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Iconic Mexican Film's Origin Story Gets TV Adaptation
29 May
Summary
- Guillermo Arriaga's original screenplay is adapted into a TV series.
- The series is inspired by the universe of the film Amores Perros.
- AF Films and LatinWe are developing and producing the international drama.
The original screenplay by Guillermo Arriaga that inspired the seminal Mexican film Amores Perros is being transformed into a scripted television series. AF Films has acquired the rights to develop "Perro Blanco, Perro Negro" into a high-end international drama, collaborating with Sofia Vergara's LatinWe.
Arriaga will serve as a creative advisor on the project, helping to shape the narrative, character arcs, and thematic continuity. The series aims to revisit and expand upon the themes of interconnected lives and urban existence, reimagining them for long-form storytelling.
This adaptation is not based on the 2000 film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, but rather on Arriaga's foundational screenplay. Amores Perros, Iñárritu's directorial debut, was the first of his "Trilogy of Death," followed by "21 Grams" and "Babel."
Producers describe the screenplay as one of the most significant pieces of cinematic intellectual property from Latin America in the last 25 years. AF Films recently secured remake rights for Italy's "Follomente" for Mexico, to be titled "Love and Mind."
