William Levy to be the Earl of Monte Cristo in a new Sequoia series


American actor of Cuban origin William Levy (Cojímar, Cuba, 1980) will star in the series “Montecristo”, a contemporary adaptation of Alejandro Dumas’s classic set in Havana, Miami and Madrid, which will be shot this year produced by Secuoya Studios and Pantaya.

Popular as a soap opera actor and star of the new version of “Café con aroma de mujer” which is succeeding in Netflix, Levy has also participated in Hollywood productions such as “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter” or “The Single Mothers Club”.

In this adaptation of “The Count of Conde Cristo”, the character of Dumas becomes the founder and CEO of a technology company that seeks revenge, a different perspective and an unprecedented way of telling the story, according to the actor and co-producer.

“I have been drawn to the story of the Count of Monte Cristo since my youth, he is a mysterious character in his quest for justice and revenge, powerful themes with universal relevance,” said Levy.

“Montecristo”, a six-episode thriller, and the alliance with Levy are an “integral part” of Secuoya’s expansion plans in America, have assured David Martínez and Sergio Pizzolante, director of Fiction and representative in Latin America and the United States. of the Spanish content study.

Pantaya, a US audiovisual platform aimed at Spanish-speaking audiences, will premiere it in the US and Puerto Rico.

The director will be Alberto Ruiz-Rojo, with extensive television background (‘Temperance’, ‘Caronte’) and winner of the Goya for best fiction short film for ‘Flash’, and the screenwriters Lidia Fraga and Jacobo Díaz (‘Criminal Method’).

In the series, Alejandro Montecristo is an enigmatic figure who bursts into the public eye and generates concern among the world elite because the origin of his fortune and his past is unknown. His company arouses the envy and interest of many, including Fernando Álvarez Mondego, a businessman related to the Spanish aristocracy who wants to acquire it.

What Fernando does not know is that Montecristo is someone he knew decades ago and the reason for his emergence is purely revenge.

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