Latido Takes David Pérez Sañudo’s ‘Sacamantecas’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comJohn Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Spain’s Latido Films has clinched world sales rights to “Sacamantecas,” the third feature by writer-director David Pérez Sañudo, whose Latido-repped debut feature, “Ane,” swept three Spanish Academy Goya Awards in 2021.
Latido is already handling Pérez Sañudo’s second feature, “Los últimos románticos,” which it announced at the Berlin Film Festival as the first title in a two-picture deal with Sañudo.
The deals come as Spanish sales companies battle to retain top-flight talent, increasingly in the crosshairs of international counterparts. ”Sacamantecas,” on which Latido Films has just clinched a pre-sale deal for Italy with Movies Inspired, marks the second title in that deal.
Distribution in Spain will close shortly, said Latido Films’ Oscar Alonso. Produced by Olmo Figueredo, who’s also backing “Los últimos románticos,” “Sacamantecas” turns on Spain’s first recorded serial killer, Juan Díaz de Garayo.
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