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Toño Mauri will star in a film about his recovery after COVID-19
Mexican actor Toño Mauri will star in a film about his own life.
It will tell the story of his struggle with severe COVID-19 in 2020, when the illness put his health at risk.
Mauri survived after a double lung transplant and spent four months in a coma.
He says he will use hospital footage from that period and has based the film on his book.
Filming is expected to start in April or May 2027, and Mauri says the story is intended to offer hope to people facing difficult times.
His donor was a 28-year-old man whom he has not met; Mauri says the donor's organs also helped eight other people.
Mauri hopes to meet the donor's family and thank them for the gift that helped him live.
Toño Mauri will star in a film based on his experience recovering from severe COVID-19.
He said filming is expected to begin between April and May 2027.
Mauri underwent a double lung transplant in 2020 after COVID-19 complications threatened his life.
He plans to use hospital footage from his own experience in the film.
He said he hopes the story will inspire people who need encouragement.
- Who
- Toño Mauri, the actor whose recovery the film will portray, will star in it.
- What
- A film based on Mauri’s experience with COVID-19 and recovery after a double lung transplant.
- When
- Filming is expected to start between April and May 2027.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Mauri said he wants to share his testimony and offer encouragement to people who need it.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Mauri faced severe health complications after COVID-19 and underwent a double lung transplant.
Mauri expects filming to begin between April and May.
- Subject
- Toño Mauri
- Film
- Based on Mauri’s own story and his book
- Planned filming
- Between April and May 2027
- Transplant
- Double lung transplant in 2020
- Coma
- Four months
What people are saying
I’m going to play my role. I want to make use of all the material I have from the hospital, from the difficult moments, and interweave it with the story.
We’ll start filming the movie next year, I think between April and May.
My testimony is to share it with people who sometimes need that spark and that message.
I was in a coma for four months, practically there was nothing more to be done, and that’s when the hand of God appeared.