Critically Acclaimed Pro-Life Film, Starring Actor Who Experienced Profound Transformation in Christ, to Debut in America
Film stars acclaimed Mexican actor Eduardo Verastegui "in his first debut since a profound conversion transformed one of Mexico's hottest television and music stars, known for an immoral lifestyle, into a humble, devout Catholic."
(New York)—Bella, the much-acclaimed pro-life film that took the 2006 Toronto Film Festival by storm, will be released nationwide in US theaters by October 26 by Roadside, a major distributor.
While Bella has not been marketed as a strictly pro-life film, says reporter Peter J. Smith, "many pro-life and pro-family groups across the country, and internationally, have embraced the film for its unapologetic celebration of life and the beauty of family and for its honest look at the difficult issue of what to do about an unplanned and 'unwanted' pregnancy."
As reported in LifeSiteNews, "Bella" takes place during a single day, and follows lead characters Jose, once a famous athlete, now a chef at his adopted brother's restaurant, and Nina, a young waitress at the restaurant, who is fired from her job after discovering near the beginning of the film that she is pregnant. Scared and alone, Nina seems to have decided that she cannot continue her pregnancy and abort the child, until Jose, spends an unusual day with her in New York City. (Photo: LifeSiteNews)
According to the report, Bella stars acclaimed Mexican actor Eduardo Verastegui, in his first debut since a profound conversion transformed one of Mexico's hottest television and music stars, known for an immoral lifestyle, into a humble, devout Catholic. He reportedly now says he is driven in everything he does to become a saint.
"The last film with Bella's momentum was the Passion of the Christ. The Passion showed how Christ died for us and Bella shows how we should live for others"—Steve McEveety, producer of Braveheart and The Passion of the Christ.
