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The Tears
Film poster
Directed byPablo Delgado
Written byPablo Delgado
Produced byEricka Lavin
Guillermo Ortiz Pichardo
StarringFernando Álvarez Rebeil
Gabriel Santoyo
Production
company
Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica
Distributed byCineteca Nacional
Release dates
  • October 26, 2012 (2012-10-26) (MIFF)
  • January 2013 (2013-01) (IFFR)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

The Tears (Spanish: Las lágrimas) is a 2012 Mexican drama film written and directed by Pablo Delgado in his directorial debut.[1] It features Fernando Álvarez Rebeil and Gabriel Santoyo.[2]

Synopsis

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2 brothers, Fernando and Gabriel, decide to escape for a weekend to a forest due to their problematic family. There Gabriel will witness the self-destruction of his older brother.[3]

Cast

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The actors participating in this film are:[4][5]

  • Fernando Álvarez Rebeil as Fernando
  • Gabriel Santoyo as Gabriel
  • Claudette Maillé as Mother

Production

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Script

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The script took 5 days to complete,[6] most of the film used the improvisation technique between the main actors.[7]

Financing

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The Tears had a budget of $30,000 provided by the Cinematographic Training Center (CCC) to start filming.[8] The film received $10,300 as a prize from the Locarno International Film Festival to finish the post-production process.[9]

Filming

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Principal photography lasted 15 days, 7 in Mexico City and 8 in Valle de Bravo.[10]

Release

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The Tears had an initial release on October 26, 2012, as part of the Morelia International Film Festival,[11][12] before having its world premiere at the end of January 2013 as part of the Bright Futures section at the 42nd Rotterdam International Film Festival.[13]

Accolades

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Year Award / Festival Category Recipient Result Ref.
2012 Locarno International Film Festival Carte Blanche Award The Tears Won [14][15]
2013 International Film Festival of Cartagena de Indias Official Fiction Competition - Special Mention Won [16]
Cinélatino Rencontres de Toulouse Official Competition - Special Mention Won [17]
Rencontres Henri-Langlois Jury's Grand Prize Won [18]
Havana Film Festival Best First Work - Special Mention Won [19]
2014 World Extreme Film Festival Veracruz Special Award Won [20]
Punta del Este International Film Festival Best Emerging Director - Honorable Mention Pablo Delgado Won [21]
BioBioCine Festival Internacional Best Fiction Feature by a School The Tears Won [20]

References

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  1. ^ "Atractivos títulos mexicanos competirán en Morelia - CorreCamara.com.mx". www.correcamara.com.mx. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  2. ^ Cultura, Secretaría de. "Proyecta la Cineteca Nacional la película Las lágrimas". gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  3. ^ "Función Las lágrimas, de Pablo Delgado Sánchez". moreliafilmfest.com (in Spanish). 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  4. ^ "Reparto Completo de Las Lágrimas (Cine.com)". cine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  5. ^ "Las lágrimas (película 2012) - Tráiler. resumen, reparto y dónde ver. Dirigida por Pablo Delgado". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  6. ^ Admin (2013-06-20). "Las lágrimas, de Pablo Delgado Sánchez". Enfoque Sonoro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  7. ^ "Conferencia de prensa Las lágrimas, de Pablo Delgado Sánchez". moreliafilmfest.com (in Spanish). 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  8. ^ ""Las lágrimas", del mexicano Pablo Delgado, recibe apoyo de 10 000 dólares en Locarno". noticine.com. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  9. ^ "Sobresale cinta mexicana en Suiza". www.elvigia.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  10. ^ "Cuando la familia causa Lágrimas". El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento (in Mexican Spanish). 2012-08-11. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  11. ^ Yllán, Itzel Tinajero García / Irving Torres (2012-11-20). "FICM 2012: Entrevista a Pablo Delgado, director de Las Lágrimas". cineNT (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  12. ^ "Tiene el Festival de Cine de Morelia lista la serie de películas que competirán | El Sur de Acapulco I Periódico de Guerrero" (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  13. ^ "Cinta mexicana "Las lágrimas" tendrá premier internacional en Holanda". SinEmbargo MX (in Spanish). 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  14. ^ "LatAm cinema » La mexicana "Las lágrimas" gana Carte Blanche del Festival de Locarno". Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  15. ^ Torreón, El Siglo de (2012-08-07). "Filme mexicano triunfa en Festival de Locarno". www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  16. ^ "Presencia del cine mexicano en Cartagena de Indias". moreliafilmfest.com (in Spanish). 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  17. ^ "Cinelatino fête ses 25 ans à Toulouse". Abus de Ciné (in French). 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  18. ^ "Palmarès des 36èmes Rencontres Henri Langlois". France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine (in French). 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  19. ^ Alanís, Francisco (2013-12-17). "El cine mexicano triunfó en el 35 Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano". Sopitas.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  20. ^ a b Administrator. "Las lágrimas". El CCC » Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  21. ^ "Festival de Punta del Este anuncia seus premiados". Papo de Cinema. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
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