Eva Longoria has one other new mission lined up. She has now added dramedy collection “Land of Ladies” to her slate, and is about to star within the six-episode collection, in addition to govt produce. Based on Deadline, Spanish actress Carmen Maura (“Volver”) will co-star.
Impressed by Sandra Barneda’s best-selling novel “La tierra de las mujeres” (“The Land of Ladies”), the present “tells the story of Gala (Longoria), a New York empty nester pressured to flee her dwelling after her husband implicates the household in monetary improprieties,” the supply particulars.
“Becoming a member of her on the journey are her getting older mom Julia (Maura) and her college-age daughter. The three ladies escape the criminals her now-vanished husband is indebted to by transferring to the identical charming wine city in Northern Spain that Gala’s mom fled 50 years in the past, vowing by no means to return. Beginning over with new identities proves sophisticated whereas residing in a small city the place secrets and techniques are inclined to unravel fairly simply.”
Created by Gema R. Neira and Ramón Campos, who each beforehand co-created Apple TV+ collection “Now and Then” and “Velvet,” the collection will likely be shot in each English and Spanish and made out there to observe in every language. Teresa Fernández-Valdés, who labored with Neira and Campos on their earlier collection, may even exec produce.
Whereas most not too long ago seen on-screen within the likes of “Sylvie’s Love” and “Dora and the Misplaced Metropolis of Gold,” multi-hyphenate Longoria has additionally directed a lot of tasks in recent times, together with the documentary “La Guerra Civil,” which premiered at Sundance this 12 months, and episodes of “Gordita Chronicles” and “Why Ladies Kill.” She additionally served as exec producer and producer, respectively, on the previous two, and exec produced Anne Sundberg and Ricki Stern’s documentary “Reversing Roe.”
In 1988, Maura gained the Finest Actress gong at Venice Movie Pageant for Pedro Almodóvar’s “Ladies on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.” Reuniting with the filmmaker for 2006’s “Volver,” she gained a Finest Actress award for that at Cannes Movie Pageant, too — it was shared with the movie’s feminine ensemble forged, together with Penélope Cruz. Her most up-to-date credit embody Spanish collection “Deudas” and have movie “Chasing Wonders.”
“La tierra de las mujeres” is Barneda’s second e-book. Additionally a journalist and tv presenter, she has revealed 5 novels in whole.
Supply: Women And Hollywood
