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Vega, Bruhl join 'Castro's Daughter'

Published Friday, Jan 29 2010, 02:30 GMT | By Mike Moody
Vega, Bruhl join 'Castro's Daughter'

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Spanish actress Paz Vega, Inglourious Basterds star Daniel Bruhl and Mia Maestro have joined indie film Castro's Daughter.

The picture will tell the story of Fidel Castro's illegitimate daughter Alina Fernandez, who left Cuba for Spain in 1993 and became a political activist and a critic of her father's regime.

Vega is in talks to portray Fernandez, reports Variety.

The film was co-written by Nilo Cruz and Academy Award winner Bobby Moresco, based on the book by Fernandez.

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