Mediapro’s New Boss: Laura Fernandez Espeso On Her Day One Priorities, U.S. Production Ambitions & Penelope Cruz’s Slate

When Laura Fernández Espeso sits down in Grup Mediapro’s General Director seat for the first time on January 1, it will mark the latest notable step in a career that began in indie film working with award-winning directors Francis Ford Coppola, Danis Tanović and Ken Loach. In her first interview as Mediapro’s new leader (or