Lope (film)
Lope is a 2010 Spanish–Brazilian adventure drama film directed by Andrucha Waddington which stars Alberto Ammann, Leonor Watling and Pilar López de Ayala. The film is a co-production between Spain and Brazil, inspired in the youth of Lope de Vega. Plot. Biopic of the poet and playwright Lope de Vega. Set in 1588, Lope is a young soldier who has just arrived in Madrid from the war. The city is still under construction and he, like many others, still does not know which path to follow. While struggling with his restlessness and ambition, two women come  into his life. One, a liberal and successful businesswoman who can help Lope with his career, and the other, an aristocrat who ends up being his true lover. Production. The screenplay was penned by and . The film was produced by Antena 3 Films, El Toro Pictures, Ikiru Films and Conspiraçao Filmes. Shooting locations included the Madrid region, Toledo and the Atlantic coast of Morocco (Essaouira and Safi). Release. Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox, it premiered on 3 September 2010.