Barbara Mori, Ricardo de Montreuil, Christian Meier Again For ‘Mistura’

Mexico’s Barbara Mori and Peru’s Christian Meier and helmer-scribe Ricardo de Montreuil are reuniting for culinary drama “Mistura,” some 17 years after their 2005 field workplace hit “La Mujer de Mi Hermano” (“My Brother’s Spouse”). 

Becoming a member of them are Magaly Solier, greatest recognized for her lead position in Peru’s Oscar-nominated and 2009 Berlinale Golden Bear winner, “The Milk of Sorrow.”

“Mistura,” which implies combination or mix, takes place in Sixties Peru the place Mori performs Norma who, after being ditched by her husband (performed by Meier), should face the scorn of Lima’s elitist excessive society. She reinvents herself by teaming up with individuals from the communities she beforehand ignored to launch a restaurant that helps her rediscover Peru, its cultural range and its spectacular delicacies.

Peru’s gastronomy has at all times been an enormous draw for culinary fans and severe meals critics. Three Lima eating places made the lower within the annual World’s 50 Finest Eating places record, with chef Virgilio Martinez’s Central rating quantity two. The profitable mixture of “Mistura’s” standard forged and Peruvian delicacies might solely elevate the drama’s worldwide enchantment.

Meier (Fox’s “El Normal Naranjo”) additionally reunites together with his “Magallanes” co-star Solier, who performs Norma’s Andean house cook dinner. Marco Zunino, whose credit embody “Chicago,” “West Aspect Story,” “Lease,” “Cabaret” and Javier Fuentes-Leon’s “Las mejores familias,” takes on the position of a legendary TV host.

“Mistura” is produced by Peru’s Ivan Orlic, founding father of Seine Footage, which produced biopic “Pele: Beginning of a Legend,” “Larry Flynt for President” and comedy “The Area Between,” starring Kelsey Grammer and launched by Paramount Footage in 2021.

Seine Footage’ most up-to-date manufacturing, “Consuming our Solution to Extinction” is narrated by Academy Award winner Kate Winslet, and can be the latest recipient of the very best documentary characteristic award on the 2022 Environmental Media Awards.  

Mori is greatest recognized for her career-launching position in world hit telenovela “Rubi,” amongst different exhibits. Other than “La mujer de mi hermano,” which loved a large launch within the U.S. by Lionsgate and Fox in Latin-America, Mori has starred in quite a lot of movies together with “Dolor, amor y viceversa,” “Cometas” and “Cantinflas.”

She launched her manufacturing outfit, Lua Producciones, in 2012 and has since produced such movies as “Alicia in Marialandia,” “Treinta soltera y fantástica” and the tv sequence “Dos Lunas.”

Each Mori and Meier function govt producers on “Mistura.”

De Montreuil additionally directed the 2008 Sundance official choice “Mancora” and Common Studios’ “Lowriders,” produced by Think about Leisure and Blumhouse. Most not too long ago, he wrapped manufacturing on the pilot episode of Amazon’s latest drama, “As soon as Upon A Time in Aztlan,” from George Lopez. De Montreuil is represented by Brett Etre at Untitled. 

DOP Karina Silva, who additionally served as 1st digicam operator on the Disney+ Lucasfilm sequence “The Mandalorian” and was the 2016 recipient of the Rising Cinematographer award for her work on “Doble 9,” is connected to movie the drama, with principal pictures slated for 2023.