A special project detailing Mario Benedetti’s love life is gaining global attention.

Uruguay’s Coral Cine is closing Spanish distribution rights with Barcelona-based A Contracorriente Films for its documentary “Benedetti, 60 Años con Luz,” which chronicles the 60-year love story of the renowned Uruguayan author-poet and his wife Luz López Alegre.

Helmed by Coral Cine’s Andres Varela, the project was shot by Oscar-nominated DoP Cesar Charlone.

Charlone is the sole juror of the recent 2nd ARCA International Festival of Films on Art (Jan. 2-7).

Mexico’s Vendo Cine is snagging Mexican rights while Buenos Aires and L.A.-based international sales company Punctum, which focuses exclusively on Latin American documentaries, has grabbed worldwide sales rights.

A Contracorriente first eyed the documentray at the Iberseries & Platino Iberoamerican film-TV event last September in Madrid.

The documentary has since opened in Uruguay where it played for an unprecedented 12 weeks, said Varela.