May 16, 2026 10:05pm PT

Paz Vega to Direct ‘Ana No,’ Sold by Film Factory (EXCLUSIVE)

Adapting a novel by Goncourt Prize finalist Agustín Gómez Arcos, ‘Ana No’ follows a woman’s ‘intimate but epic journey across late ‘60s Spain, says Vega

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Best known in Hollywood for playing opposite Adam Sandler in “Spanglish,” Spanish actor Paz Vega is set to direct “Ana No,” a feature film starring Angela Molina (“That Obscure Object of Desire”) and sold at this year’s Cannes Festival by Film Factory Entertainment.

“Ana No” marks Vega’s second movie as a director after the well-received “Rita,” which world premiered in 2024 at Locarno’s Piazza Grande.