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Filming Underway on Yon González’s New Police Thriller Series “Memento Mori”

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Yon González has a new memento…

Principal photography is underway on police thriller series Memento Mori, starring the 36-year-old Spanish actor.

Yon GonzálezHailing from Zebra Productions, one of Spain’s biggest production shingles, Memento Mori has been shooting in the city of Valladolid.

It’s based on a trilogy of novels by author César Pérez Gellida, who hails from the town.

Zebra Prods. is producing the show for Prime Video which plans to stream the series in Spain, Portugal and Andorra.

Filming has begun in the author’s hometown and will continue in the Canary Islands and the Community of Madrid where they will be tapping their respective incentives.

The series is described as a high-octane police thriller that “explores the relationship between a murderer, played by González, and a police officer, played by Francisco Ortiz, who pursues him in a duel of life or death.”

Juan Echanove takes on the role of the eccentric Carapocha who helps the policeman. Fernando Soto, Juan Fernández and Carlota Baró complete the cast.

Memento Mori is made up of six 45-minute episodes.

Netflix’s Ursula Corbero Starrer “La Casa del Papel” Sets New Viewership Record

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Ursula Corberohas 34 million reasons to celebrate…

Netflix’s Spanish-language smash La Casa de Papel, aka Money Heist, starring the 29-year-old Spanish actress, has set a new record for the streamer. 

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With more than 34.3M households tuning in for Part 3, this is the largest first-week global household turnout for a non-English-language Netflix series. More than 70% finished the entire season in the initial seven days.

The third installment of the Alex Pina-created phenomenon launched on July 19. Evidenced by the massive viewing numbers, fans of the series are legion around the world — and not only in Spanish-speaking markets, but extending to countries like France, Italy and India. 

In the first week, La Casa de PapelPart 3 was the most-watched title in Spain, Italy, France, Portugal, Brazil, Chile and Argentina, among others, according to Netflix.

Already last year, Netflix said the series, produced by Vancouver Media, was its most watched non-English show ever on the service. It scooped an International Emmyfor Best Drama last November.

Alvaro Mortestars in the thriller as El Professor, a mysterious criminal mastermind who recruits a group of thieves for an epic heist as he manipulates the police to carry out his plan. Part 3 sees him develop new heists with even higher stakes.

Ursula Corbero, Jamie Lorente, Miguel Herrán, Darko Peric, Itziar Ituno,Paco Tous, Alba Flores, Esther Acebo,Itziar Ituño, Enrique Arce, Kiti Mánver,Juan Fernándezand Mario de la Rosaalso star.

Pina in 2018 secured a global exclusive overall dealwith the streaming giant. In June, production began on 10-part UK/Spanish crime drama White Lines, which Pina wrote and is showrunning.