Leonardo Sbaraglia will be Menem in his series: this is how the enormous resemblance looks in the first images

Leonardo Sbaraglia will play Carlos Menem in his series, directed by Ariel Winograd (“The Robbery of the Century,” “The Manager,” “Today the World Is Fixed”) that is in development for the Amazon Prime Video platform. With charisma you are born, power is built, “begins detailing the streaming service company in a statement with this medium, alluding to the well-known phrase of the former president communicating the official start of the filming of the biopic, which we had advanced to you. Sbaraglia (who has just premiered “Blondi,” Dolores Fonzi’s debut feature on the platform), bears an enormous resemblance from his characterization of Menem, which could be seen in the first images that were revealed on Wednesday.Leonardo Sbaraglia as Carlos Menem in the first images of the series | Photo: Courtesy Prime Video.In addition, he will be accompanied by a cast that includes Juan Minujín (“El Marginal” and soon in “Coppola, the representative”), Griselda Siciliani (“Pura Sangre”), Jorgelina Aruzzi (“El Primero de Nosotros”), Marco Antonio Caponi (“Iosi, the Repentant Spy”), Agustín Sullivan (“Death does not exist and Love either”, “Sandro de América”), Cumelén Sanz (“Monzón”), Alberto Ajaka (“Apache: The Life of Carlos Tévez, “El Presidente”), Violeta Urtizberea (“Las Estrellas”) and Campi (“El Amor Después del Amor”). Created by Mariano Varela (“Porno & Helado”), the series will address his experiences in La Rioja and the rise of his political career. According to its synopsis, it tells “the story of a Riojan family whose life is linked to the inner circle of President Carlos Menem.” Located in the Argentina of the 90s, the consequent economic convertibility until the terrorist attacks that occurred in Buenos Aires, the episodes will represent the framework of power, “the political controversy and the social tragedy” that encompasses his figure. Menem” was written by Mariana Levy (“El Presidente”, “Mumblecore en el Conurbano”), Federico Levín, Luciana Porchietto (“Los Internacionales”, “Soy Luna”), Silvina Olschansky (“Maradona: Sueño Bendito”, “El Marginal”) and Guillermo Salmerón (“Maradona: Sueño Bendito”, “El Marginal”); and is produced by Claxson and Yulgok Media.

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