Hollywood is preparing the television adaptation of Bernarda Alba’s house, the popular play by Federico García Lorca, and will star Jenna Ortega and Camila Mendes. However, it will be set in the 21st century and set in Miami, which has drawn a lot of criticism.
HBO is preparing one of the most anticipated literary adaptations of recent years. The play will be broadcast on television Bernarda Alba’s housethe popular work of Federico García Lorca written in 1936.
It tells the story of Bernarda mother who imposes mourning on her daughters for 8 years, so that they cannot communicate with each other.
Casting and filming of ‘Alba’
The platform revealed some of the actors who will have the main roles as Jenna Ortegaprotagonist of Wednesday, camila mendesknown for his role in Riverdaleor Danny Ramírez, revelation actor of Top Gun: Maverik. This series will be directed by Francisca Alegría, a Chilean director behind several projects.
We also know that LuckyChap Entertainment, the company of Margot Robbie, is behind all this.
Filming will begin this summerso we can see it throughout 2024.
The controversy over the adaptation of ‘The House of Bernarda Alba’
Despite the fact that the plot or the complete cast are not known, many already criticize this production. The reason for this is that it will not be a real adaptation, since instead of being based on an Andalusian house from the beginning of the 20th century, it will be located in the Miami of the XXI
In fact, he drew a lot of attention to the fact that all the actors’ names are American and they had no Andalusian for your important papers.