Picturehouse
has acquired all U.S. rights to GLORIA, the biopic based on the true story of Latin
America’s most controversial pop-rock icon, Gloria Trevi, from Matthias
Ehrenberg of Río Negro, and plans a first quarter 2015 release.
GLORIA
has also been acquired by Universal Pictures International for release in
Mexico and Latin America. The film will
have a broad release in those territories in early January 2015.
GLORIA
is a bold and compelling musical drama told through the lens of the
provocative, socio-politically charged music that made her famous. Often referred to as the “Mexican Madonna”
and called the “Supreme Diva of Mexican Pop” by VH1, Trevi has sold more than
20 million records and is currently again on top of all the charts.
The film
traces Trevi’s ascent to stardom in the ‘80s and ‘90s with her manager and then
husband Sergio Andrade, never shying away from their destructive relationship
or his abusive sexual behavior and its consequences. It also chronicles her
astounding fall from grace in 2000 when she was accused of running a sex cult
and thrown in jail to her triumphant acquittal and release in 2004.
“Gloria
Trevi’s meteoric rise to stardom and astounding downfall is vividly portrayed
in this riveting film about love, fame and betrayal,” says Picturehouse CEO Bob
Berney. “We are excited to work with Matthias and his team at Río Negro to
bring this film to audiences across the US.”
Written
by one of Mexico’s top screenwriters and playwrights, Sabina Berman (BACKYARD,
PANCHO VILLA AND A NAKED WOMAN), the film was directed by first timer Christian
Keller, who chased down the Trevi’s life rights and has been developing her
story since 2005.
“It’s a story about redemption, love and
unlove, and how one can lose control of things; it doesn’t intend to scandalize,
but it certainly doesn’t hide what happened,” says Río Negro’s founder Matthias
Ehrenberg. “Christian has delivered a
very powerful movie, well-conceived and well-directed. ”
Sofia
Espinosa explodes on the screen in the title role, performing some of Trevi’s most
beloved hits, including her first Number One hit, “Dr. Psiquiatra,” from
1989. Marco Perez (AMORES PERROS, TRADE,
BACKYARD) delivers a tour-de-force performance as Sergio Andrade whose rise on
the back of Gloria´s success unleashes his most destructive sexual demons and
ultimately brings them both down.
The film
was made with a top notch team of filmmakers, including producers Matthias
Ehrenberg (ITS NOT YOU, ITS ME, THE OTHER FAMILY, BEFORE NIGHT FALLS, CHANCE),
Barrie M. Osborne (THE GREAT GATSBY, THE LORD OF THE RINGS Trilogy) and Alan B.
Curtiss (MASTER AND COMMANDER, THE PRESTIGE), Director of Photography Martin
Boege (INSTRUCTIONS NOT INCLUDED, THE VIOLIN) and editor Patricia Rommel (THE
LIVES OF OTHERS).