‘Black Bread’ Goya Winner Nora Navas to Star in ‘The Bastard Daughter’ (Exclusive)

Nora Navas, who won a Spanish Academy Goya and San Sebastian best actress award for her central performance in “Black Bread,” is attached to star in “The Bastard Daughter” (“La Hija Bastarda”), the feature film debut of New York-trained actress-turned-director Olivia Delcán.

Also written by Delcán, “The Bastard Daughter” is lead produced by Solita Films, founded by brothers José and César Esteban Alenda and co-produced by Barcelona-based Sumendi Filmak, behind “Bad Beast,” a buzz title in main competition at this year’s Malaga Festival. Completing the prestige package, “Alcarràs” producer Elastica Films distributes in Spain; streaming service Filmin has acquired SVOD rights.

The Alenda brothers impressed directing the Goya-nominated “Sin Fin” but have scored most consistently this decade co-producing the debuts of female directors, led by Glorimar Marrero Sánchez, behind Sundance-selected “The Fishbowl,” Antonella Sudasassi’s “The Awakening of Ants,” a Berlinale Forum screener and María Zanetti’s “Alemania,…