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Netflix Unveils First-Look Images from Villaflor, Santiago Mitre's New Film
Starring Verónica Llinás as Azucena Villaflor and Peter Lanzani as "Rubio" Alfredo Astiz.
An outstanding cast, including Camille Cottin, Soledad Villamil and Valeria Lois, round out the film, which wrapped production today.
Netflix unveiled the first-look images from Villaflor, the new film by acclaimed Argentine filmmaker Santiago Mitre. Produced in Argentina, the film stars Verónica Llinás as Azucena Villaflor and Peter Lanzani as "Rubio" Alfredo Astiz.
Based on true events, this political thriller blends espionage and historical drama, following two stories in 1977 that move in opposite directions. On one side, Rubio (Lanzani), a Armylieutenant, is tasked with infiltrating the Santa Cruz Church, where a group of relatives has begun organizing to demand answers about their disappeared loved ones. On the other, Azucena Villaflor (Llinás) transforms the search for her son into an act of collective resistance that challenges Argentina's Military Dictatorship.
As Rubio gains the trust of French nun Alice Domon and later Azucena herself, the film simultaneously portrays the birth of an unprecedented form of civil resistance against state terrorism and the infiltration operation designed to destroy it.
Written by Santiago Mitre and Mariano Llinás and produced by La Unión de los Ríos (Argentina) and Maneki Films (France), the film also features an outstanding cast. Camille Cottin portrays Alice Domon, one of the French nuns involved with the Santa Cruz Group. Joining her are Soledad Villamil, Valeria Lois, Susana Pampin, Alicia Guerra, Vivian El Jaber, Azul Lombardía, Mariela Acosta, Paula Ransenberg, Juliana Muras and Muriel Santa Ana, who bring to life some of the women who stood alongside Azucena during the early days of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, one of the most politically significant social movements in Argentina's history. The cast also includes Antonia Bengoechea, José Mehrez and Enrique Piñeyro, among others.
Production, which wrapped today, spanned 12 weeks across multiple locations in Buenos Aires, Avellaneda, Berazategui, Lanús, Tres de Febrero, Vicente López, San Isidro, Lomas de Zamora, and Partido de la Costa.
Villaflor will premiere on Netflix in 2027.
DIRECTOR: Santiago Mitre
SCREENPLAY BY: Mariano Llinás and Santiago Mitre
CAST (in alphabetical order): Starring Peter Lanzani and Verónica Llinás, with Alicia Guerra, Antonia Bengoechea, Azul Lombardía, Camille Cottin, Carito López, Cielo Chaina, Enrique Piñeyro, Ezequiel Díaz, Ezequiel Pierri, Fernanda Cantarella, Gzenya, Ignacio Rogers, Ismael Santillán, Javier Bacchetta, José Mehrez, Juan Tupac Soler, Julián Tello, Juliana Muras, Laurence Martin, Leandro Guglielmone, Leandro Menéndez, Malú Gardner, Mariela Acosta, Martín Gallo, Martín Mir, Matías Cabrera, Muriel Santa Ana, Nahuel Yotich, Nicolás Giménez, Nicolás Vivante, Octavio Rombolá, Pablo Mónaco, Paula Ransenberg, Peter Lanzani, Roberto Chiapparo, Sergio Mayorquín, Sol Tobías, Soledad Villamil, Susana Pampin, Toto Salinas, Valeria Lois, Valeria Roldán, Verónica Llinás, Vivian El Jaber.
PRODUCED BY: Agustina Llambi Campbell, Santiago Mitre and Didar Domehri
A PRODUCTION OF: La Unión de los Ríos (Argentina) and Maneki Films (France)
CASTING: Mariana Mitre & Katia Szechtman
CINEMATOGRAPHY & CAMERA: Javier Juliá
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Micaela Saiegh
LOCATIONS: Ezequiel Pierri & Pablo Trigo
COSTUMES: Mónica Toschi
MAKEUP & HAIR DESIGN: Alberto Moccia
EDITING: Andrés Pepe Estrada
SOUND: Santiago Fumagalli
About Santiago Mitre
Santiago Mitre was born in Buenos Aires in 1980. He is the writer-director of El Estudiante (The Student), La Patota (Paulina), La Cordillera (The Summit), and Pequeña Flor (Petite Fleur). He is a partner at the production company La Unión de los Ríos. His film Argentina, 1985 premiered in the International Competition section of the Venice International Film Festival, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Non-English Language, the Goya and Platino Awards for Best Ibero-American Film, and received nominations for both the BAFTA and the Academy Awards.
About La Unión de los Ríos
La Unión de los Ríos is a Buenos Aires-based film production company. Its films include, among others, El Estudiante (The Student), La Patota (Paulina), La Cordillera (The Summit), Pequeña Flor (Petite Fleur), and Argentina, 1985, all directed by Santiago Mitre; Los Salvajes (Wild Ones) and Muere, Monstruo, Muere (Murder Me, Monster) by Alejandro Fadel; Blondi by Dolores Fonzi; Vieja Loca (Crazy Old Lady) by Martín Mauregui; and 27 Noches (27 Nights) by Daniel Hendler.
About Maneki Films
Maneki Films is a Paris-based production company whose credits include Elefante Blanco (White Elephant) by Pablo Trapero, Regreso a Ítaca (Return to Ithaca) by Laurent Cantet, Bajo las hugueras (Under the Fig Trees) by Erige Sehiri, Godland by Hlynur Pálmason, as well as La Patota (Paulina), La Cordillera (The Summit), and Pequeña Flor (Petite Fleur) by Santiago Mitre.
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