Mexican star Stephanie Sigman is the third "Bond girl" in upcoming James Bond movie "Spectre." The other two are Monica Bellucci and Lea Seydoux.
The "Miss Bala" actress will portray the role of Estrella, whereas Bellucci and Seydox will play roles of Lucia Sciarra and Dr Madeleine Swann in the movie. "Miss Bala" shot to fame in 2011 as the Mexican Oscars foreign language submission and Sigman received rave reviews for her role.
Bond movies usually have three "Bond girls" and one of them has to sacrifice her life. Being the lesser known one, speculations are rife that Sigman could be the 'sacrificial lamb' in the next 007 movie.
"We are pleased to announce that Stephanie Sigman has joined the cast of Spectre as Estrella," said studios Sony and MGM in a statement on the official James Bond Facebook page.
The Facebook page added, "The Mexican actress was the lead in the Academy awards-nominated Miss Bala (2011) and also starred in Norway's submission for best film at this year's Oscars, Pioneer (2013). Her recent TV appearances include The Bridge (2013) and Narcos (2015)."
Sigman is the second Mexican actress to get this coveted role. Linda Christian, 1940s' famous Hollywood actress was born in Mexico, and she was arguably the first Mexican Bond girl.
According to The Guardian, "Spectre" is the 24th Bond movie which revolves around a cryptic message from Bond's past which sends him on a journey to reveal a sinister organisation, where Daniel Craig explores the deceits to reveal the nasty truth behind Spectre.
According to We Got This covered, the movie also casts Christoph Waltz as the villain Oberhasuer, Dave Bautista as henchman Mr. Hinx, Sherlock's Andrew Scott as Denbigh, Ralph Fiennes as M, Ben Whishaw as Q, Naomie Harris as Moneypenny, Rory Kinnear as Tanner and Jesper Christensen as Mr. White.
Spectre will be released on November 6th, 2015, and the movie is directed by Skyfall director Sam Mendes. The script is written by Neil Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan.