SYNOPSIS
Mateo is a young painter and an expert pigeon trainer. He sells 42 pigeons to Aurelio "El Pinto", the leader of a major drug cartel in Tijuana, who will use them to transport cocaine. The trip´s outcome is unsuccessful. As a result of this, "El Pinto" tortures Matthew and threatens his family if he does not recover the money. In a state of desperation, Matthew decides to kidnap the sacred image of the Virgin of Guadalupe Basilica, which carries a spiritual chaos in the country. DIRECTOR (Alan Jonsson Gavica, Mexico. 1969) Alan Jonsson Gavica was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. He studied movie production, direction and screenwriting in various schools in the U.S.A., such as UCLA and Miramount Loyola (where he wrote and directed two projects: “Nadie es tan malo” (documentary, 1992) and “Kung-Fu Fighter”(short film, 1993). He worked as an apprentice in international productions such as “K9”, “Los timadores”, “Wagon East”, “Mr. Jones”, “Medicine Man” and “Romeo and Juliet”, amongst others. In 2002, Jonsson established Esfera Films Entertainment, a production company which produced his first movie “Morenita, The Scandal” which received various international awards. He has also directed T.V. advertisements and has won several awards in the advertizing industry as well. Jonsson is currently developing his next feature film, titled “La Carga”. FESTIVALS Sao Paulo International Movie Festival Huelva International Movie Festival AFI Dallas International Movie Festival “Rencontres de Marseille” South American International Film Festival Lleida International Film Festival Colonia Ibero African Film Festival Tregor International Movie Festival Guanajuato International Movie Festival La Plata Media Festival Orlando Hispanic International Film Festival Isla Margarita and Carribean International film Festival Bogotá International Movie Festival Los Ángeles Latino International Movie Festival Tenerife International Movie Festival Festival Internacional de Cine Latinoamericano de Trieste Festival Internacional de Cine Latinoamericano de Flandes Viña del Mar International Movie Festival Bahamas International Movie Festival Queens International Movie Festival Smogdance International Movie Festival Cartagena International Movie Festival San Diego Latin American International Film Festival Tiburón International Movie Festival Chicago Latin American International Film Festival “Las Américas”International Movie Festival Amsterdam International Movie Festival New York International Movie Festival Festival Internacional de Cine Latino de Providence “Lone Star” International Movie Festival Sydney Latin American International Film Festival |
MORENITA, THE SCANDAL
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Thriller (2008) Mexico 92 minutes 35 mm. Color Dolby Digital, 2.35:1 Spanish CREDITS Director: Alan Jonsson Script: Alan Jonsson, A. Oakes Photography Direction: Emiliano Villanueva Editing: Ana García Compositor: Leoncio Lara Art Direction: Lorenza Manrique Wardrobe: Leticia Palacios Executive Producer: Ózcar Ramírez Production Companies: Esfera Films & Artemecánica Producciones CAST Miguel: Mario Almada El Pinto:Everardo Arzate Anchorwoman: Michelle Marie Benoit Joven Basílica: Octavio Castro Roger: Freedom Vicente Anaya: Dagoberto Gama Mateo:Horacio Garcia Rojas Pablo: Ianis Guerrero Santiago: Ignacio López Tarso Obispo: José Carlos Ruiz AWARDS & NOMINATIONS Huelva International Film Festival/ Best Director Award Los Ángeles Latino International Film Festival / Best Script Award Bahamas International Film Festival / “New Visions” Award Amsterdam International Film Festival / Van Gogh Award Best Action Film Bogotá International Film Festival / Special Mention Tregor International Film Festival / Best Actor Award Orlando Hispanic International Film Festival / Best Film & Best Casts Awards TRAILER
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