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John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent“Forget My Name,” “Life” and “Stolen Kids” proved some of the big winners at the 2021 Conecta Fiction awards ceremony in Pamplona, northern Spain on Wednesday night as the Europe-Latin America co-production forum reached its climax.A female spy drama-thriller charged emotionally by an effective mother-daughter relationship, “Forget My Name” won one of the most enticing awards on offer: A development contract with Spanish public broadcaster RTVE.

Marta Balaga Finland’s Tekele Productions, composed of Julia Elomäki, Miia Haavisto, Marja Pihlaja and Tia Talli, will present three new projects at the Finnish Film Affair this year. “Bad Women” will be shown in the Fiction in Progress section, Variety has learned, while Ulla Heikkilä’s “Viva la Vida” – about a Finnish expat family living in southern Spain – and “The Beast Friend” will make their way to Fiction in Development.

Emiliano De Pablos Spain’s David Galán Galindo, helmer of Netflix movie “Unknown Origins,” is attached to direct comedy series project “Todo mal” (“OK Boomer”), created by TV entertainment writers Fernando Erre and Manuel Martínez March.Thesp Alberto San Juan, a double Goya Award winner — for best supporting actor on Cesc Gay’s “Sentimental” and lead actor for Félix Viscarret’s “Bajo las estrellas” – is in talks to topline the series.“OK Boomer” features among six TV drama projects developed at

María Mendiola was a singer with Baccara, a Spanish disco duo known for their 1977 hit, “Yes Sir, I Can Boogie.”Mendiola was working as a flamenco dancer when she formed Baccara along with fellow dancer Mayte Mateos in 1977. Their first single, the breathy “Yes Sir, I Can Boogie,” was a European hit, climbing to the tops of charts across the continent.

Emiliano De Pablos Spain’s Borja González Santaolalla, who co-penned Jaume Balagueró’s movie “Way Down,” and Ángel Agudo, a scribe on Atresmedia’s “Luimelia,” have boarded the family TV series project “Harrogate Detective Agency” as its director and co-scribe respectively.Inspired by Agatha Christie novels, the TV series project has been created by C.J.

Baccara star Maria Mendiola has died at the age of 69. The singer - who formed one half of the Spanish pop duo - passed away in Madrid surrounded by her family on Saturday (11.

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Hot off her starring role in Apple’s hit series Ted Lasso, Juno Temple has joined Ewan McGregor, Sam Heughan and Mark Strong in Everest, the adventure thriller set to be directed by Doug Liman.

It was high. It was far. But unfortunately for veteran New York Yankees broadcaster John Sterling, it wasn’t his classic home run call this time. It was about rising water, and he was stuck.

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Anna Marie de la Fuente In its continued bid to explore new fiction content, Spain’s Mediacrest has joined forces with Chilean shingle Maria Wood Prods.

Jane Moore is preparing to say goodbye to Ibiza after a relaxing holiday on the Spanish island - but she had one last snapshot to share with fans before her departure.The Loose Women star, 59, posed for a photo by the side of the swimming pool at her resort. She is dressed in an oversized white shirt with her black swimwear just visible underneath.

Kobe Bryant would’ve turned 43 on Monday August 23. His widow Vanessa Bryant, 39, wrote the Los Angeles Lakers star a beautiful message in Spanish on her Instagram to commemorate his birthday. She included a photo of the pair kissing with the Larry O’Brien Championship trophy, after Kobe won his first NBA championship with Lakers back in 2000.

Alicia Vikander, 32, and Michael Fassbender, 44, were all smiles as they vacationed in Ibiza on Monday August 23. The Prometheus actor held his wife close, as they took a walk down a Spanish street to meet up with a group of friends. The pair looked like they were in full-on vacation mode with colorful and relaxed outfits.

Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander look so happy in these brand new photos!