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J-Lo for Chilean miners biopic
Actress and singer will join Antonio Banderas and Martin Sheen in the film
Jennifer Lopez has bagged a starring role in 'The 33', the forthcoming biopic about the Chilean miners who were trapped underground for 69 days in 2010.
She will join Antonio Banderas as the charismatic miner Mario Sepulveda, nicknamed 'Super Mario'.
Also pegged for roles are Martin Sheen, who will play Super Mario's father, and '300: Rise of an Empire' star Rodrigo Santoro as another of the trapped workers.
[Banderas to play real-life Super Mario]
The film is set to be directed by Patricia Riggen, who helmed 'Girl In Progress' with Eva Mendes last year.
Producing is Mike Medavoy, the man behind films including 'Apocalypse Now, 'Black Swan' and 'The Thin Red Line', and who has worked closely with the freed miners and their families.
Shooting will begin in Chile in the autumn.
The Chilean mining accident happened in August 2010, when a section of the notorious San Jose copper and gold mine in the Atacama desert collapsed.
33 men were buried, for 69 days in total, but all were freed in a daring rescue which was broadcast around the world.
