Actors Rodrigo Santoro and Álvaro Morte
UPDATE (23 March 2021): Brazilian actor
Rodrigo Santoro (who recently appeared in
Westworld and
Álvaro Morte (best known for his work in
La casa de papel) will portray Magallanes and Elcano in an international coproduction developed by Amazon Prime and RTVE. Filming will kick off on 26 April in the Basque Country and Navarre, before setting a course for Madrid, Seville and the Dominican Republic.
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It’s now the fifth centenary of the round-the-world trip initiated by Portuguese sailor
Ferdinand Magellan and completed by his subordinate, Basque man
Juan Sebastián Elcano, and various celebrations are being organised to mark the occasion, some of which fall under the domain of culture. And so, while the high-octane animated flick