La Residencia
As of November 10, 2026, La Residencia is a feature film that is in post-production. Six production companies are attached, including Hello October, Orion Films and Amazon MGM Studios. Attached are director Mariel García Spooner; writer Ana Lucía Gurisatti; and producer Marcela Bejarano. It filmed in Panama City, Panama and Playa Blanca, Panama. Production List last updated this listing on November 10, 2026.
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Project Summary
La Residencia is a Panamanian dramedy currently in post-production, directed and co-written by Mariel García Spooner, whose debut Algo Azul found success on HBO Max and Prime Video. Co-written with Ana Lucía Gurisatti, the film centers on three mature women who reinvent themselves by opening a senior citizens' club. The project is produced by Hello October (Panama) in co-production with Orion Films (Colombia), with Marcela Bejarano producing alongside García Spooner. Principal photography wrapped in Panama City and Playa Blanca. The film won awards at Málaga WIP and secured the Latino Film Institute Work in Progress finishing fund at LALIFF 2026 in partnership with Amazon MGM Studios, and recently screened at Sanfic Industria's WIP Iberoamericana section. Latin American distributor Cineplex has picked up North and South American sales rights. The film is targeting a 2027 festival launch.
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Cast & Crew
Directing
| Director | Mariel García Spooner |
Writing
| Writer | Mariel García Spooner |
| Writer | Ana Lucía Gurisatti |
Production
| Producer | Marcela Bejarano |
| Producer | Mariel García Spooner |
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/la-residencia (last updated Nov 10, 2026).