Ester Expósito, an emerging star of Netflix’s Spanish teen drama Elitehas joined the cast of the beautiful islanda new dramatic comedy created by Elite Director Ginesta Guindal.
According to Variety, Expósito will play Roxy in the series, which revolves around a group of friends who live in a picturesque house in Ibiza, Spain. Roxy rents a room in the house in hopes of becoming “someone” on social media and attending the best parties on the island. She lives with the party animal Alfonso, the idealistic Peter and the environmentalist Sol.
Described as an “irreverent dramedy”, the series sees this group of friends forced to come up with an ingenious solution to keep their lives and home together after the landlord decides to triple the rent during the summer months.
“the beautiful island It is a personal series. Libidinous. Caring. Full of vitality. This story is based on my own experiences in Ibiza and arises from my values and emotions of life, of being a Millennial in today’s world”, said Ginesta (via Variety). “Esther’s ability to portray characters that are complex, contradictory and relatable to audiences around the world is a perfect fit.”
Expósito is best known for her leading role as Carla Rosón Caleruega in the drama series Elite from 2018 to 2020. Last year, she briefly reprized her role as Carla in three storybook episodes. Her other credits include Netflix’s Spanish-Mexican thriller someone has to die and the next spanish horror movie Venus.
the beautiful island is produced by The Immigrant and Saturday Movies, with indie production and distribution Fremantle handling global distribution.
“Ginesta has a unique vision and style. She will create a wonderful and personal story around the world of Ibiza, showing her lights and shadows and emphasizing critical issues for our time”, said Toni Carrizosa, CEO and producer of Saturday Movies.
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