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L.A.-based Citizen Skull Productions has boarded In the End, Everything Will Be Okay, the second feature from Spanish filmmaker Néstor Ruiz Medina.

The Hollywood Reporter can also present photos from the set of the project that is currently shooting across various regions of Spain, including Cuenca, Madrid, and Cádiz.

The film stars collaborators from Medina’s previous work, including Money Heist star Esther Acebo, who played Stockholm in the Netflix hit series, Roberto Manrique (Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso), María Lázaro (21 Positions), Alex Sorian Brown (Evan Wood, Hour and Twenty), Álvaro Manso (30 Monedas), Nüll García (Punto Nemo), Elena Zurita (Islas), and Ana Ruano (Breathless, El Ser Querido).

Its involvement marks a key step in Citizen Skull’s effort to grow its presence in Europe. “Citizen Skull is excited to join this project and to continue to expand into the European marketplace,” said owner and producer Mark Myers.

On the ‘In the End, Everything Will Be Okay’ set: Alex Sorian Brown (right), Arya Laborda, Enrique Rodriguez Courtesy of Roberto Vivar

The film’s narrative intertwines the stories of several protagonists: Enrique, a 70-year-old man facing eviction from his boat; his niece Paloma, who leaves her daughter with him while attending a spiritual retreat to reset her chaotic life; Víctor, Paloma’s ex, who cares for elderly people and lives with Blanca, a social media influencer hiding secrets; and Santiago, a street-surviving member of the Furry community fighting to save his sick dog Rubio.

Ecuadorean actor Roberto Manrique has gathered a loyal following in the region for his roles in Latin American telenovelas, or soap operas. The 31-year-old soared to stardom after appearing in soaps such as “Los Victorinos” and “El Clon.” But away from the small screen and the stage, he has recently developed a keen interest in the welfare of refugees in a country that hosts some 135,000 people of concern to Unhcr.

Most of them are from neighbouring Colombia, where Manrique works for the Telemundo network. His interest in refugee issues stemmed from a chance meeting in Bogotá with Xavier Creach, head of Unhcr’s office in the northern Ecuadorean town of Lago Agrio. Creach invited the actor to visit the area and meet refugees in the rainforest. Manrique talked recently to Unhcr Public Information Officer Sonia Aguilar about his humanitarian work and his association with Unhcr.

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