El mar de Lucas

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El mar de Lucas (1999) is an Argentine film directed by Víctor Laplace[1] and written by Laplace and Martín Salinas.[2] The story features Víctor Laplace, Pablo Rago, Virginia Innocenti, and others.

El mar de Lucas
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Directed byVíctor Laplace
Written byVíctor Laplace
Martín Salinas
Produced byVíctor Laplace
StarringVíctor Laplace
Pablo Rago
CinematographyFabián Giacometti
Edited byCésar Custodio
Miguel Pérez
Music byDamián Laplace
Distributed byPrimer Plano Film Group
Release date
Running time
97 minutes
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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The films tells of father, Juan Denevi (Victor Laplace), who gets the surprise of his life on his fiftieth birthday when he finds out that he's become a grandfather. The movie opens in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Juan is cooking individual personal favorite dishes for his friends, the patrons of his restaurant.

A young woman named Manuela (Virginia Innocentti) appears with a 3-year-old boy (Lucas) and announces that Lucas is Juan's grandson. Juan hasn't seen his son Facundo (Pablo Rago) for many years, and during this time, Facundo has married and had a son.

Facundo's wife and son find Juan at his birthday party and beg him to come help Facundo with a family crisis.

Cast

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  • Víctor Laplace as Juan Denevi
  • Pablo Rago as Facundo Denevi
  • Virginia Innocenti as Manuela
  • Ana María Picchio as Clara
  • Betiana Blum as Ana
  • Rodolfo Ranni as Rolo
  • Ulises Dumont as Nacho
  • Lautaro Penella as Lucas Denevi
  • Norberto Díaz as Secretario del intendente
  • Adolfo Yanelli as Carlitos
  • David Di Napoli as Martillero
  • Pía Uribelarrea as Silvia
  • Óscar Guzmán as Lalo
  • Antonio Bax as Pedro
  • Eugenia Tobal as Marisa

Awards

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Wins

Nominations

  • Cartagena Film Festival: Golden India Catalina, Best Film, Víctor Laplace; 2000.
  • Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor, Best First Film, Víctor Laplace; Best Supporting Actress, Virginia Innocenti; 2001.

References

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  1. ^ Zimerman, Gaspar (2019-11-12). "Víctor Laplace: "La risa también es un elemento de reflexión"". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  2. ^ "Victor Laplace habló de "El sentido de las cosas"". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-04.
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