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2017 Peruvian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
| El Abuelo | |
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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 |
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]
The actors participating in this film are:[4]
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]
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]
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