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Locarno Winner Valentina Maurel Joins ‘No One Knows We Play Today,’ Based on Costa Rica’s Iconic Soccer Player Shirley Cruz (EXCLUSIVE)

Spain's Malavanda Films boards Valentina Maurel and Felipe Zuñiga's Costa Rican soccer dramedy ‘No One Knows We Play Today.'

Locarno award-winning director of “I Have Electric Dreams” Valentina Maurel has lined up her next project, “No One Knows We Play Today,” loosely based on the life of Shirley Cruz, one of Costa Rica’s most famous female soccer players. Globally, the film industry remains largely male-dominated, so it’s truly exciting to see Costa Rican women gaining recognition at some of the world’s most prestigious festivals — Cannes, Locarno, Berlin, and San Sebastián, among others.” “[This is] the kind of film we identify with: talented directors, a story of feminist empowerment, and a co-production with Latin America, where we already have experience with projects such as Maite Alberdi’s Oscar-nominated ‘The Mole Agent’ and ‘WWise Young Men,’ recently released in Spain.”

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