Sumalee Montano. Image: Instagram/@sumaleedotcom
Filipino-American actress Sumalee Montano stars in Hollywood film “The Deal” produced by Dean Devlin, the same producer of hit films “Independence Day” and “Godzilla.”
Montano plays the role of Tala Bayani, a mother who “fights to save the life of her ailing daughter after an unprecedented pandemic ravaged the planet.” She stars in the film alongside Emma Fischer, Lisa Brenner and Taz Skylar, among others.
Montano, who co-wrote and co-produced the movie as well, stated that the film was inspired by her real-life relationship with her Filipino mother, Linda Montano, who passed away in 2014. Montano also described the project as a “love song” to Linda.
The Hollywood movie also became an official selection in this year’s Trieste Science + Fiction Festival in Italy, as per Devlin’s Instagram page last Friday, Oct. 21.
“The Deal,” directed by Hungarian filmmaker Orsi Nagypal, premiered last September and is available for streaming on American streaming service The Roku Channel. EDV