Universal just gave us all a huge surprise by dropping the first trailer for ‘Eight Moroccan surnames’, which is being promoted as the third installment of the saga started by ‘Ocho apellidos vascos’. What raises many doubts about it is that until now it was called ‘almost family’ and did not appear to have any ties to the popular comic franchise.
ghislain barroisCEO of Telecinco Cinema, justifies this decision arguing that “After years of work, we received a story that perfectly fulfilled the three essential elements of the DNA of ‘Ocho apellidos…’: overcoming cultural prejudices through humor, the tenderness of a romantic comedy and the presence of a certain political dimension. . We started calling it ‘Almost family’ waiting for the final result and the great work in the direction of Alvaro Fernandez Armero, a master of comedy, and the interpretation of the new cast have more than confirmed that we are facing the heir to the saga”. Come on, it has become part of the saga after the fact…
The cast of ‘Eight Moroccan surnames’ is led by Julián López, Elena Irureta, Michelle Jenner and María Ramos, making it even clearer that the connection with the two previous films does not go beyond the spiritual. In addition, the story that the film will tell us is the following:
Carmen wants to fulfill the last will of Jose Maria, her husband and patriarch of the family: to recover the ‘Sardinete’, the first fishing boat in her fleet, which is anchored in a Moroccan port. On her trip from Cantabria to Morocco, her daughter will accompany her begona and the ex of this, WilliamDesperate to win back his love. Between cultural clashes they will also discover the great secret of Jose Maria: hamidahis other daughter.
The exclusive premiere in cinemas of ‘Ocho apellidos morroquís’ is scheduled for December 1, 2023.