Mexican also announced that currently participates as director of photography in the film Barbie, which opens in 2023.
“Our commitment to Mexican culture also includes the film adaptation of great Mexican works, and Pedro Paramo It will be the first great example of this,” said Francisco Ramos, VP of Content for Latin America at Netflix, in a statement shared by Variety.
Project team includes Oscar-nominated production designer Eugene Knight (Rome and Pan’s Labyrinth), as well as the costume designer Anna Terraces (Rome, Specter and Bard).