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Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaPedro Almodóvar’s “Parallel Mothers” has been tapped as the closing night selection of the 59th New York Film Festival. The melodrama, which reunites the Spanish auteur with one of his greatest cinematic muses, Penélope Cruz, will make its North American premiere October 8 at Alice Tully Hall.

Carole Horst Hollywood’s long-running relationship with Spain is anchored by location production and talent acquisition. As a destination, few countries rival its culture, cuisine and rep for sophisticated relaxation.Wes Anderson and crew will shoot an untitled feature southeast of Madrid in the coming months; both the Sitges (Oct.

San Sebastian Film Festival has unveiled the Spanish titles that will comprise its official selection this year.

taxes in Spain between 2012 and 2014, when she lived mostly in the country despite having an official residence in Panama.Shakira, 44, denied any wrongdoing when she testified in June 2019. Her public relations firm said that she had immediately paid what she owed once she was informed of the debt by the Tax Office.Shakira faces a possible fine and even possible jail time if found guilty of tax evasion.

MADRID -- The former lover of Spain’s King Emeritus Juan Carlos has filed a lawsuit with a British court accusing him of spying on her, the latest twist in a financial scandal plaguing the ex-monarch.The public relations firm representing Corinna Larsen, a Danish-German businesswoman long linked to Spain's former king, confirmed Wednesday that she had asked a London court for a restraining order against Juan Carlos and compensation for damages for his alleged harassment.The former king’s lawyer

A fire at Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s stunning New Orleans mansion is being investigated for arson.

Big egos collide in the new teaser for “Official Competition” starring Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, and Oscar Martinez.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Universal Pictures Int’l Spain has snatched theatrical distribution rights to the Spanish remake of romcom “A Boyfriend for my Wife” (“Un Novio para mi Mujer”), now shooting in Barcelona.The 2008 Argentine original by Juan Taratuto, starring Adrian Suar, lured up to 1.5 million admissions in Argentina and has been remade in a slew of territories, including Mexico, Brazil, Italy, China, France, Chile, Vietnam and, most successfully, in South Korea where it sold five

missing Scot who has failed to make contact with his family for almost two years. Keen traveller Gary Robertson, who is originally from Forfar, is believed to be abroad and has known links to Spain and Thailand.

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay has put in place the building blocks for its latest adaptation of Lego Masters, inking a deal with Kiwi broadcaster TVNZ to make a local version of the show. The deal comes as Lucas Green, Banijay’s global head of content operations, talked up a “perfect storm” for unscripted shows globally.

NEW YORK -- Elvis Costello is re-releasing his classic “This Year's Model” album — but this year's version erases his vocals and replaces him with Spanish-language singers.A video of Juanes performing “Pump it Up” was released Thursday, preceding the full version of “Spanish Model” due to come out on Sept. 10.Producer Sebastian Krys kept, and remixed, the original instrumental tracks recorded by Costello and his backing band, the Attractions.

Shawn Mendes revealed he was nervous about perfecting his Spanish for his latest song collaboration with Camilo, however he luckily had his girlfriend Camila Cabello by his side!The Canadian singer surprised his fans on the release of the ‘Kesi’ remix, singing with the Colombian star and admitting he was very excited to join in the incredible song, despite being in a different language.“It reminded me so much of why I fell in love with music in the first place, writing music in the first place.

Lise Pedersen “Isaac”, the debut feature by Catalan producer-director duo Ángeles Hernández and David Matamoros, has been acquired by France’s top Queer cinema distributor Outplay Films for France, Austria and Switzerland.The deal was put through by the film’s sale agent Alief Films at this year’s Cannes Film Market.Hernández and Matamoros, the co-producers of Netflix horror hit “The Platform (El Hoyo”, 2019), also produced “Isaac” via their Barcelona-based shingle Mr.

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefHit Korean movie “Miracle in Cell No. 7” is set for a Spanish-language remake following a deal between sales agent Contents Panda and production company Rock and Ruz.The 2013 original film told the fact-based tale of a man with intellectual disabilities who was wrongly jailed on theft charges.