El Abuelo (2017 film)
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| Directed by | Gustavo Saavedra Calle |
| Written by | Gustavo Saavedra Calle |
| Produced by | Claudia Barco Marcos Camacho Delia García Veronica Perez Orbezo |
| Starring | Carlos Julio Vega Sebastian Rubio Javier Valdés Rómulo Assereto |
| Cinematography | José Luis Salomón |
| Music by | Nicolas Wangeman Vega |
Production company | El Directorio |
Release dates |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Countries | Peru Colombia |
| Language | Spanish |
El Abuelo (lit. 'The Grandfather') is a 2017 Peruvian-Colombian road comedy-drama film written and directed by Gustavo Saavedra Calle in his directorial debut.[1] It stars Colombian Carlos Julio Vega along with the Peruvian actors Sebastian Rubio, Javier Valdés and Rómulo Assereto.[2]
Synopsis
[edit]The Grandpa is about to turn 80. His son and grandsons begin a journey to his homeland, Huamachuco, a place he has not seen since he was 9 years old. Along the way they discover an unexpected past and the journey will become a path of no return.[3]
Cast
[edit]The actors participating in this film are:[4]
- Carlos Julio Vega as Crisóstomo
- Sebastian Rubio as José María
- Javier Valdés as Alfonso
- Rómulo Assereto as Santiago
- Patricia Portocarrero as María Elena
- Irene Iyzaguirre as Francisca
- Gabriela Velásquez as Lucrecia
- Graciela Paola as Paola María
- Franklin Dávalos as Carlos
Financing
[edit]The film won the 2012 Fiction Feature Film Project Production Contest, Feature Film Production Award from the Ministry of Culture of Peru[5] and obtained the Ibermedia Fund in 2013 to shoot the film.[1]
Release
[edit]The film premiered in August 2017 at the 21st Lima Film Festival.[1] The film was commercially released on 19 July 2018 in Peruvian theaters[6] and on 27 July 2018 by Señal Colombia in Colombia.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Contreras, Laslo Rojas (31 July 2017). "Festival de Lima 2017: "El abuelo", conversamos con su director Gustavo Saavedra". Cinencuentro (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Carlos J Vega protagoniza "El abuelo"". Señal Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ El Abuelo (in Spanish), retrieved 22 December 2022
- ^ Quesada, Isabel Miró (18 July 2018). "El abuelo: una película peruana que nos enseña que la vida es un viaje". COSAS.PE (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "EL ABUELO". Programa Ibermedia (in European Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "LA PELÍCULA PERUANA 'EL ABUELO' SE ESTRENA EL 19 DE JULIO". Programa Ibermedia (in European Portuguese). 25 June 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Las películas de julio de 2021 en Señal Colombia". Señal Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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