Keyes Touche ignites 'Blaze'

LONDON -- Former Disney professional Alicia Keyes Touche is creating her first feature pic, "Blaze Get You Started,In . which has begun lensing in New Mexico. Pic, that's co-written and directed by Mateo Frazier and Diego Joaquin Lopez, toplines breakout talents Veronica Diaz-Carranza ("Mamitas," "Taco Shop"), Melissa Cordero ("Language from the Broken Heart"), Elizabeth Pena ("Jacob's Ladder") and Jeremy Ray Valdez ("Constantine"). Raoul Trujillo, Mark Adair Rios and Q'orianka Kilcher also star. Pic notifies the story of Lupe, an ambitious DJ, and her sister, that are fighting to make a living inside the Esperanza Valley, a residential district which has been suffocated by decades of heroin use. Because the dying from the parents, Lupe has looked after her edgy sister, however, if she out of the blue vanishes, Lupe needs into the town's dark underworld. Pic, produced by New Mexico shingle Sandia Productions, is using the state's tax credit to enhance 25% in the pic's budget. Pic is co-produced by Brent Morris and O'Shea Read, and fasten produced by Kerith Lemon, while Peter Touche professional produces. Contact Diana Lodderhose at diana.lodderhose@variety.com