Madrid, June 12, 2018.Yucatán ,the new comedy by director Daniel Monzón (Cell 211, El Niño), will arrive in theaters in our country on August 31st 'aboard' the Sovereign, the Pullmantur Cruises ship where a large part of the film's scenes were shot, turning the vessel into an immense film set.
Thus, more than 100 people from the artistic cast and technical team of Yucatán set sail on April 10, 2016 from Recife (Brazil) to embark - for 22 days - on the filming directed by Monzón (winner of the Goya for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Cell 211) and starring Luis Tosar, Rodrigo de la Serna, Joan Pera, Stephanie Cayo and Toni Acosta.
Additionally, 40 crew members had the opportunity to become actors for a day and appear in the film, produced by Telecinco Cinema and Ikiru Films, with the participation of Mediaset España and Movistar+, and distributed by Hispano FoxFilm. They were joined by some of the passengers themselves, who were on board for vacation and also wanted to participate in the filming as extras.
According to Richard J. Vogel , President & CEO of Pullmantur Cruises , the filming of this movie “has been a very exciting project as it has allowed us to get closer to the exciting world of cinema and thus contribute to thousands of people taking a break and disconnecting.”
Likewise, “we are very proud that members of our crew – our main asset – had the opportunity to actively participate in the filming of this feature film, stepping into the roles of fictional characters.”.
The casino, the lobby, the deck, the pool and jacuzzi area, the restaurant or the 360º observation deck of the Sovereign ship, which operates from Barcelona, are some of the areas chosen to set the story of this feature film.
Synopsis
Lucas (Luis Tosar) and Clayderman (Rodrigo de la Serna) are two con artists, professionals at swindling unsuspecting tourists on luxury cruises. Years ago, they worked together, but their rivalry over Verónica (Stephanie Cayo), the ship's stunning dancer, drove them mad and destroyed their partnership. Now they work separately, Lucas in the Mediterranean and Clayderman in the Atlantic. That was the agreement. But an unexpected windfall prompts Lucas to board his former partner's ship, turning the exotic voyage from Barcelona to Cancún, via Casablanca, Tenerife, Brazil, and the Yucatán jungle, into a ruthless duel between con artists with no rules, but plenty of underhanded tactics…
