Produced by Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal and Canana’s Pablo Cruz, Mauricio Katz and Pedro Peirano, "Niño Santo" follows a group of young doctors sent to a remote village to vaccinate the locals suffering from an unknown epidemic. Once there, they encounter resistance from the local community who is loyal to an unusual cult headed by a mysterious faith healer, "El Niño." The curiosity of the doctors leads them to become involved with this group in the name of science. As they witness the “miracles,” they begin to weigh scientific impossibility against the possibility of faith. The series stars Karla Souza as "Lucía Suarez," José María de Tavira as "Damian," Francisco De La Reguera as "Farca," Harold Torres as "Mateo" and Gabino Rodríguez as "El Niño."
Inspired by the real-life story and mythic fame of "El Niño Fidencio," one of Mexico’s most recognized healers, the show promises “a lot of detail and intrigue. It's a story in which you can be mentally involved because you will want to find out what’s happening all the time. And truth is, that since the beginning of season one and until the end of season two, the plot escalates, and escalates, and escalates, and things that you never thought would happen start happening. It becomes a very exciting story, full of mystery and leaves the audience with a lot of questions that they will want to find the answers to next to the characters. All of this makes the show very interactive and exciting," Francisco De La Reguera told Latin Times.
De La Reguera, who is Ana De La Reguera’s cousin, mentioned the show was shot in Campeche and Morelos and shared the, not so very glamorous, experience of shooting in a swamp: “During most of the first season we were shooting at the swamp the majority of the time, there were bugs everywhere and a lot of mosquitos. The heat in Campeche was pretty strong. I didn’t feel it was that bad because I’m from Veracruz and I’m used to it, but members of the cast who live in D.F. were suffering a lot.”
When we asked if he could tell us some of the challenges they faced shooting in the rural areas of Mexico, Francisco surprised us by saying that all of the actors did their own stunts and things became a little dangerous sometimes during the filming: “There was a scene where I was hanging from a tree and there were real alligators, I mean they had fences here and there and people from the town watching after us but you never knew if something was going to happen, if something could just jump on you. I must admit though, when you are acting and are invested in the fiction of the story, you forget about a lot of fears. That sometimes can be good or bad.”
The 30-year-old actor just finished shooting his first comedy show “El Torito,” directed by Fernando Sariñana, set in El Torito, a correctional facility in charge of dealing with all the drunks that get pulled over for drinking and driving. The series doesn’t have a release date yet, but will air on Clarovideo, a Latin American streaming service.
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