Can you imagine an adaptation of Bernarda Alba’s house to take place in Miami and star Jenna Ortega and Camila Mendes? We don’t either but, although it sounds like a joke, there are rumors that this version of Lorca’s classic could be a reality in the near future. In addition, behind the project would be the prestigious production company A24 and Margot Robbie’s company, LuckyChap Entertainment. The fantasy is served.
Bernarda Alba’s house It was written in 1836 but it could not be released until 1945. In fact, it is not necessary to tell the Spanish reader that it is one of the most important plays in our literature. In it, Federico García Lorca recounts the period of rigorous mourning that Bernarda Alba imposes in her house after the death of her husband. This includes prohibiting their daughters from having relationships, which isolates them, creating tensions at home and leading the five daughters to rebel against their mother.
The exclusive was given by Geek Vibes Nation and, although the news has not been confirmed by official sources, the rumor has gone viral on networks due to the surprising crossover. And it is that, if the movies are finally made, Hollywood would transfer the action of this classic so authentic Spanish From La Vega de Granada in the years before the Civil War to current Latin Miami.
for now, according to updated information from Geek Vibes Nationthe representative of the actress Wednesday would have contacted them deny that Ortega is involved in the project. Despite this, this medium specialized in entertainment trusts the authenticity of its source.
However, if the rumors were finally true, we would be talking about Lorca’s work would update to the new times with this film titled Sunrise. A film that also would mark the Hollywood debut of Chilean Francisca Alegría (winner of the Best International Film Award at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival with And the whole sky fit into the eye of the dead cow).
In addition, with names as important as those of Margot Robbie or Camila Mendes, the repercussion would be assured. Although we would still have to know who would put himself in the shoes of all Bernarda’s daughters since there were five and, for now, only two female names have been given.
On the male level, there has been talk of the participation of Top Gun actor Danny Ramírez and it would begin to be shot this summer but the project would not yet have a confirmed release date. Meanwhile, we can read (or reread) the original play.
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