Camilla Mendes and Jenna Ortega set to star in A24’s ‘Alba’
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Last year was definitely Jenna Ortega's year as she surprised everyone with her performance in Tim Burton's helmed Netflix series, 'Wednesday'. Additionally, Camila Mendes stunned everyone with her last performance in 'Do Revenge'. Regardless, the two supremely talented actors unite for A24's 'Alba,' which is an adaptation of the play 'The House of Bernarda Alba' by Federico Garcia Lorca.
'The House of Bernarda Alba,' also known as 'La casa de Bernarda Alba' in Spanish, is a play by the Spanish dramatist Federico Garcia Lorca. Commentators have often grouped it with Blood Wedding and Yerma as a "rural trilogy". Garcia Lorca did not include it in his plan for a "trilogy of the Spanish land" (which remained unfinished at the time of his murder). Regardless, the 'Wednesday' star, Jenna Ortega recently clapped back at the stereotypes of adolescents in film and TV shows, unpacking the assumptions behind particular labels that adolescents are inherently “unintelligent,” while the 'Riverdale' and 'Do Revenge' star shocked everyone with her outfit at the Coach Fall 2023 ready-to-wear show.
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According to Geek Vibes Nation, joining the two Netflix actresses is Danny Ramirez, known for his role as Lt. Mickey “Fanboy” Garcia in 'Top Gun: Maverick'. It was also revealed that 'Alba' will be produced by Mendez and LuckyChap Entertainment, a production company owned by Margot Robbie. At the moment, it’s currently unknown what roles they will be playing in the upcoming film.
History of 'The House of Bernarda Alba'
'The House of Bernarda Alba' is a 1945 Spanish play where Bernarda Alba imposes an eight-year mourning period, as per family tradition, after her husband died. However, this didn’t sit well with Alba’s daughters, who were barred to form any relationships and this morning period isolates them, causing tensions within the household. This led to the daughters rebelling against their mother’s wishes. The play had at least five film adaptations in other languages. The first English film was released in 1991, which was a recording of the 1968 production, performed by the Royal Court Theatre, London. The play was also performed multiple times by different theater groups in different countries.
You can watch 'Wednesday,' and 'Do Revenge' on Netflix.