EXCLUSIVE: Richie Adams (The Road Dance) has set cast for Pedro Pan, a historical thriller based on true events that he will direct. Slated to begin production in Mexico in early November, the film will star Emmy winner Néstor Carbonell (Shōgun), Allen Leech (Downton Abbey), Danny Pino (Mayans M.C.), Paz Vega (Spanglish), and Oscar nominee Andy García (Father of the Bride).
Set in the aftermath of Fidel Castro’s Cuban revolution, Pedro Pan dramatizes one of the largest child rescue missions in modern history. The film follows a Cuban socialite, an English schoolteacher, and an Irish Catholic priest in Miami who spearhead a daring operation to help more than 14,000 children escape communist indoctrination and begin new lives in America — evading Castro’s secret police at every turn.