Kate Del Castillo To Star In ViX Comedy Feature ‘Es Por Tu Bien’

EXCLUSIVE: Kate del Castillo (La Reina Del Sur, Weeds) is set to lead the ViX comedy feature Es Por Tu Bien which just kicked off production in Mexico. The project is produced by 3Pas Studios.

The film’s logline reads as follows, “Horrified by the new girlfriends of their respective sons, three sisters-in-law – Clara (Consuelo Duval), a socialite, Matis (Mónica Huarte), a widowed professional, and Nena (del Castillo), a naive housewife – make an alliance to get rid of their undesirable daughters-in-law. It’s for their own good.”

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Es Por Tu Bien also stars José Eduardo Derbez, Ana Sofía Gatica, Ana González Bello, Fernando Memije, Michael Ronda, Victor Huggo Martin.

“We’re very excited to have some of the biggest names in Mexican comedy, Consuelo, Monica, Jose Eduardo, to make this wonderful film with 3pas’ signature humor and heart. And audiences are going to be very surprised by iconic Kate del Castillo doing comedy, something she hasn’t done before, but clearly, she should be doing more of moving forward,” said Ben Odell, CEO of 3Pas Studios.

3Pas Studios is a multiplatform global entertainment company co-founded by the award-winning actor, writer, director, and producer Eugenio Derbez and acclaimed film and television producer, Ben Odell. 3Pas brings culturally-inspired stories to life through feature films, scripted and unscripted television, podcasts, digital experiences, and more.

Their latest feature Aristotle & Dante Discover The Secrets Of The Universe premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and stars Eugenio Derbez, Eva Longoria, and producing partners Lin-Manuel Miranda and Big Swing, and was written/directed by Aitch Alberto.

Up next, 3Pas is producing the upcoming television adaptation of Pedro Almodóvar’s classic film Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown starring Gina Rodriguez with Lionsgate and I Can & I Will for Apple+.

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