Pearlman, the favorite actor of the Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, said his job as co-producer is to represent the film in the American marketplace and at festivals.
Pearlman, who is well-known for the title role in Hellboy, was in Cuba with his friend and filmmaker Gabriel Beristain when he received the offer to act and co-produce the film.
Since the United States and Cuba began the process to normalize bilateral diplomatic relations, many sectors have been considering the island’s potential for business.
He told Deadline that he has a passion for independent films, so could not pass up the opportunity to work on this feature on the island.
The film chronicles the friendship between Sergio (Tomás Cao) a ham radio enthusiast and Cuban Marxist professor, and Sergei Asimov (Héctor Noas), a Soviet cosmonaut who is stranded on the Mir Space Station.
Fuente original: Thawing of relations between Cuba and US: The Cuban-American thaw reaches outer space | In English | EL PAÍS
