Film Rights to Acapulco Mystery Series Acquired by Screenwriter

by | May 19, 2015 | #booknews, #EmiliaCruz

I am thrilled to announce, after weeks of negotiations between lawyers, that a contract for the film rights to the Emilia Cruz mystery series has been inked. Screenwriter and director Emily Skopov (ever hear of a little series called Xena, Warrior Princess?) released the news yesterday:

PITTSBURGH, May 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Screenwriter and director Emily Skopov is pleased to announce the acquisition of film and television rights to the Detective Emilia Cruz series by mystery author Carmen Amato. The series, which includes the novels CLIFF DIVER, HAT DANCE, and DIABLO NIGHTS, as well as a collection of short stories, features Emilia Cruz as the first and only female police detective in Acapulco. Physically tough yet emotionally vulnerable, Cruz must be her own moral compass as police investigations pit her against Mexico’s drug cartel violence, government corruption, and gender bias against a woman in a traditionally male occupation. A relationship with an American man in a high-profile position further complicates Cruz’s life.

Read the rest of the press release here: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/writerdirector-acquires-rights-to-groundbreaking-emilia-cruz-detective-novels-300084734.html

Join me in a virtual margerita! Hollywood, here we come.

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5 Comments

  1. ahthompson
    ahthompson on May 25, 2015 at 19:05

    Huge congrats!!

  2. V.S. Kemanis
    V.S. Kemanis on May 19, 2015 at 20:26

    Congratulations, Carmen! Your series will be very exciting on the big screen!

    • Carmen
      Carmen on May 25, 2015 at 08:55

      Thank you!

  3. pov53
    pov53 on May 19, 2015 at 13:26

    Carmen, remember when I said it could be a franchise? I’m THRILLED for you.

  4. billyraychitwood1
    billyraychitwood1 on May 19, 2015 at 08:41

    I’m joining you with my virtual Margarita! So happy for you! Congrats, Carmen, and all the best~

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5 Comments

  1. ahthompson
    ahthompson on May 25, 2015 at 19:05

    Huge congrats!!

  2. V.S. Kemanis
    V.S. Kemanis on May 19, 2015 at 20:26

    Congratulations, Carmen! Your series will be very exciting on the big screen!

    • Carmen
      Carmen on May 25, 2015 at 08:55

      Thank you!

  3. pov53
    pov53 on May 19, 2015 at 13:26

    Carmen, remember when I said it could be a franchise? I’m THRILLED for you.

  4. billyraychitwood1
    billyraychitwood1 on May 19, 2015 at 08:41

    I’m joining you with my virtual Margarita! So happy for you! Congrats, Carmen, and all the best~

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