Fernando Soto to Star in Vix+’s Spanish-Language Series “Travesuras de la Niña Mala”

Fernando Soto is getting into trouble…

The 54-year-old Spanish actor and director has joined the cast Vix+’s Spanish-language series Travesuras de la Niña Mala, which is based on the novel by Nobel prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa.

Juan Pablo Di Pace, Travesuras de la Niña Mala, Macarena AchagaIn addition Vix+ has revealed a first look trailer.

Soto, who plays Ángel in Antena 3/Netflix smash Money Heist will be joined by co-star Fernando Cayo, who plays Coronel Tamayo.

They join previously announced stars Juan Pablo Di Pace and Macarena Achaga.

Others to join the cast include Martijn Kuiper, Rowi Prieto, Vanessa Saba, Victor Civeira, Nestor Rodulfo, Steph Bumelcrownd and Javier Dulzaldes.

Money Heist director Alejandro Bazzano is helming the show and has been joined by director Pavel Vázquez.

Filmed in London and Paris, TelevisaUnivision’s flagship series for Vix+ tells the epic love story between Arlette (Achaga), a nonconformist and adventurous woman, and her once teenage love, Ricardo, a man trapped in a predictable routine. Thanks to Arlette, he slowly learns to get out of his comfort zone. These two characters’ lives will intertwine over 40 years, through reunions across Lima, Paris, Madrid, Tokyo, London, and more.

María López Castaño wrote the series based on the acclaimed novel of the same name.

Fuentes-León’s Thriller “The Vanished Elephant” to Premiere at the Toronto Film Festival

Javier Fuentes-León has an elephant-sized project…

The Peruvian film writer and director’s thriller pays homage to Hollywood film noir and the reality-twisting fictions of Jorge Luis Borges and Julio Cortázar.

The Vanished Elephant

Fuentes-León’s The Vanished Elephant, which has its premiere Saturday at the Toronto Film Festival, stars Salvador del Solar as a crime novelist whose fiancée has been missing for seven years.

He’s given a clue to the mystery by a woman (portrayed by Angie Cepeda) whose ex-husband died the same day the writer’s betrothed vanished.

Lucho Cáceres, Tatiana Astengo, Vanessa Saba and Andrés Parra also star in the Peru-Colombia-Spain co-production.

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