Latin America. With more than 2,500 titles available and more than 5 million viewers, Mercado Play and its recent incorporation as an app to Smart TVs throughout the region already accounts for the growth of its use by users who spent 33% more time consuming on the platform on their TVs.
To highlight this growth, the platform is celebrating the 95th birthday of actor Clint Eastwood, who was born on May 31, 1930 and has a career of almost seven decades full of great successes and awards that gave him his place as a Hollywood icon.
The programme includes two classics and a documentary to pay tribute and learn more about the life of the legendary actor and director to watch both on mobile and TV.
A Classic That Endures: Alcatraz Impossible Escape (1979)
Considered one of the most acclaimed and high-grossing films of that year, this classic of Eastwood's career was one of the last collaborations he had with director Don Siegel. The story is based on the true events of the only three men who managed to escape from the famous maximum security prison of Alcatraz in 1962.
A contemporary hit: Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Eastwood's masterpiece earned him not only the Oscar for Best Director but also Best Picture, Best Leading Actress (Hilary Swank) and Best Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman) which made the film one of the best of the 21st century and it is worth taking a look back at its story and soundtrack. The story shows a woman determined to work with an experienced boxing trainer to become a professional.
A documentary to honor: Eastwood (2021)
Directed by Miguel Somoza, the documentary takes a journey through the most brilliant of Eastwood, who has starred in 72 films, directed 44 feature films, won 4 Oscars and more than 150 awards, leaving an unsurpassed legacy in the history of global cinema.
