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Francisco Gattorno Starring in the Body Swap Comedy “The Ballad Of Hortensia”

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Francisco Gattorno is performing a special ballad…

The 59-year-old Cuban-Mexican actor and telenovela star is starring in The Ballad Of Hortensia, a body swap comedy from Premiere Entertainment set in El Salvador.

Francisco GattornoProduction is underway on the film, which also stars Helena Haro.

Arturo Menendez is directing the film from a screenplay by Javier Reyna, based on a story by Julio Yudice and Menendez.

Yudice, best known in El Salvador for his satirical portrayal of an indigenous woman known as La Tenchis, also stars.

The plot follows the life of a narcissistic male comedian (Yudice) who wakes up in the opposite sex body following an automobile accident.

The fantasy comedy is being produced by Elias Axume with Carlos Rincon and Lizzy Gonzalez serving as executive producers for Premiere Entertainment. Marvin Galeas is the associate producer.

The film continues Premiere’s work in El Salvador, following Fireflies at El Mozote, a Salvadoran civil war epic co-produced with Bob Yari, which is in post-production and is in development. The company is also in development on the Salvadoran espionage thriller Curfew.

Gattorno has been a fixture as a leading man in Mexican soap operas for over 25 years, with the latest being El Señor de los Cielos and La Desalmada.

Haro is best known for her recurring role in the Amazon series El Juego de las Llaves and will be seen in the upcoming crime thriller Desert Dawn starring Kellan Lutz.

Mauricio Ochmann Signs with William Morris Endeavor (WME)

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Mauricio Ochmann has new representation…

The Mexican actor and Spanish-language star, best known for his roles in telenovelas like Amarte Asi, has signed with William Morris Endeavor (WME) for representation in all areas.

Mauricio OchmannOchmann’s credits include El Señor de los Cielos and its spinoff El Chema (Telemundo Network’s highest-rated show),

Ochmann’s feature Friends Till Death (Amigos Hasta La Muerte), in which he starred and produced, debuted this past August in the top 10 on Amazon in the U.S. and was #1 in 30 countries worldwide.

Earlier this year, his film All the Places (A Todas Partes), produced by Sony for Netflix, was #6 among all movies on Netflix U.S. and debuted at #1 across Latin America.

Ochmann recently wrapped season two of the TV show Las Bravas F.C. for HBO Max.

Feature film credits include Y Como Es El, the top-grossing Mexican film of 2022, and Hazlo Como Hombre and Ya Veremos, which also were hits in Mexico.

As a producer, Ochmann has a first-look deal with streamer VIX+, a joint venture between Mexican media giant Televisa and US-based network Univision.

Next up, Ochmann is attached to star in action-comedy Operation Mother’s Day. Ochmann and Larry Robinson are producing with Argentinian director Ariel Winograd attached.

Blanca Soto to Star in A+E Studios & Telemundo Global Studios’ Drama Series “The Many Names of Aura”

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Blanca Soto is embracing her aura…

The 44-year-old Mexican actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder will star in a new drama series, The Many Names of Aura, which is being developed by A+E Studios and Telemundo Global Studios.

Blanca SotoSoto, who stars in Netflix’s You Cannot Hide and the telenovela Señora Acero, is fronting The Many Names of Aura.

The project marks the first time that A+E Studios, which is behind Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer, and Telemundo Global Studios have teamed up.

Telemundo will produce and hold the U.S. rights and A+E Studios will oversee international distribution.

Created and written by Luis Zelkowicz (El Señor de los Cielos), the series follows fashion designer and con artist Aura (Soto), along with her father Tiago and grandfather Facundo, run a tight operation conning the wealthy businessmen of Mexico. As Aura juggles her two professional lives and her personal with her daughter, she struggles to balance it all. Finally, she makes a decision to turn on her team and risk everything, to perhaps finally put her family first.