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‘Death of a Comedian,’ Renowned Argentine Actor Diego Peretti’s Directorial Debut, Is Picked Up by FilmSharks (EXCLUSIVE)


‘The Heist of the Century’s’ Peretti also stars, ‘The Wailing’s’ Malena Villa co-stars, Javier Beltramino co-directs.

Scheduled for release in 2025, “Death of a Comedian” (“La Muerte de un Comediante”), renowned Argentine actor Diego Peretti’s first feature film as director, has been acquired for world sales by FilmSharks. Breaking out in TV series “The Pretenders” (2001-04), directed by Damián Szifrón, Peretti won most immediate notice for comedy, such as “It’s Not You, But Me,” though he can be highly effective in drama or Lucía Puenzo’s “The German Doctor” or humour-laced thrillers like “The Heist of the Century.” “Diego Peretti’s is one of the most renown actor’s in Latin America and we’ve been in love with this amazing project as his debut as a director since day 1 and teaming with Hernán Casciari’ Orsai s vision to produce this film was a great match,” Pascua told Variety.

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