Cande Lázaro’s ‘The Shepherdess,’ Resurrecting Famed Spanish Maqui Florenci Pla, Casts ‘Money Heist’s’ Alba Flores (EXCLUSIVE)
John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Alba Flores, Nairobi in “Money Heist,” and Spanish Academy Goya new actor nominees La Dani and Julio Hu Chen, are attached to star in Cande Lázaro’s “The Shepherdess,” a potential standout at this year’s Locarno Match Me! co-production forum. Flores also starred as Saray Vargas in women’s penitentiary-set international breakout “Locked Up.” La Dani, a non-binary singer and now actor, won his 2024 Goya nomination for “Love & Revolution,” well received by critics; Spaniard Hu Chen’s nomination at the same Goya awards came for “Chinas,” where his role and performance bucked stock stereotypes of Chinese immigrants in Spain.