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Amazon’s Prime Video to Launch Lucia Puenzo-helmed Karla Souza Drama ‘La Caida’ in November (EXCLUSIVE)

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Anna Marie de la Fuente Prime Video is debuting the Karla Souza drama “La Caida” (“Dive”) on Nov. 11 after its world premiere at the Morelia Int’l Film Festival.  “How to Get Away with Murder” star Souza produces and stars in the topical drama directed by high-flying Argentine helmer-scribe Lucía Puenzo, hot off “La Jauría” and “Señorita 89.”  Souza is known for her performances in Mexican hit family comedy “We are the Nobles,” action-comedy “Day Shift” opposite Jamie Foxx, as well as the Shondaland TV series “How to Get Away with Murder,” among others.

Puenzo, whose debut feature “XXY” won the Cannes Festival’s Critics’ Week Grand Prix, served as the showrunner as well as one of the directors and writers of Amazon’s first locally produced Prime Video Original in Chile, “La Jauria,” and of “Señorita 89,” both for London-based production-distribution giant Fremantle and the Larrain brothers’ Fabula.

Starzplay and Pantaya also backed “Señorita 89.” Just like “La Jauria,” “La Caida” deals with a story of sexual abuse but in the latter’s case, in the world of high-board diving.

Inspired by true events, “La Caida” is described as “a nuanced story about the complexities of relationships in which Mariel (Souza) is a veteran elite diver who has one last chance at the Olympic Games.” As some sordid revelations come to the surface, Mariel has to question whether winning is really her ultimate dream. “’La Caída’ is the most challenging and personal project of my career,” said Souza who added: “I have found true growth and my own power and agency in the telling of this story.” Lauding Amazon for being an “amazing partner and “the best home for this intimate and brave story,” Souza remarked: “Our hope is to elevate the complex

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