Gael García Bernal's in town filming Hector Babenco's latest, El Pasado, and everyone's gossiping about which bar or night club he was spotted at last (for the record: Studio SP and Vegas). Last I heard, El Pasado was supposed to be filmed in Buenos Aires, and I'm unclear whether the production moved entirely to Brazil or if it will be filmed between the two countries.

This will be Babenco's follow-up to the acclaimed 2003 prison drama Carandiru, which is also one of the highest-grossing Brazilian films in national history. Besides Carandiru, Babenco is most famous his 80s hits Pixote and Kiss of the Spider Woman, and his work tends to vary between Spanish and Portuguese as he is a naturalized Brazilian born in Argentina.

I remember seeing García Bernal around Madrid when I lived there, around the same time he was filming Bad Education. You won't hear me complaining about seeing more of him...