Drama explores the life of legendary adult film star Vanessa Del Rio.
LA-based TriCoast Worldwide has boarded global sales rights for Thomas Mignone’s The Latin From Manhattan.
It stars Shane West, Taryn Manning, Drea Matteo and Esai Morales, and is screening in the Cannes market.
Mignone also wrote the screenplay for the feature, which explores the life of legendary adult film star Vanessa Del Rio, set against the backdrop of mob-run Times Square in the 1970s and ’80s.
The cast includes Elizabeth Rodriguez, Vivian Lamolli, Jesse Metcalfe, Joshua Malina and Rainey Qualley.
Following its Cannes market debut, The Latin From Manhattan...
LA-based TriCoast Worldwide has boarded global sales rights for Thomas Mignone’s The Latin From Manhattan.
It stars Shane West, Taryn Manning, Drea Matteo and Esai Morales, and is screening in the Cannes market.
Mignone also wrote the screenplay for the feature, which explores the life of legendary adult film star Vanessa Del Rio, set against the backdrop of mob-run Times Square in the 1970s and ’80s.
The cast includes Elizabeth Rodriguez, Vivian Lamolli, Jesse Metcalfe, Joshua Malina and Rainey Qualley.
Following its Cannes market debut, The Latin From Manhattan...
- 5/19/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Casting update on the Vanessa del Rio biopic we've been tracking since the initial announcement in 2013... The movie will chronicle the porn star’s career set against the backdrop of NYC's then gritty organized crime-controlled Times Square, during the tumultuous 1970s & 1980s. Produced by Datari Turner, and to be directed by Thomas Mignone, best known for his previous feature film "On The Doll," as well as several award-winning music videos for bands like Slipknot, Mudvayne, System Of A Down, and Sepultura, the del Rio production will star Zulay Henao in the title role. We can now add RZA (who I'm sure you all know),...
- 2/9/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
A year ago, we alerted you to a Vanessa del Rio biopic that was in development at the time, titled "The Amazing Life of Vanessa del Rio," which the producers described as "Boogie Nights" meets "Taxi Driver." The movie will chronicle the porn star’s career set against the backdrop of NYC's then gritty organized crime-controlled Times Square, during the tumultuous 1970s & 1980s. To be directed by Thomas Mignone, best known for his previous feature film "On The Doll," starring Brittany Snow and James Russo, as well as several award-winning music videos for bands...
- 7/30/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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