Goya-nominated actress Zoe Bonafonte (“El 47”) will play Spain’s first female soccer player, Ana “Nita” Carmona Ruiz, in “Veleta,” a Spain-Argentina co-production directed and co-written by Paco Torres (“The Magic of Hope”) and now shooting in Andalusia.

Goya winner Dani Rovira and “Vikings” actor Moe Dunford also star. Amaya Muruzábal, creator of “Hernán” and showrunner of Prime Video hit “Red Queen,” co-wrote and produces “Veleta.”

Blend Studios, Muruzábal’s M Content, Nephilim Producciones and Buenos Aires-based Lahaye Media produce. Andalusia’s public broadcaster RTVA is also providing production funding.

Set in early 20th-century Málaga, “Veleta” follows Carmona, a young working-class player determined to compete in a sport closed to women. She binds her chest, hides her hair and assumes the identity of “Veleta” to get onto the pitch, while her teammates keep her secret for decades.

Bonafonte earned a best new actress Goya nomination for Marcel Barrena’s five-time Goya-winning “El 47.” Rovira, who won the 2015 Goya for best new actor for box-office smash “Spanish Affair,” plays Carmona’s father.

The ensemble also includes Javier Morgade (“Our Fault”), Martin Urrutia (“Mariliendre”), Blanca Fernández, making her screen debut, Goya winner Adelfa Calvo (“The Motive”), Mariola Fuentes (“Broken Embraces”) and Eric Masip (“Through My Window”).

The story begins in Málaga in 1917, as the city’s faeneras — fisherwomen — take to the streets and young men from working-class families are drawn into the Rif War.

Shooting began in July across Málaga, Torrox, Antequera and Motril and is due to wrap in mid-August. The film is slated for release in 2027.

“Our goal is to make a film that moves audiences, mobilizes them, and brings to light the largely unknown story of Anita Carmona,” Torres said, describing the project as “a tribute to Andalusia, to its color, its joy and its people.”

“Nita didn’t just fight to play football: she fought to decide who she wanted to be, at a time when many women were denied that possibility,” he added.

“There are women who blazed a trail long before the world was ready to recognize them. Nita was one of them,” said Marta Rangel, Blend Studios’ general manager and executive producer. “’Veleta’ also stems from the need to look back, reclaim those stories, and understand that many of the freedoms we enjoy today began with women who refused to accept the place they had been assigned.”

Run by Luis Collar and Jorge Moreno, Nephilim’s credits include Daniel Hendler’s Venice-selected “A Loose End,” Manuel Martín Cuenca’s “Andrea’s Love” and Gracia Querejeta’s “Invisibles.”

Lahaye Media combines production with a sizeable post-production operation, having worked on nearly 300 audiovisual productions, including titles for Disney+, Prime Video and HBO Max.

The project has institutional backing from Spain’s ICAA and the Málaga Provincial Council, alongside private capital. It also has the support of Spanish soccer club Málaga CF, which has been involved since the start of filming and has agreed to take part in a series of promotional activities around the film’s release.