Chile’s ‘Caso 63’ Scribe Julio Rojas, Spain’s Belen Cuesta Attached to Upcoming Pic, ‘La Torca del Diablo’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAnna Marie de la Fuente Chile’s hottest writer Julio Rojas (“The Life of Fish”) and Spain’s Goya-winning Belen Cuesta, who stars in “The Endless Trench” and the “Balenciaga” series, are attached to “La Torca del Diablo,” a sci-fi thriller from Chile’s Canal 13 and Spanish producer Miguel Asensio of Tiki Group.
A client of former CinemaChile head Constanza Arena’s new talent agency and project incubator, Agencia La Luz, Rojas created and wrote “Case 63,” Spotify’s leading scripted original podcast in Latin America, with an English-language version in development, starring Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac.
He also co-wrote Pablo Fendrik’s Latino sci-fi series “The Shelter,” among other notable credits. “The film will be shot in Spain and is aimed squarely at the Spanish market,” said Canal 13’s Matías Ovalle, head of scripted content and executive producer, who conceived the storyline with Rojas.
Film is part of Canal 13’s international development and production studio which focuses on making films, series, telenovelas and podcasts for the Mexican, Spanish and U.S.
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