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Sony's Series 'Carlota' to Tell Story of Mexico's Ill-Fated Empress
- Sony Pictures Television will film a ten-episode series titled 'Carlota' starting late 2025 in Mexico, Colombia, and Spain, starring Belinda as Empress Carlota.
- The series follows the 19th-century Second Mexican Empire, focusing on the arrival of Maximilian and Carlota in 1864 during political and cultural turmoil after a French invasion.
- Belinda, who has dreamed about this project for over two years, described the story as a tragic love tale entangled with ambition and betrayal under directors Alejandro Bazzano and Ana Lorena Pérez Ros.
- John Rossiter, Sony Pictures Television’s Latin America executive, called 'Carlota' a milestone that strengthens the company's leadership and dedication to stories connecting Latin America and global audiences.
- The show will depict Carlota’s rise to power as Mexico’s first woman exercising political authority, culminating in Maximilian’s execution in 1867 and Carlota’s decades-long mental decline.
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Sony's series 'Carlota' to tell story of Mexico's ill-fated empress
Mexican singer and actress Belinda Peregrín Schüll (known professionally as Belinda) will portray the ill-fated 19th-century empress Carlota in a new Sony Pictures Television series about the Second Mexican Empire. The Spanish-born Mexican pop star headlines the cast for the series, which will start filming on location in Mexico, Colombia and Spain later this year. Sony has commissioned 10 episodes, each 45 minutes long, for season one. Lo que …
Belinda Will Play Empress Carlota in a Series Produced by Sony Pictures
Sony Pictures Television has announced a new series in which Belinda will play the only empress of Mexico, Carlota de Habsburg. This historical character was the first woman to exercise power in the country due to the frequent travels of her husband, Emperor Maximiliano. Production reimagines the arrival of Carlota in the Mexican territory, initially marked by optimism and the desire to transform the world. However, political and cultural tensio…
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Belinda Joins Miguel Ángel Silvestre and Jaime Lorente to Tell the Story of This Royalty Member in His New Series
Thanks to one of Sony Pictures Television’s most ambitious bets, the history of Carlota de Habsburg will reach the screen under a new project. ‘Carlota’ is the title of this new international series that will feature Belinda as the absolute protagonist, in what is already considered the most challenging role of his career.
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