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Spain’s Zeta Studios, the company behind Netflix hit “Elite,” has partnered with leading Brazilian indie Conspiração to create “Bajo Presión,” a Spanish remake of the hit Brazilian TV medical drama, “Sob Pressão”(“Under Pressure”).

Set in the emergency room of a public hospital, Brazil’s “Under Pressure” hit a sweet spot, mixing large suspense – about the fate of patients, and the series’ long term relationship – and a bracing social realism. The story revolves around a surgeon (Julio Andrade) and doctor (Marjorie Estiano) battling not only for their relationship but also against the severe lack of hospital resources. As they navigate this challenging landscape, their professional values, ingenuity and mounting desperation collide.

The original five-season series for Brazilian media giant Globo was developed by Claudio Torres, Jorge Furtado, Renato Fagundes, and Luiz Noronha and penned by Lucas Paraízo.

It draws inspiration from “Me You Them” director Andrucha Waddington’s film of the same name,...

Is that a Timecrimes gag I spot in the first trailer for Brazilian time travel comedy O Homem Do Futuro? It certainly appears to be.Like Nacho Vigalondo's film, this upcoming effort by Claudio Torres revolves around a man who travels back in time, meeting multiple instances of himself. But unlike Timecrimes this one appears to be an entirely lighthearted affair. Here's a translation of the official synopsis:Zero (Wagner Moura) is a brilliantscientist, but arrogant and unhappy.About to be fired, he decides to put into practice a new invention: aparticle accelerator. The experimentfails, but he accidentally travels back in time and gets another chance withHelen (Aline Moraes), a woman whorenounced the scientist andhumiliated him years before this trip .Due for release in September the first...