El Candidato (lit. 'The candidate') is a 2016 Peruvian political comedy film written and directed by Alvaro Velarde. Starring Manolo Rojas, Hernán Vidaurre and Guillermo Rossini.[1] The film premiered on July 21, 2016, in Peruvian theaters.[2] It won at the Figueira Film Art de Portugal Film Festival in the category of Best Screenplay.[3]
| El Candidato | |
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| Directed by | Alvaro Velarde |
| Written by | Alvaro Velarde |
| Produced by | Jesus Alvarez Betancourt Daniel Rehder |
| Starring | Manolo Rojas Hernán Vidaurre Guillermo Rossini Giovanna Castro |
| Cinematography | Alvaro Velarde |
| Edited by | Mauricio Rivera Hoffmann |
Production companies | Alvaro Velarde Producciones Faeton Producciones Rehder Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Peru |
| Language | Spanish |
Synopsis
editThe story of four politicians who want to reach the presidential seat and their strategies to increase their popularity, along with the influence of their families and campaign teams.
Cast
editThe actors participating in this film are:[1][4][5]
- Manolo Rojas as Napoleón Cordoba
- Hernán Vidaurre as Ego Pereira
- Guillermo Rossini as Mr. Huapaya
- Giovanna Castro as Ego's Advisor
- Alberick Garcia Cerna as Amaru Huapaya
- Bernie Paz as Mickey
- César Ritter as Honorato Contreras
- David Villanueva as Spanish Advisor
Production
editThe filming was divided into 2 parts, the first stage began on December 13, 2015, and ended on the 23rd of the same month. The second stage began in mid-January.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b PERU.COM, NOTICIAS (February 15, 2016). "El Candidato: película de "Los Chistosos" ya tiene fecha de estreno | ENTRETENIMIENTO". Peru.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (June 28, 2016). ""El candidato" llegará a los cines este 21 de julio [VIDEO] | LUCES". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ PERU21, NOTICIAS (September 4, 2017). "'El candidato' ganó en el festival de cine Figueira Film Art de Portugal | ESPECTACULOS". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved December 3, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ ""El candidato": Más cómicos para el cine peruano, pero con humor político". noticine.com. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ "Reparto de El Candidato (película 2016). Dirigida por". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ Matienzo, Renzo (December 3, 2015). "Se filma "El candidato", película de humor político con César Ritter, Marco Zunino y "Los Chistosos"". Cinencuentro (in Spanish). Retrieved December 3, 2022.
External links
edit- El Candidato at IMDb