'Pedro' votes for Bernal.(Cannes News)("Pedro Paramo", Gael Garcia Bernal )(Brief article)

From: Daily Variety | Date: May 16, 2007| Author: Hopewell, John | Copyright information

Gael Garcia Bernal is finalizing an agreement to topline "Pedro Paramo," a bigscreen adaptation of Juan Rulfo's novel of the same name, a milestone in modem Latin American literature.

"Paramo" already packs a powerful punch for the Spanish-speak ing world. Helmer is Alejandro Amenabar and co-scribe Mateo Gil wrote the Paz Vega thriller "Nobody Knows Anybody."

"Paramo" is being produced by Spain's Sogecine. On "Paramo," Sogecine teams with Madrid-based Ariete-A...

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