Mario Cimarro, Nina Paw Join Cast Of Cathay Film Company’s Cuba-Set Series ‘Coolie’
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Cuban star Mario Cimarro and Hong Kong actress Nina Paw Hee-Ching are joining the cast of historical scripted drama series Coolie, produced by Meileen Choo’s Singapore-based Cathay Film Company.
Inspired by the little-known history of enslaved Chinese “coolies” in Cuba in the 1860s, the English and Chinese-language series features a multinational ensemble cast from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Cuba and Colombia.
Previously announced cast members include Hong Kong rising star Louise Wong (A Guilty Conscience, Anita); Taiwanese actor Joseph Chang (Eternal Summer); Colombian actor and TV personality Mauricio Henao (La Herencia); and Cuban actors Camila Arteche (Sergio & Serguei) and Sian Chiong (La Mexicana y el Guero).
Cimarro is known for his roles in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet and Colombian series Pasión de gavilanes, while Paw won best actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards for Ann Hui’s The Way We Are and also has credits including Fearless and Lost In Time.
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