Eugenio Derbez will star and produce Netflix‘s Lotería, a family film inspired by the titular card game popular in Latin America and the United States.
The actor and comedian will portray a recently widowed father who discovers an old family deck of Lotería Don Clemente cards comes to life while trying to bond with his kids that take the family on a global adventure. While uncovering the secrets of the deck, they have to steer clear of a mysterious business magnate with devious plans.
Similar to bingo, Lotería Don Clemente is a popular game of chance that uses a 54-card deck with colorful images instead of numbered balls. Players use a board featuring a grid of 16 images (four images in rows of four) to be marked with a chip—oftentimes pinto beans are used—as the caller announces the name of a card. Whoever claims...
The actor and comedian will portray a recently widowed father who discovers an old family deck of Lotería Don Clemente cards comes to life while trying to bond with his kids that take the family on a global adventure. While uncovering the secrets of the deck, they have to steer clear of a mysterious business magnate with devious plans.
Similar to bingo, Lotería Don Clemente is a popular game of chance that uses a 54-card deck with colorful images instead of numbered balls. Players use a board featuring a grid of 16 images (four images in rows of four) to be marked with a chip—oftentimes pinto beans are used—as the caller announces the name of a card. Whoever claims...
- 7/15/2021
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Eugenio Derbez will star in Netflix’s “Lotería,” a family adventure film inspired by the iconic Lotería Don Clemente card game.
The movie will be directed by Emmy nominee James Bobin with a script by Roberto Orci and J.R. Orci (“The Blacklist” and “Fringe”) based on a story by Roberto Orci and Adele Heather Taylor.
Derbez, who appeared as Bernardo in Sian Heder’s Sundance drama hit “Coda,” will star in “Lotería” as a recently widowed father looking to bond with his children when a deck of Lotería Don Clemente cards come to life. The family end up on a globe-trotting journey to keep the deck from falling into the hands of a villainous business magnate.
Sometimes referred to as Mexican Bingo, Lotería dates back to 15th century Italy. The colorful imagery and version of the game that is played today were created and popularized Don Clemente Jacques in 1887.
Derbez...
The movie will be directed by Emmy nominee James Bobin with a script by Roberto Orci and J.R. Orci (“The Blacklist” and “Fringe”) based on a story by Roberto Orci and Adele Heather Taylor.
Derbez, who appeared as Bernardo in Sian Heder’s Sundance drama hit “Coda,” will star in “Lotería” as a recently widowed father looking to bond with his children when a deck of Lotería Don Clemente cards come to life. The family end up on a globe-trotting journey to keep the deck from falling into the hands of a villainous business magnate.
Sometimes referred to as Mexican Bingo, Lotería dates back to 15th century Italy. The colorful imagery and version of the game that is played today were created and popularized Don Clemente Jacques in 1887.
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- 7/15/2021
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
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