ViX starts shooting a Cantinflas series in the Canary Islands
Elías Toscano plays Mario Moreno in the series directed by José Manuel Cravioto. The TelevisaUnivision streamer has not set a premiere date.
ViX has started filming an original series about Mario Moreno, the Mexican comedian known as Cantinflas, in the Canary Islands, Spain. TelevisaUnivision's streaming service announced the production Nov. 10 from Miami. It has not said when the series will premiere.
Elías Toscano plays Moreno. Carolina Miranda is Valentina Ivanova, and Luis Alberti plays Moreno's brother, Carlos Enrique. José Manuel Cravioto directs; ViX ties him to *El Chapo*, *Monarca* and *Diablero*.
El Mall produces, with Jorge Bermúdez as executive producer, and Onza handles production services. ViX says the series aims to show the man, not just the character who won over audiences.
The announcement does not say how many episodes there will be or who wrote them, and it quotes no executive or cast member.
Moreno (1911-1993) left a deep mark on Mexican film, and his movies are already in ViX's catalog. Now the service is making him the subject of a drama of its own.
