ViX, the world’s leading Spanish-language streaming service, unveiled today the trailer and official key art for EL SABOR DE LA NAVIDAD (The Flavors of Christmas), its new original film produced by Salma Hayek Pinault’s Ventanarosa Productions that will premiere exclusively on November 16 on the premium plan of the service.
Mariana Treviño (“A Man Called Otto,” “House of Flowers”), Andrés Almeida (“Y tu mamá también,” “Ana,” “The Three Wise Kings vs. Santa”), Armando Hernández (“Blood of My Blood,” “Amar te Duele” [Love Hurts]), Juan Carlos Medellín (“Whiskey Cavellier,” ”El Colapso” [The Collapse]), Mónica Dionne (“The Arrival,” “The Wind of Fear”) and Marco Treviño (“Narcos: Mexico,” “Danyka”) star in the Christmas romantic comedy film.
EL SABOR DE LA NAVIDAD features three parallel stories revolving around Mexico City’s Christmas celebrations intertwine in the film’s finale. In the first story, an estranged daughter seeks reconciliation with her family. In the second, two friends put their friendship to the test when they start working as competing Santa Clauses in Alameda Central Park. In the third, a lonely chef that cooks Christmas dinners for other families confronts her feelings for her kitchen assistant.
Produced by Salma Hayek Pinault and Jose “Pepe” Tamez under their Ventanarosa Productions banner along with Erica Sánchez from Lemon Studios, the film was directed by Alejandro Lozanoand written by Tamez.
EL SABOR DE LA NAVIDAD Is the second original title that premiered on ViX under the first-look deal with Ventanarosa Productions to produce Spanish-language feature movies exclusively for the streaming service.