Zetna Fuentes To Direct Genre-Bender ‘Never Look Back’ For 3Pas & Amazon; Talia Rothenberg Adapting Lilliam Rivera Novel
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Prolific TV director Zetna Fuentes (The Gilded Age) is set to helm the film Never Look Back, based on Lilliam Rivera’s 2019 novel of the same name, for 3Pas Studios and Amazon Studios, with Talia Rothenberg (Rebelde) adapting the screenplay.Never Look Back is a modern retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
Now set in the Bronx with a multicultural cast and bumping soundtrack filled with bachata, reggaeton, salsa, and hip-hop, the film is a blend of genres: fantasy, horror, and romance.Eugenio Derbez and Ben Odell will produce for 3Pas Studios, with Jordan Rubio overseeing the project for the company.
Chart-topping singer-songwriter Romeo Santos and Artie Pabon will serve as exec producers and music supervisors through the former’s Chimbi Productions.
Santos, who is known as the “King of Bachata,” will also have one of his original songs featured in the film.Rivera is an award-winning writer who has also authored the young adult novels Dealing in Dreams, We Light Up The Sky, and The Education of Margot Sanchez.
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