The Puerto Rican film Simone, directed by Betty Kaplan and starring Esai Morales and Kunjue Li, will premiere on September 29 in various theaters in Puerto Rico. Simone, which was written by the Puerto Rican Eduardo Lalo and winner of the prestigious international literary award Rómulo Gallegos 2013, was adapted for the big screen by the director. Simone was the first film in the United States to continue filming after the impact of Covid-19. In turn, the film contains music by the artist Calma Carmona.
The original music for the film was composed by Gerónimo Mercado. The Puerto Rican composer known for his work on Broche de Oro (Jacobo Morales) and 200 Cartas (Lin-Manuel Miranda) is already recognized as one of the future Hollywood composers according to Film Music Magazine (https://filmmusicinstitute.com/the- best-scores-of-2019 /? fbclid = IwAR3Xz6hUpZa8C_akUH2pnEVJStaTouD86SXIx4MhDu5YfbT9f2CqeIMqUeo). This for his musical work in collaboration with music producer Lorne Balfe (Impossible Mission) for the film “Driven”, starring Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso) and Lee Pace (Guadians of the Galaxy), which opened in Tiff and closed the 75th anniversary of the Venice Film Festival in 2019. His career as a film musical composer includes such films as “Ana” starring Andy García and Dafne Keen, “Speed Kills” with John Travolta and the recent Emmy winner “SATOS” Directed by our Róselyn Sánchez. Gerónimo was chosen by Cannes Du Marque as part of the Cannes film festival to participate in the important event “Spot The Composer”.
The Berklee College of Music and Columbia University graduate will be presenting the world premiere of his new music for the film Simone as part of the Hollywood Magic Concert with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra.
The concert will be conducted by renowned Hollywood music director Ángel Vélez and John Williams composer and orchestrator Corad Pope. This event, which will take place on August 7 at the Pablo Casals Symphonic Hall of Fine Arts in Santurce, will begin at 7:00 pm. It will also include a renowned repertoire that will include songs such as The Mandalorian, The Umbrella Academy, Rick and Morty, The Queen Gambit, Titanic, and hits by John Williams, among others. Lockers are on sale at the Ticket Center. (https://tcpr.com/es-PR/shows/’hollywood%20magic’%20angel%20velez%2c%20director/events)
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