{"id":100837,"date":"2025-08-22T02:51:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T02:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/100837\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T02:51:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T02:51:12","slug":"rudy-youngblood-cast-in-period-drama-la-matadora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/100837\/","title":{"rendered":"Rudy Youngblood Cast In Period Drama ‘La Matadora’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tEXCLUSIVE: Rudy Youngblood<\/a> (Apocalypto) has been cast as the male lead in the upcoming period drama La Matadora<\/a>, set to shoot in Mexico.<\/p>\n

\n\tYoungblood will play Nico Cortez, \u201ca tortured painter with a poetic heart,\u201d and the paramour of the titular Matadora, or female bullfighter. A casting announcement is pending for the role of the torera character inspired by the life of Mexican bullfighter Mary Rubio. The film is being produced by Lyle Howry<\/a> of Skinfly Entertainment<\/a> and executive produced by Kevin Kinsey<\/a> of Exodus Entertainment Studios<\/a> and Skinfly\u2019s Howry.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Actor<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tRudy Youngblood<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Rudy Youngblood<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cSet against the fiery backdrop of 1940s Mexico, La Matadora tells the electrifying tale of Isabel Fern\u00e1ndez \u2014 a fearless, soul-stirring bullfighter who shatters tradition and dares to dominate a male-driven arena,\u201d notes a synopsis. \u201cShe\u2019s not just fighting bulls\u2026 she\u2019s confronting society itself.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNico Cortez [Youngblood], as the tortured artist, \u201cis mesmerized by Isabel\u2019s untamed spirit and is drawn into a passionate journey of self-discovery. With every brushstroke, he seeks clarity; with every heartbeat, he is pulled deeper into Isabel\u2019s orbit. She, meanwhile, redefines herself in the bloodstained sand of the Plaza de Toros, where one wrong move could mean death \u2014 and where love, too, becomes a dangerous game.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"L-R<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t(L-R) Kevin Kinsey of Exodus Entertainment Studios and Lyle Howry of Skinfly Entertainment<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExodus Entertainment Stkinfly Entertainmentudios\/<\/p>\n

\n\tFilming is slated to begin in the fall. The production team is said to be in talks with Mexican government officials about tax rebates for the project. Howry will be heading to Mexico in a couple of days to attend the USMEXA 100 Summit, \u201ca binational alliance committed to strengthening the economic and strategic relationship between the United States and Mexico.\u201d We\u2019re told a private meeting with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has been scheduled at the historic National Palace.<\/p>\n

\n\tLa Matadora was conceived by Richard Maldonado, the nephew of Rubio, and written by T.C. De Witt (Blade: Heart of Darkness). Howry tells us there will be no harming or killing of any animals as part of making the film.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Rudy<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tRudy Youngblood in \u2018Beatdown\u2019<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLions Gate Home Entertainment<\/p>\n

\n\tYoungblood rose to fame as \u201cJaguar Paw\u201d in Mel Gibson\u2019 Apocalypto, which marked his on-screen debut. His credits include Wind Walkers with Glen Powell, Beatdown with Danny Trejo, 2016\u2019s Crossing Point with the late Tom Sizemore, Attrition with Steven Seagal, and several upcoming films.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Rudy Youngblood (Apocalypto) has been cast as the male lead in the upcoming period drama La Matadora,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":100838,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[88,67421,67422,67423,67424,206,67425,67426],"class_list":["post-100837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-exodus-entertainment-studios","tag-kevin-kinsey","tag-la-matadora","tag-lyle-howry","tag-movies","tag-rudy-youngblood","tag-skinfly-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100837\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}