Oscar Torre joins impressive cast for Richie Adams’ historical thriller PEDRO PAN

Filmmaker/Actor Oscar Torre (Gaslit, The Hangover III), has joined the cast of Richie Adams’ historical thriller Pedro Pan, which is currently shooting in Mexico. He joins previously announced cast members 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.

The real-life Operation Pedro Pan took place between 1960 and 1962, when Cuban parents — fearing the indoctrination of their children under Castro’s regime — sent them to the United States in a clandestine program supported by the Catholic Church and the U.S. government. The children arrived without their parents, with little more than a suitcase, before being placed with relatives, foster families, or Catholic charities. It remains the largest recorded child refugee exodus in the Western Hemisphere.

The prolific Torre, who balances his work in front of the camera with his work in the director’s chair, is also enjoying two films hitting streaming services this weekend.  His most recent film as a director, the provocative drama A Hot Summer Night, is about a sex worker racing against time to raise money for her mother’s experimental cancer treatment via her online clients. The film recently debuted on Amazon this weekend. Also debuting is Ruben Islas’ Final Vow, in which Torre stars with Christina Urias, Mauricio Mendoza, and Luis Gatica.