Robert De Niro is in Buenos Aires and started shooting “Nada” this Monday, with Luis Brandoni

Robert DeNiro is in Buenos Aires and today, Monday, May 2, he will begin the first day of the second week of filming for Whateverthe series with Louis Brandoni who directs Gaston Duprat Y Mariano Cohnand will be aired on Star+.

This will be the first series in the important career of the interpreter, who was born in Manhattan, as he has not yet agreed to participate in one.

The premiere of five chapters of the series -the duration of each episode is approximately 45 minutes -will be held in 2023 in Latin America via the Star+ streaming service, and in other parts of the world via other platforms -it may is Hulu in the United States. United States- and in Europe, where there is no Star +service, it will likely do so through Disney +.

Clarion was able to confirm that the arrival of the actor who won two Oscars, as the leading actor for wild bull (1981), and supporting actors for Ang Ninong Part II (1974), was on Saturday, April 30, at noon. He did so on a private plane, at Ministro Pistarini Airport, in Ezeiza. She did so with her partner, Tiffany Chen, and their little 10 -year -old daughter. His other companions did so on an airliner.

On Saturday he stayed at the five-star hotel where he was placed in production, and only on Sunday did he rehearse with the directors, Gastón Duprat and Mariano Cohn, at that same hotel. This was the first time they had seen each other’s faces in person, because previously – for two months – they had practiced, but by Zoom.

We have also verified that De Niro will stay for at least a week and no more than two weeks in Argentina.

De Niro, Brandoni, Gastón Duprat and his brother Andrés went yesterday Sunday afternoon to the National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires, in the same neighborhood of Recoleta where the actor lives, who in 1985 came to shoot some scenes of The mission, in Iguazú Falls. Andrés Duprat is the current director of the Museum. It is assumed that this is one of the filming locations.

What is “Nothing” about?

The protagonist of the series of directors of official competition is the character played by Luis Brandoni, who acted separately with Duprat and Cohn: along with the former in dramatic comedy My masterpiece with the second in 4×4.

Brandoni was a culinary critic from Buenos Aires, named Manuel, a super emblematic figure in Buenos Aires, with a great economic background, until a life of waste left him in a very difficult position to maintain. . But you want to continue with that very rich lifestyle.

For 40 years he had a woman who helped him with everything, a kind of maid -the role of María Rosa Fugazot-, but after her death he had to go and get a simpler woman (who would be Paraguayan Majo Cabrera). It is assumed that from there the comedy will begin.

The role of De Niro It was Brandoni himself, who was invited to the program The 8 million stepsreleased by Eltrece, who gave clues about the character De Niro would play.

“The series is called Whatever -began-. Quite a character I would play. It’s so many and so many things that, ultimately, it’s nothing. A friend, who is an expert in gastronomy and writes books, is going to Argentina to deliver the last book my character will write. ”Well, De Niro’s role is your foreign friend Manuel, whose name is Vincent.

Filming The series plans to be recorded in various locations in the City of Buenos Aires. Puerto Madero was mentioned, but it did not appear in the shooting plan.

The script was written by six hands. It was the work of Emanuel Diez, co-writer of the series the commandmentswho directed John Joseph Campanellaand of The manageras well as by the directors of the prominent citizenand Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat, who were creators and directors of five episodes.

And Francella?

Much has been said about William Francellaand mentioned that De Niro will be going to Buenos Aires to work on the series “starring Brandoni and Guillermo Francella”, but to tell the truth, the actor’s participation from Married with children Y Hail it is episodic.

A reliable source said she will be a “special participation,” and Francella will only be seen in one of the five chapters. With the exception of Brandoni and De Niro, the remaining characters are small.

The staff

Produced by Metrovisión Producciones, in addition to Brandoni and De Niro, and the aforementioned Fugazot and Cabrera, the rest of the main cast will be covered by Argentines Enrique Piñeyro, Belén Chavanne (Julia in the prominent citizenby Cohn and Duprat), Gastón Cocchiarale (Maguila Puccio in The clan, by Pablo Trapero; there is also a role in the aforementioned series The managersoon to be released and which stars Guillermo Francella), Daniel Aráoz (co-star of The man next doorby Cohn and Duprat) and Silvia Kutica.

A few notes mention Katja Alemann and Andrea Frigerio (who worked with the directorial duo on the prominent citizen), but we can assure you that none of them will be included in the series.