ISII Group introduces Trinidad, a Spanish-made Western starring Karla Sofía Gascón and Paz Vega, as the cornerstone of a theatrical-first international plan
The Madrid-based ISII Group is stepping into the international spotlight with Trinidad, an expansive action-adventure Western that the company is marketing as its most ambitious feature to date. Directed by the duo Laura Alvea and José Ortuño, the film heads toward a Spain premiere on Nov. 13 and showcases a cast led by Karla Sofía Gascón, Paz Vega, Gabriela Andrada and Sofía Allepuz. The narrative follows a young Spanish immigrant who reinvents herself as a gunslinger in the American Old West, while a formidable adversary—played by Gascón—emerges to challenge her.
Behind the title is a newly built corporate engine. Founded in 2026 and led by CEO Silvia Carvalho, ISII Group has assembled production, distribution and financing units under one umbrella, with Deep Com Roots serving as its international sales arm. The company arrived on the market circuit earlier this year via Berlin and is preparing a Cannes presence to shop Trinidad and a broader catalogue that aims to balance artistic identity with commercial potential.
ISII Group combines several specialized labels: Inefable Productions for fiction (the producer of Trinidad), Isora Films for documentaries, Sinapsis Studios for animation and SIA Servicios Audiovisuales as the production services arm. Complementary businesses include KBCF Consulting for financial and regulatory frameworks and Divergente, a platform dedicated to short-form streaming. This integrated model reflects a deliberate theatrical-first philosophy—prioritizing cinema releases while building an infrastructure capable of shepherding projects from development through international distribution.
Carvalho positions Trinidad as the company’s flagship title, but stresses that the group is arriving at festivals with a full slate. Alongside Trinidad, ISII is showcasing completed arthouse dramas like Love on a Tightrope and Summer Days, an almost finished horror-thriller titled Restricted Area, and is preparing its first fully English-language thriller, La Cathédrale. The strategy is twofold: secure pre-market deals and leverage festival attention to build long-term distribution partnerships across territories.
Trinidad relocates a Spanish family to the American frontier to escape legal troubles, only to find survival through reinvention: the protagonist becomes a celebrated yet controversial gunslinger whose rise creates both loyalty and enemies. The widow Bronson, portrayed by Karla Sofía Gascón, is conceived as a cold, manipulative antagonist—a role that marks Gascón’s first major part since her acclaimed turn in Emilia Pérez. The production used the landscapes and facilities of the Canary Islands to evoke the Old West, a longstanding practice that filmmakers have used to replicate U.S. terrain with logistical efficiency.
Beyond action set pieces, the film aims to interrogate social dynamics: the script grapples with racism, misogyny, immigration and the contradiction of a society that condemns what its ancestors once embodied. The creative team has pursued a tonal blend—part genre entertainment, part social drama—hoping the picture appeals to both mainstream audiences and festival programmers. With its Nov. 13 Spain release locked in, the team is planning festival submissions and commercial windows aligned with a long-range distribution plan.
In interviews, Karla Sofía Gascón described taking on the villainous Bronson as an acting challenge: the role demanded an English-language performance with a Southern accent and required physical limitations—such as prolonged periods in a wooden chair and heavy multi-layered costumes—filmed under the heat of Gran Canaria. Gascón framed the character as intentionally exaggerated, likening her to a dark, manipulative archetype and emphasizing the contrast between the part and her own life. She also reflected on a past publicity controversy, suggesting that stepping into a clearly fictional villain offered a chance to reclaim narrative control while focusing on the craft.
Looking beyond this release, ISII Group forecasts multiple theatrical projects and an expanded production pipeline: Carvalho has outlined plans that include two upcoming high-budget pictures—Desde Arriba and a flamenco dance film, Amor de Dios—each with budgets exceeding 10 million euros. The group also lists several feature films and docuseries in various stages of development, positioning itself to pursue acquisitions for the Spanish market while building international co-productions. For ISII, Trinidad is the first public demonstration of a vertically integrated model designed to sustain both creative ambitions and commercial growth.