Alejandro Monteverde, director of the box office breakout “Sound of Freedom,” is set to write and direct a large-scale feature biopic about Antoni Gaudí, the Catalan architect who transformed Barcelona’s skyline and became one of Spain’s most recognizable cultural figures.
The film is being produced by Spain’s Onza, Methos Media and Mexico’s Fábrica de Cine, the company led by Gastón Pavlovich, whose credits include Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” and “Silence.” Pavlovich will produce alongside Leo Severino, producer of Monteverde’s “Bella,” and Gonzalo Sagardía, Onza’s CEO.
The project will explore Gaudí’s life, inner battles and spiritual evolution, framing the architect as a radical creative force shaped by faith and an increasingly austere existence. Gaudí is best known for the Sagrada Familia, where Pope Leo XIV presided over the blessing and inauguration of the central Tower of Jesus Christ on June 10, during events marking the centenary of the architect’s death.
The movie is being unveiled as the centenary brings renewed international attention to Gaudí’s legacy. Gaudí died on June 10, 1926, after being hit by a tram in Barcelona. Seven of his works in and around the city are listed by UNESCO as World Heritage sites, while the Catholic Church has declared him Venerable.
