Ester Expósito and Claudia Salas Lead Carlota Pereda's *The Blondes*
Spanish actors Ester Expósito and Claudia Salas are set to star in The Blondes, a true-crime drama directed by Carlota Pereda, Variety reported on 11 November 2026.
Expósito, best known for the Netflix series Elite, plays Cristina. Salas plays Marta. The film is inspired by the true-crime story of São Paulo's so-called Gang of Blondes, a group linked to a series of crimes in the Brazilian city.
The project grows out of Pereda's earlier short film, Las Rubias. That short has screened at more than 140 festivals around the world. The Blondes expands its story to feature length.
Producer Merry Colomer is making the film at Morena Films, a Spanish company. Pilar Benito is executive producer. The crew includes cinematographer Rita Noriega, production designer Carlota Casado and editor Verónica Callón.
Shooting is due to begin in March 2027. That gives the production a clear start date, with the film's release still some way off.
Sales are already moving. Paris-based Playtime has taken on international sales, the business of selling a film to distributors in countries outside its home market. Playtime is presenting the film to buyers at the American Film Market, a trade event where distributors look at new projects and make deals.
Spain's domestic release will be handled by Universal Pictures International Spain, the local arm of the Universal studio. That deal sets out who will bring the film to Spanish cinemas, though no release date has been announced.
For a general viewer, the path is worth noting. A film like this is usually sold to buyers long before it is finished. Decisions about who stars, who shoots and who sells the film are made months or years before any audience sees it.
