Movistar+ celebrates the premiere of 'La Fortuna' with Movistar Amenábar

The arrival of the original series Movistar+ Fortune, directed by director Alejandro Amenábar, will be accompanied by canal pop-up Movistar Amenábar.

Available between September 17 and October 17, Movistar Amenábar (dial 28) will include 100 film titles, among which the original Movistar+ film stands out While the war lasts (5 Goya awards) or out to sea (Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film), both by Alejandro Amenábar. These works will be accompanied by a collection of films selected by the director himself, including classics such as Shark by Steven Spielberg, who marked him in his childhood, or Psychosis by Alfred Hitchcock, one of his favorite authors.

Movistar Amenábar It will also serve as a platform for the premiere of the self-produced program Amenábar: the great adventure of directing. In this format, Alejandro Amenábar narrates in first person the birth of the project, what filming has been like in various locations in Spain and the United States, as well as his experiences with the mixed cast of Spanish and Anglo-Saxon performers. The filmmaker also talks about the experience of filming this story in times of pandemic, masks and PCRs, and how he sees the creative moment he is in.

Premiere of Fortune

Fortune It is an original production Movistar+ in association with AMC Studios and in collaboration with MOD Pictures which will consist of 6 episodes of 45 minutes long. International distribution is carried out by Beta Movie, strategic partner of Movistar+. The fiction will premiere on Thursday September 30 with double episode. Afterwards, every Friday a new episode will be available until the six that make up the series are complete.

Amenábar's latest work will arrive in the US next winter through AMC+, AMC Networks' exclusive premium content offering. The premiere of Fortune in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place in early 2022 on AMC channels.

This is the synopsis of the fiction: "Álex Ventura, a young and inexperienced diplomat, finds himself unintentionally becoming the leader of a mission that will test all his convictions: recover the underwater treasure stolen by Frank Wild, an adventurer who travels the world plundering the common heritage of the depths of the sea. Forming a unique team with Lucía, an arms officer, and Jonas Pierce, a brilliant American lawyer passionate about old pirate stories, Álex "He will embark on the adventure of his life, discovering the importance of love, friendship and commitment to what one believes in."