The film, “Alina of Cuba,' is scheduled to begin production in Colombia on Aug. 15, Variety reported.
last week that Franco, who is not Hispanic, will star opposite Ana Villafañe, who portrays the title character Alina Fernández Revuelta, Castro’s daughter.Colombian-born actor John Leguizamo took to Instagram to denounce the casting.
“How is this still going on? How is Hollywood excluding us but stealing our narratives as well? No more appropriation Hollywood and streamers!”“To get there on such a tough look to cast, we used Fidel Castro’s ancient Galician as our focal compass, and then combed through the entire ranks of actors with Latin roots in Hollywood to find someone who has a similar facial structure,” lead creative producer John Martinez O’Felan...
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