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Antonio Banderas in Talks to Play Fidel Castro in "Castro¡¯s Daughter"
Antonio Banderas

US-based outfit Mankind Entertainment is holding talks with Antonio Banderas to play Fidel Castro in Michael Radford¡¯s forthcoming drama "Castro¡¯s Daughter."

Castro¡¯s Daughter tells the true life story of Alina Fernandez, who was the product of a love affair between Fidel Castro and Cuban socialite Naty Revuelta and went on to reject her father¡¯s regime, secretly fleeing Cuba in the early 1990s disguised as a Spanish tourist.

Fernandez herself put Banderas¡¯ name forward as an ideal person to play the role of her father. ¡°I have been a huge fan of Antonio for years, and hope to see him play my father. I think he has a phenomenal charisma, and think he has the nerve to play the role perfectly¡¦..I¡¯m very excited that he would consider this.¡±

An exclusivity offer has been made by Mankind Entertainment¡¯s John Torres Martinez and talks are underway with Banderas¡¯s rep at CAA, Ara Keshishian. Fernandez will be directly consulting throughout the casting and production process.

Castro¡¯s Daughter is being billed by Mankind as on similar lines to The King¡¯s Speech, but told from a daughter¡¯s perspective—as she overcomes the everlasting effects of the grips of her father through self liberation.

Banderas is currently riding high with the success of Puss In Boots and Pedro Almodovar¡¯s The Skin I Live In, which received 16 Goya nominations and was also nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Picture.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Bobby Moresco, who co-wrote Crash, is co-writing Castro¡¯s Daughter with Pulitzer prize-winning author Nilo Cruz. The project is being produced by John Martinez and Joe Lamy, co-founders of Mankind Entertainment, who are also producing Lee Daniels¡¯ project Anna In The Tropics.

Shooting is due to take place in Puerto Rico where the project will take advantage of a 40% tax credit plus the recently announced additional 20% for non-residents.




 

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