Dos Corazones Films and Slowhand Cinema present 'GUADALUPE'
Posted by: Richard Chiriboga Posted: 12-06-2006
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Opens in theaters across the country this Friday, December 8, 2006
Five centuries have passed and her image is more alive than ever. A Mexican film undertakes the mystery of the Dark Virgin.
WHAT:
”GUADALUPE “pays homage to the Virgin of Guadalupe and celebrates the 475th anniversary of the Virgin’s apparitions in the Tepeyac. The film is directed by Santiago Parra, produced under the Dos Corazones Films banner and distributed by Slowhand Release. To honor this significant celebration, a group of impassioned Catholics “Guadalupanos” from Mexico City, set out to create the impressive and inspiring movie GUADALUPE.
The story is set at the present time, when Jose Maria and his sister Mercedes, two scientists who have devoted their lives to archaeology and history, decide to investigate the Virgin of Guadalupe’s legend. Driven by their curiosity and by the situation they are living, Jose Maria and Mercedes’ lives drastically change all because of the apparition of the Virgin’s image on Juan Diego’s robe.
The image of a woman’s face created such exhilaration that it managed to immediately join the Indian and the European cultures. Who was that woman? Each moviegoer will decide upon leaving the theater. The film’s cast includes: Angelica Aragon, Jose Carlos Ruiz, Eric del Castillo, Pedro Armendariz, Ivana Mino, Aleix Albareda, Fabian Robles, y Gemma Guilemany, among others. Without a doubt, it’s a movie that allows audiences to see the beauty and cultural richness that surrounds everyone.
WHEN:
Opens in theaters across the country this Friday, December 8, 2006
WHERE:
“GUADALUPE” will be shown in several cities in the United States, such as: Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, New York, Miami, Denver, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Las Vegas, Palm Springs, McAllen, Seattle, Austin, Laredo and Corpus Christi, to name a few. Visit http://www.guadalupelapelicula.com for a full list of theaters across the country.
SYNOPSIS
Five hundred years ago, in the midst of America’s conquest, an enigmatic painting appeared stamped in an Indian’s robe. The image, with a woman’s face, created such exhilaration that it managed to immediately unite the Indian and the European cultures. Who was that woman? What did the Spaniards and Indians see in this mysterious figure, to mend matters and live peacefully?
Five hundred years passed for science to determine that the image “appears to be from another world”. Jose Maria and his sister Mercedes, two scientists who have devoted their lives to archaeology and history, decide to analyze the figure, driven by their innate scientific interest. Both have been marked by a traumatic childhood, leading them to a critical point in their lives. What initially seemed to be a mere scientific study evolved into a personal discovery that will drastically change their existence?
The power of Guadalupe’s image is as powerful today as it was 500 years ago.
CAST
-- ALEIX ALBAREDA as JOSE MARIA
-- IVANA MINO as MERCEDES
-- FABIAN ROBLES as DIEGO
-- GEMMA GUILEMANY as LUCIA
-- JASKARIN as KARIM
-- ANGELICA ARAGON as JUANA
-- JOSE CARLOS RUIZ as JUAN DIEGO
-- SANDRA ESTIL as VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE
-- PEDRO ARMENDARIZ as SIMON
-- PEDRO GAMEZ as JUAN BERNARDINO
-- ANTONIO MONROI as ANTONIO VALERIANO
-- ERIC DEL CASTILLO as DON LUIS
-- RODRIGO FRANCO as SERVANT 1
-- VICTOR ROLDAN as SERVANT 2
-- MARTA MARTORELL as GRANDMOTHER
-- ANGELS POCH as UNCLE TRINI
-- JUAN CARLOS GUSTEMS as PRIEST IN BURIAL
-- EDGAR BLANCO as JOSE MARIA BOY
-- ALEXANDRA ILLA as MERCEDES GIRL
--IZAN BUENO as SANTIAGO
-- CLAUDIA FONT as LINA
-- CARLOS MARTINEZ as DOCTOR
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Director: Santiago Parra
Producer: Pedro Marcet
Producer - Mexico: Roberto Girault
Producer - Spain: Laia Coll
Associate Producer: Gabriel Oseguera de Velasco
Screenplay: Tessie Gutierrez de Picazo
Director of Photography: Carlos Arenal/ Luis Parra
Production Designer: Guadalupe Sanchez Sosa/ Txarly Gomez
Music: Juan Manuel Langarica
Sound – Mexico: Susana Garduno Argueta
Sound – Spain: Guillermo Gonzalez
Postproduction Sound: E-Sound
Casting: Elvira Richards/ Xavier Piastro
Editing: Oscar Navarro/ Ariana Villegas Brown
Special Effects: Raphael Aupy
Format: 35 mm, Color.
Genre: Melodrama
Languaje: Espanol /Nahuatl.
Running Time: 98 min.
Country: Mexico & Spain.
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