El Candidato (2016 film)

El Candidato
El Candidato
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alvaro Velarde
Written by	Alvaro Velarde
Produced by	Jesus Alvarez Betancourt; Daniel Rehder
Starring	Manolo Rojas; Hernán Vidaurre; Guillermo Rossini; Giovanna Castro
Cinematography	Alvaro Velarde
Edited by	Mauricio Rivera Hoffmann
Production; companies	Alvaro Velarde Producciones; Faeton Producciones; Rehder Films
Release date	July 21, 2016;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Peru
Language	Spanish

El Candidato (lit. 'The candidate') is a 2016 Peruvian political comedy satire film written and directed by Alvaro Velarde. Starring Manolo Rojas, Hernán Vidaurre and Guillermo Rossini.^[1] The film premiered on July 21, 2016, in Peruvian theaters.^[2] It won at the Figueira Film Art de Portugal Film Festival in the category of Best Screenplay.^[3]

Synopsis

The story of four politicians who want to reach the presidential seat and their strategies to increase their popularity, along with the influence of their families and campaign teams.

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:^[1]^[4]^[5]

Manolo Rojas as Napoleón Cordoba
Hernán Vidaurre as Ego Pereira
Guillermo Rossini as Mr. Huapaya
Giovanna Castro as Ego's Advisor
Alberick Garcia Cerna as Amaru Huapaya
Bernie Paz as Mickey
César Ritter as Honorato Contreras
David Villanueva as Spanish Advisor

Production

The filming was divided into 2 parts, the first stage began on December 13, 2015, and ended on the 23rd of the same month. The second stage began in mid-January.^[6]

References

^ a b PERU.COM, NOTICIAS (February 15, 2016). "El Candidato: película de "Los Chistosos" ya tiene fecha de estreno | ENTRETENIMIENTO". Peru.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 3, 2022.
^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (June 28, 2016). ""El candidato" llegará a los cines este 21 de julio [VIDEO] | LUCES". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved December 3, 2022.
^ PERU21, NOTICIAS (September 4, 2017). "'El candidato' ganó en el festival de cine Figueira Film Art de Portugal | ESPECTACULOS". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved December 3, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ ""El candidato": Más cómicos para el cine peruano, pero con humor político". noticine.com. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
^ "Reparto de El Candidato (película 2016). Dirigida por". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
^ Matienzo, Renzo (December 3, 2015). "Se filma "El candidato", película de humor político con César Ritter, Marco Zunino y "Los Chistosos"". Cinencuentro (in Spanish). Retrieved December 3, 2022.

External links

El Candidato at IMDb

[:0-1] PERU.COM, NOTICIAS (February 15, 2016). "El Candidato: película de "Los Chistosos" ya tiene fecha de estreno | ENTRETENIMIENTO". Peru.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 3, 2022.

[2] PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (June 28, 2016). ""El candidato" llegará a los cines este 21 de julio [VIDEO] | LUCES". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved December 3, 2022.

[3] PERU21, NOTICIAS (September 4, 2017). "'El candidato' ganó en el festival de cine Figueira Film Art de Portugal | ESPECTACULOS". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved December 3, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[4] ""El candidato": Más cómicos para el cine peruano, pero con humor político". noticine.com. Retrieved December 3, 2022.

[5] "Reparto de El Candidato (película 2016). Dirigida por". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022.

[6] Matienzo, Renzo (December 3, 2015). "Se filma "El candidato", película de humor político con César Ritter, Marco Zunino y "Los Chistosos"". Cinencuentro (in Spanish). Retrieved December 3, 2022.