The actors involved are equally accomplished: Benito Martinez best known for runs on the Shield, Sons of Anarchy, and most recently Supernatural, while Dolores Heredia is known for A Better Life and Get the Gringo in the U.S. Since then, most of Franklin’s work has been on very high-end TV projects, including Rome, the mini-series The Pacific, and most recently episodes of Falling Skies and the Cubana-centric crime series Magic City. He adapted Devil In a Blue Dress with Denzel Washington back in1995, and worked with him again in 2003 when he directed the infamous hostage/hospital/daddy drama Out of Time. The film is adapted and directed by Carl Franklin a character actor in his own right who moved behind the camera in the 1980s. And best of all, the September red-carpet premiere will be taking place exactly where it should: in the Southwest. Now, finally, it’s about to appear as a feature film, starring a strong cast of Latino actors, including Benito Martinez, Dolores Heredia, a young Luke Ganalon, and the legendary Miriam Colon. The classic Latino novel finally gets the screen treatment it deservesīless Me, Ultima, Rudolfo Anaya’s powerful coming-of-age novel set in 1940’s New Mexico, has been impressing people for 40 years–literally, it was first published in 1972.
