La vendedora de rosas

La vendedora de rosas is a 1998 Colombian film directed by Víctor Gaviria. The film is loosely based on the 1845 fairy tale "The Little Match Girl" by Hans Christian Andersen; it was entered into the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2][3]

La vendedora de rosas
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVíctor Gaviria
Produced byErwin Goggel
Written byVíctor Gaviria
Carlos Henao
Based onThe Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen
StarringLady Tabares
Marta Correa
Mileider Gil
Diana Murillo
Giovanny Quiroz
Music byLuis Franco
CinematographyRodrigo Lalinde
Release date
  • 28 August 1998 (1998-08-28)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryColombia
LanguageSpanish

Many of the actors that starred in the film are now dead or in prison.[4] Giovanni Quiroz was murdered in Medellín and Leidy Tabares was incarcerated for her involvement in the murder of a taxi driver in Medellín.[4] Elkin Giovanny Rodriguez (Don Hector in the film) and Alex Bedoya (Milton) are dead now. Some of them are still alive but living in tough conditions, such as Mileider Gil, who entered the world of prostitution a few years after the film was finished.

Cast
  • Leidy Tabares — Mónica
  • Marta Correa — Judy
  • Mileider Gil — Andrea
  • Diana Murillo — Cachetona
  • Liliana Giraldo — Claudia
  • Álex Bedoya — Milton
  • Giovanni Quiroz — El Zarco
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See also

References
  1. "Festival de Cannes: La vendedora de rosas". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
  2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  3. "45 Countries Submit Films for Oscar Consideration". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 19 November 1998. Archived from the original on 19 February 1999. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  4. "Slum child movie star jailed for murder". theage.com.au. Melbourne. 11 October 2003. Retrieved 30 September 2009.


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