El Cimarrón (film)

The film El Cimarrón follows the lives of two African slaves brought to Puerto Rico during the era of slavery in the 19th Century. It is based on the life of Marcos Xiorro who conspired and planned a slave revolt in 1821.

El Cimarrón
Directed byIván Dariel Ortíz
Produced byIván Gonzalo Ortíz
Written byIván Gonzalo Ortíz
StarringPedro Telemaco
Fernando Allende
Dolores Pedro Torriente
Music byJosé "Pepe" Ojeda
Release date
2007
Running time
101 minutes
CountryPuerto Rico
LanguageSpanish

Cast

  • Pedro Telemaco - Marcos Xiorro
  • Fernando Allende - Don Pablo
  • Dolores Pedro Torriente - Carolina
  • Teófilo Torres
  • Mara Croatto - Elsa
  • Gerardo Ortíz - Don Domingo
  • Modesto Lacén - Jacinto
  • Herman O'Neill - Military chief
  • Daniela Droz - Clara
  • Walter Rodríguez - Mayor
  • Julio Axel Landrón - Sijo
  • Julio Torresoto
  • Eugenio Monclóva
  • Idenisse Salamán - Isabel
  • Guillermo de Cun
  • Nestor Rodulfo

Awards

  • Academy Awards: The film was considered, among four other Puerto Rican films, to be submitted for the 80th Academy Awards. For the selection, a voting was held on September 24, 2007 among members of the Puerto Rico Film Corporation. However, Maldeamores was selected instead. (see Submissions for the 80th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film).
  • Tulipanes Latino Art & Film Festival: Best of Show (2007)

See also

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