Amazon MGM Studios is casting Spanish actor Julio Peña in the upcoming Prime Video romance film Throttled. Peña joins previously announced stars Josh Heuston and Nicole Wallace, with the studio confirming his role in connection with the project’s development.
The film is being developed for Prime Video and is described as a sports romance adaptation based on Lauren Asher’s Dirty Air series. Reports say Throttled centers on Wallace’s character, Maya Alatorre, drawing on the first book in the series. Coverage across outlets aligns on Peña’s addition as a lead and on the core cast and project details, while focusing on different background points—such as Peña’s prior work on Netflix’s Through My Window franchise and the relationship between the romance story and the Dirty Air source material. No release date or production start timing is detailed in the provided reports.
