Argentine faves get redos

Palomar chairman-Boss Joni Sighvatsson has optioned British-language remake rights to Argentinean comedy "Igualita a mi" (At All Like Me).In the separate deal, NY-based Primary Prods., headed by Amy Kaufman ("The Whistleblower"), has teamed with Kamala Films' Marissa McMahon to option remake rights on Juan Taratuto's Argentinean hit "Not novio para mi mujer" (A Boyfriend for My Partner).Both deals are actually tied lower by Guido Rud's Buenos Aires sales agency FilmSharks Intl., which throughout the final three years is marketing an worldwide redo biz, matching its acquisition of original movies.Argentineans Adrian Suar and Florencia Bertotti star in "Me," a comedy of a single guy whose party-hearty lifestyle involves an immediate halt each time a pregnant girl seems proclaiming being his daughter.Among Argentine's most widely used local allures 2010, "Me" was produced by Disney-backed Patagonik Film Group, resides in Buenos Aires."Boyfriend" triggers a man who tries to help his wife fall deeply deeply in love with another guy -- so they can leave her.FilmSharks remake biz is becoming growing beyond the U.S.Korea's Chris Lee and Jin-soo Min, the founding father of Soo Film, have purchased Korean remake rights to "Boyfriend." Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com