Spanish Thriller ‘Lo Que los Ojos Esconden,’ Based on the True Story of 12 Unsolved Spanish Sex Worker Killings in the ’80-’90s, In Development at N&L Films, La Canica (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comJamie Lang Former Netflix executive Juan Mayne’s recently launched N&L Films and Beatriz Bodegas’ hugely influential indie La Canica Films are teaming on a new Spanish true-crime-inspired thriller, “Lo que los ojos esconden,” working title “Behind His Eyes” in English, which is now in development with director Lluís Quílez and screenwriter Fernando Navarro.
Between August 1989 and April 1996, in the southern Spanish province of Almería, a dozen murdered sex workers’ bodies were found naked in ravines and on the sides of roads.
Each victim fit into a similar profile, and a pattern quickly emerged. “Behind His Eyes” will tell a fictionalized version of the story of the ensuing investigation to find one of Spain’s most notorious serial killers.
Dubbed Jack the Ripper of Almería by Spanish media, the Spanish killer’s first victim was discovered on the 100th anniversary of the Whitechapel killer’s similar crimes.
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