Sony Footage Tv (SPT) has discovered its Carlota.

Belinda, the Spanish-born Mexican Latin pop star is poised to topline because the titular “Carlota,” the Empress of Mexico, in SPT’s most bold Latin American sequence up to now.  

The high-concept mission is among the many scorching picks within the studio’s presentation to LA Screenings attendees on Tuesday, Might 20.

Set to start out manufacturing later within the 12 months, the ten x 45’ dramatic sequence is impressed by the true story of Carlota of Habsburg, Mexico’s first and solely Empress.

It reimagines a visionary royal forward of her time, following Carlota’s arrival in Mexico stuffed with idealism and decided to vary the world. However as political unrest deepens and cultural tensions rise, she finds herself entangled in a much more complicated actuality, together with a love story that defies fairy-tale expectations. As Carlota and her husband Maximilian try and construct a brand new empire, they’re drawn right into a harmful net of ambition, loyalty and betrayal.

“To be filmed throughout Mexico, Colombia and Spain, ‘Carlota’ is a strong milestone in our journey to ascertain Sony Footage Tv as a number one leisure producer in Latin America,” stated SPT’s John Rossiter, government VP, Distribution, Networks & Manufacturing, Latin America, including: “This mission underscores our dedication to crafting prime tier tales that join with audiences not solely in Latin America however throughout the globe.”

“It’s a very worldwide sequence in scope,” Rossiter informed Selection, who conceded that SPT Latin America was spurred by the rising variety of large-scale native sequence at the moment streaming on the platforms. The corporate will probably be tapping the incentives of every territory.

Belinda (“Killer Girls”) leads a stellar Spanish and Latin American forged that features Jaime Lorente (“Cash Heist”) as Maximiliano , Miguel Ángel Silvestre (“Sense8”) as Alfred Van Der Smissen and Mexico’s Mabel Cadena (“Black Panther: Wakanda Eternally”) as Josefa.

“Cash Heist” director Alejandro Bazzano and Ana Lorena Pérez Ríos (HBO Max’s “Like Water for Chocolate”) are connected to direct the sequence.

“Along with the expertise and excessive manufacturing values, at its core ‘Carlota’ has an emotional and genuine story which we consider will resonate with Mexican audiences and now have nice world enchantment,” Rossiter remarked,noting that historic costume dramas are inclined to do properly on streamers.

SPT Latin America’s most up-to-date enterprise into bigger scale manufacturing is “Yo No Soy Mendoza,” which debuted final month on Netflix and landed on the streaming big’s High 10 Non-English TV Reveals listing globally and is among the many High 10 in 14 nations throughout Latin America.

“Yo No Soy Mendoza” follows Julian Garcia, a smooth-talking debt collector who’s kidnapped and compelled to pose as corrupt on line casino proprietor Esteban Mendoza and marry the businessman’s fiancé. Thrust into Mendoza’s harmful world, Julian should dodge lethal enemies whereas juggling his previous life and new identification. He quickly discovers that beneath the chaos, the struggle value having is for one thing way more private.

“Our growth pipeline is exploding, the problem is to determine which of them to do first,” stated Rossiter, who added that this included unscripted exhibits.

The “Carlota” manufacturing group is led by Coty Cagliolo, SPT’s senior VP & managing director, manufacturing, Latin & U.S. Hispanic and Carlos Quintanilla Sakar, VP & head of content material and manufacturing, LatAm and USH, who serves as government producer and showrunner, alongside government producers Alejandro García and Madelaine Contreras.