Madrid Showbiz Latest News and Updates

Callum McLennan Cementing its reputation as a harbinger of emerging talent, Madrid-based Latido Films has acquired the international sales rights to “Tras el Verano,” the debut film from Yolanda Centeno picked out as one of Variety’s 10 Women Directors to Watch from Spain, compiled in 2021. Alfa Pictures is handling distribution in Spain.

The latest phenomenon of sporting stars granting intimate access to documentary makers in exchange for positive coverage – The Last Dance and Drive to Survive on Netflix, Welcome to Wrexham on Prime Video – has found plenty of fans on the streaming platforms, but others are raising their eyebrows at what they claim is a cynically manipulated narrative to make the star look only good.

A move to Saudi Arabia is looking increasingly likely for Jadon Sancho if he leaves Manchester United in January, according to reports.

sit-down interview following the release of Netflix’s documentary about David Beckham and Victoria Beckham, in which Loos’ 2004 claims that she had an affair with the soccer star were discussed.Loos, who was David’s former personal assistant, now claims that she once found the athlete in bed with another woman during their own alleged affair.At the time, Loos had allegedly just arrived to the Madrid home of Brazilian striker Ronaldo Nazário in September 2003 when she claims she saw David “hiding at the bottom of the garden” and chatting with a Spanish model.“That hurt,” Loos, now 46, told the Daily Mail in an interview published on Saturday.Later that night, however, she allegedly received a phone call from Victoria.“She’s upset because she’s calling David and he’s not answering. I said I didn’t know where he was… And she says, ‘Don’t hang up, go and find him,'” she alleged.“I was like ‘Okay…’ ‘So it’s a bit awkward.

David De Gea has got Manchester United supporters calling for his return to Old Trafford on social media after his reunion with former teammate Bruno Fernandes.

Paul Giamatti is a new enemy in the upcoming second season of HBO’s 30 Coins!

Anna Marie de la Fuente In a bid to bypass traditional distribution channels and open up new ones, Madrid-based 59 En Conserva has launched a newly expanded Les Films de la Résistance, its international sales agency for non-fiction and hybrid Spanish films. Among the first titles in its roster is the critically acclaimed feature debut of 59 En Conserva co-founder Irene M. Borrego, “The Visit and a Secret Garden” (“La visita y un jardín secreto”).

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent In news that is sure to move waves in Spain, Portugal and beyond, former Netflix exec Juan Mayne, a name inextricably linked to the build of Spain as a global film-TV power, has been appointed as SkyShowtime regional content director for Iberia, encompassing Spain and Portugal. The move creates an effective new streaming door to knock on for Spanish producers as some other – though not all – platforms are curbing commissions or orders in the two countries.

David De Gea is yet to sign for a new club after leaving Manchester United this summer. The long-serving Spanish goalkeeper, 32, was brutally axed by manager Erik ten Hag and replaced by Andre Onana after his 12 memorable years between the Old Trafford posts.

Anna Marie de la Fuente BTF Media and Spain’s AF Films have teamed up to co-produce “Hasta el Fin del Mundo,” the next film of actress Aislinn Derbez (“Miss Bala”), who marks her debut as an executive producer through her shingle Ais Ais Baby. The romantic drama is also the feature debut of Emiliano Castro Vizcarra, who has written and directed numerous shorts, winning multiple awards, including Best Director at the Cineteca Nacional.

Amber Heard is still healing from an injury but thankfully has the help of her look-alike sister, Whitney Henriquez. The mother of one was spotted this week in Madrid enjoying a walk with her little sister and 3-year-old daughter Oonagh.Henriquez, who testified during the infamous trial, has been spending time with Heard in Spain since the injury.

Liza Foreman Spanish public broadcaster RTVE, Prime Video and Telekom Srbija have boarded “Cicatriz,” a high-end action thriller, based on the best-selling Spanish novel of the same name by Juan Gómez-Jurado. It is a first, large-scale co-production between Spain and the Adriatic countries, the partners said. Spanish powerhouse Plano a Plano and Mexico’s Dopamine will produce, in collaboration with Asacha Media Group and Adrenalin.

That didn’t take long. Skydance Animation has found a new home, signing a multi-year agreement with Netflix to develop and produce animated movies to be released directly on Netflix. This deal means Skydance’s full existing animated feature slate will be released exclusively on Netflix.

The Mirror: “Tom did everything for them when they first moved to LA. He practically gave them the keys to the city.

Rodri has ruled out a future transfer to Saudi Arabia like other big names from Europe, as he discussed his future after leaving Manchester City.

Medyapim (“Mother”) and Ay Yapim (“Endless Love”), Madd is at Mipcom not only as Turkey’s top content exporter but also as an innovative industry driver thanks to a raft of deals that take the country’s booming TV business in new directions. The combined firepower of Medyapim that comprises several subsidiaries and partners including MF Yapim, Madd, and Mednova and has a library of more than 10,000 hours of TV content spanning from dramas and sitcoms to feature films and game shows, and Ay Yapım which produces a slew of Turkey’s most beloved dramas, accounts for over 400 hours of original programming per year.

The Mediapro Studio will shoot from November Season 3 of “The Head,” its biggest international hit, filming in the Sahara Desert with John Lynch (“The Fall”) and Katharine O’Donnelly (“Mary Queen of Scots), attached once more to star. Olivia Morris also returns to her role as Rachel Russo, the morally conscionable daughter of ambition-crazed biologist Arthur Wilde, played by Lynch. “The Head” Season 1 took place at an Antarctic research station cut off in winter, Season 2 on a hulking freighter at mid-Pacific’s Point Nemo, the most distant place on earth from nearest land.

Marta Balaga Spanish star Miguel Bernardeau can relate to “Zorro.” “He has to grow up really fast. He has to decide who he wants to be and he has to do it when still very young. Which also happened to me,” he tells Variety in Cannes before the market premiere of his new show.

Maria Pedraza has seemingly confirmed her relationship with actor Jason Fernandez!

David de Gea has been back in Manchester this week - but it appears certain he will not be returning to Man United.

EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood vet Gianni Nunnari, producer on movies including the 300 franchise, Immortals, and From Dusk Til Dawn, is teaming with producer Simon Horsman (Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers, Magazine Dreams) to launch Euro Gang Entertainment.

Ed Sheeran has been announced as the first headliner for next year’s installment of Rock in Rio Lisbon.The 2024 edition of the event will mark the festival’s 20th anniversary, with Sheeran set to headline in the 80,000 capacity Parque Tejo Lisboa on June 16.The festival will be held over two weekends in the Portuguese capital, from 15-16 and 22-23 June 2024. It will be the first time it has been held at its new venue, having previously been housed at the Parque da Bela Vista.The first Rock in Rio Lisbon was thrown in 2004 as a spinoff from the original Rock in Rio Festival, which started in the Brazilian city in 1985.

Pepe Barroso made his Hollywood debut alongside the likes of Orlando Bloom and David Harbour in this summer’s racing movie Gran Turismo, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg for the up-and-coming actor.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer The South by Southwest Music Festival has announced its initial lineup for its 38th annual event, descending on Austin, Texas from March 11-16. Organizers have revealed the first slate of 149 musicians set to perform during the festival, including Lo Moon (from Los Angeles), Cumgirl8 (New York), Omar S (Detroit), Rawayana (Caracas), Dry Cleaning (London), Hinds (Madrid) and Red Axes (Tel Aviv).

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Raffaele Annecchino, the former president of Paramount Global who left the company last year, is launching a consultancy firm called Blue Ocean Media Partners. In its first deal, he has forged a partnership with Spain’s Mediapro Group, which is looking to expand its footprint in the Middle East.

Madison Beer has announced her 2024 ‘Spinnin’ world tour that is set to kick off early next year in support of her LP ‘Silence Between Songs‘.The 52-date tour is set to commence on February 24, 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden. From there, the pop singer will make her way through Europe, making stops in major cities such as Oslo, Brussels, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Cologne, Warsaw, Munich, Vienna, Prague, Zurich, Milan, Barcelona and Madrid. Beer will then head to the UK In March with shows in Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and London.Her US dates will kick off in mid April in Minneapolis.

on a photo of Loos doing yoga on Instagram, several well-wishers posted that they supported the former Dutch model. “Thank you,” wrote Loos, 46, while responding to an Instagram comment slamming the “disgusting” things other people were saying. “[I] am taking in the nasty comments with as much humor as I can.” The Post reached out to Loos for comment.

Fremantle Spain boss Nathalie Garcia is heading to ITV Studios to head up a new entity helming evergreen formats in the nation.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Speaking at a panel during Madrid forum Iberseries & Platino Industria, founding execs of Madrid’s newly formed Audiovisual Cluster held forth on the opportunities of the new initiative which launched in March this year. Also participating was Gonzalo Cabrera, director general of cultural promotion of the Community of Madrid who pointed out that Madrid generates an annual revenue of approximately 3.3 billion euros ($3.96 billion). “The audiovisual sector in the Community of Madrid employs around 20,000 people directly.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent With the writers’ strike over, a new studio brand and new management in part of international, Paramount Global execs are attending Madrid’s Iberseries & Platino Industria, Rome’s MIA market and Mipcom as they talk up their competitive assets and priorities to the international market. In one move, five months after it the launch of Paramount Television International Studios in May, Paramount Global’s Darío Turovelzky delivered a keynote on Thursday at Iberseries & Platino Industria.