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El Abuelo (2017 film)

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El Abuelo
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGustavo Saavedra Calle
Written byGustavo Saavedra Calle
Produced byClaudia Barco
Marcos Camacho
Delia García
Veronica Perez Orbezo
StarringCarlos Julio Vega
Sebastian Rubio
Javier Valdés
Rómulo Assereto
CinematographyJosé Luis Salomón
Music byNicolas Wangeman Vega
Production
company
El Directorio
Release dates
  • August 2017 (2017-08) (Lima)
  • 19 July 2018 (2018-07-19) (Peru)
  • 27 July 2018 (2018-07-27) (Colombia)
Running time
99 minutes
CountriesPeru
Colombia
LanguageSpanish

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Carlos J Vega protagoniza "El abuelo"". Señal Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  3. ^ El Abuelo (in Spanish), retrieved 22 December 2022
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "EL ABUELO". Programa Ibermedia (in European Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  6. ^ "LA PELÍCULA PERUANA 'EL ABUELO' SE ESTRENA EL 19 DE JULIO". Programa Ibermedia (in European Portuguese). 25 June 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Las películas de julio de 2021 en Señal Colombia". Señal Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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