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Por la Libre
Por la Libre
Por la Libre
Por la Libre

Por la Libre / Dust To Dust
AUGUST 8 - 21, 2003

Director: Juan Carlos de Llaca
Mexico, 35mm, 96 min.
Spanish WITH English subtitles

Screening Times:
New DAILY SCREENING TIMES
(starting Friday, August 15):
1:05, 3:00, 5:15, 7:30, 9:30

**Starring Mexican TV star Osvaldo Benavides (Piedras Verdes, La Primera Noche, La Segunda Noche)!

"Historia sencilla acerca de la familia y de cómo las relaciones humanas suelen ser bastante complicadas, dolorosas y, por qué no decirlo, divertidas" - Jorge Avila Andrade,
MOVIOLA

** "Audience Choice Winner" - 17th Chicago Latino Film Festival

One of the most promising new directors in Mexican cinema today is Juan Carlos de Llaca. This film is a humorous and cutting-edge coming-of-age tale that brings together two cousins whose animosity toward one another ultimately transforms in to trust and understanding. The very conservative Rodrigo and the very hip Rocco meet at their grandfather's birthday party. When a startling family announcement is made, their grandfather suddenly dies and family drama ensues. Circumstances force Rodrigo and Rocco to embark on a complicated but adventurous journey. Along the way they will scatter their grandfather's ashes, they will meet the lovely Maria, they will enlist the help of their grandfather's oldest friend and, most importantly, they will form a brotherly bond that neither thought was possible. An audience favorite at the 2003 San Diego Latino Film Festival!

  • Director - Juan Carlos de Llaca
  • Producer - Anna Roth
  • Screenwriter - Antonio Armonia
  • Music - Gabriela Ortiz
  • Cast:
    • Osvaldo Benavides - Rocco
    • Rodrigo Cachero - Rodrigo
    • Ana de la Reguera - Maria
    • Otto Sirgo - Rodrigo's Father
    • Rosa Maria Bianchi - Rodrigo's Mother
    • Pilar Mata - Pureza
    • Alejandro Tomassi - Luis
    • Gina Morett - Perla
    • Alexia Witt - Irina
    • Emilio Cortes - Roger
    • Hector Ortega - Felipe
    • Xavier Masse - don Rodrigo Carnicero

Juan Carlos de Llaca es un joven director mexicano que tiene en su currículum un logro tan importante como el de ser el responsable del primer cortometraje mexicano que fue incluido en la sección oficial del Festival de Cannes en 1993 con Me Voy a Escapar. De ahí pasó a la pantalla grande con En el Aire, que le valió algunas buenas críticas y tuvo un resultado más o menos aceptable en taquilla. En esta ocasión presenta Por la Libre, filme inspirado en el guión original de Antonio Armonía y con un reparto de jóvenes actores que le dan frescura a una pantalla mexicana acostumbrada a ver casi siempre al mismo grupo de actores. Producido por Altavista Films y distribuído por NuVisión, el filme de De Llaca no tiene mayores pretensiones que la de ofrecer un buen rato de esparcimiento y diversión al espectador.

Juan Carlos de Llaca - filmography

  1. Por la libre (2000)
  2. En el aire (1995)
  3. Me voy a escapar (1993)
  4. Padre nuestro (1988) (as Juan Carlos de Llaca Maldonado)
  5. Debutantes (1986)
  6. Suspiros II (1985)
  7. Visitante, El (1985)

Location: Madstone Movie Theaters (7510 Hazard Center Drive in Mission Valley)

Tickets: $8 General Admission / $6 Students, Seniors & "Aficionado del Cine Latino" Members (click here)

  • Individual tickets can be purchased prior to each screening at the Madstone Movie Theaters box office

Rated R. For Mature audiences only.

Distributed by:

Julio Noriega
Film Division Manager
Venevision International Films
550 Biltmore Way, Suite 1180
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Phone:305-442-3411
Fax: 305-448-4762
www.venevisionintl.com

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