Vital Vigo: Newcomers Llúcia Garcia & Mitch Topline Carla Simón’s ‘Romería’

Last September, we had the first details on what Summer 1993 and Golden Bear winning Alcarràs (read review) filmmaker Carla Simón was cooking up for a third feature. Yesterday, we learned via the Cineuropa folks that production on Romería began this month. Newcomer Llúcia Garcia and Mitch are toplining the project with supporting players in Tristán Ulloa (of Sex and Lucía fame), Janet Novás (The Rye Horn) Celine Tyll, Miryam Gallego, Sara Casasnovas and José Ángel Egido complete the cast. Described earlier as a neorealist flamenco musical, gem cinematographer Hélène Louvart is onboard here and naturally so is producer María Zamora.… Read the rest

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