Sony Pictures TV Developing Afro-Latino Thriller ‘Sanyu’ with ‘Memoria’ Producer Diana Bustamante (EXCLUSIVE)
Anna Marie de la Fuente In a move aimed at addressing the paucity of Afro-Latino content, Sony Pictures TV (SPT) Latin America has announced a TV series project in development with Colombian producer-director Diana Bustamante, who most recently produced Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s “Memoria,” starring Tilda Swinton, winner of the Cannes Jury Prize this year.Titled “Sanyu,” the original bilingual and bicultural Afro-Latino thriller marks Bustamante’s first television project, and touches on universal themes of connecting to one’s heritage and discovering oneself.Said Nestor Hernandez, VP of content development in Latin America and U.S.