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Bolivar Soy Yo
Bolivar Soy Yo
Bolivar Soy Yo
Bolivar Soy Yo

Bolivar Soy Yo /
I Am Bolivar

December 12-18, 2003

Director: Jorge Ali Triana
Colombia, 35mm, 93 min.
Spanish WITH English subtitles

Exclusive engagement ONLY at:
Madstone Theaters Hazard Center
7510 Hazard Center Drive

Daily screenings:
3:00, 5:15, 7:30, & 10:00
and 12:45 pm on Sat. & Sun.


** Starring Robinson Diaz (Soplo de Vida, Kaliber 35) & Amparo Grisales (Besame Mucho)

** Directed by acclaimed Colombian filmmaker Jorge Ali Triana (
Edipo Alcalde)

** WINNER - "BEST FILM" at the Mar de Plata Film Festival & "AUDIENCE AWARD" at the Toulouse Film Festival


With this film, director Ali Triana, one of the most talented of a group of filmmakers enjoying a wave of critical and popular support in Colombia, achieved an unprecedented success in his country competing and surpassing the usual Hollywood blockbusters at the box office. A delirious satire and outrageously funny political commentary, "BOLIVAR SOY YO / I AM BOLIVAR" spoofs that distinctive Latin American genre, the telenovela. Santiago, who plays the great revolutionary Simon Bolivar in "The Lovers of the Liberator", is in trouble. He’s so deeply committed to his role that he’s lost his own identity, and has come to believe that he is, in fact, Bolivar. He is also determined to finish Bolivar’s dream of creating the “Great Colombia”: a strong and unified state consisting of 5 Latin American countries that would combat the institutional chaos, lack of opportunity and ignite the rebuilding of a region that faced 160 years of internal war. Santiago’s folly is exploited by a group of celebrity-hungry politicians, but the star’s madness is stronger than they are. His determination to realize Bolivar’s dreams leads to escapades too bizarre for even the most outrageous telenovela!

En esta comedia de contrastes, Santiago es un actor protagonista en una de las más populares telenovelas de Colombia. Interpretando a Simón Bolivar en el show "Los amantes del Liberador", Santiago se llena de alucinaciones. Acusa al show de malinterpretar la historia y desea reescribir y ordenar los episodios restantes para ilustrar la visión y el sueño verdaderos de Bolivar. Naveganando entre la cordura y la locura, Santiago decide resucitar y lograr lo qué Bolivar planeó hacer: crear la "Gran Colombia" unificando cinco países y reconstruyendo una región que hizo frente a 160 años de guerra interna. Envuelto en su propio delirio y deseando provocar una revolución, sus acciones le llevan a secuestrar al presidente de Colombia para forzar una cumbre de todas las naciones "Bolivarianas". Ganador de premios en los Festivales de cine de Mar de Plata (Argentina) y Tolusse (Francia).

For mature audiences.

Cast & Credits:

  • Starring - Amparo Grisales, Robinson Díaz, Jairo Camargo, Fanny Mickey, Gustavo Angarita, Ma. Eugenia Dávila, Carlos Barbosa, Alejandra Borrero
  • Director - Jorge Ali Triana
  • Producers - Gustavo Angel, Andrés Tagliavini
  • Script - Jorge Alí Triana, Alberto Quiroga, Manuel Arias, 

Jorge Alí Triana Biography:

Nace en 1942 en Ibague, Tolima, Colombia. Estudia cine y teatro en AMU (Academia Superior de Artes) en Praga. Funda el TPB (Teatro Popular de Bogota - Centro de Artes Dramaticas y Audiovisuales) donde dirigio mas de 50 montajes teatrales. Actualmente dirige en el Teatro Nacional de Colombia y en el Repertorio Espanol de Nueva York.

Tiempo de Morir (1985) obtuvo el Tucan de Oro y el Premio Especial del Jurado (Biarritz 1986). Edipo Alcalde (1996) con guion original de Gabriel Garcia Marquez fue seleccionada para la Quincena de Realizadores en el Festival de Cannes (1996). Sus peliculas tambien han participado en los mas importantes festivales del mundo.

Filmography:

  • Bolívar soy yo (2001)
  • Edipo alcalde (1996)
  • Tiempo de morir (1985)
  • Las cuatro edades del amor (1980)

For additional information and links on this film, please visit:

Exclusive engagement only at

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

Tickets:

  • Madstone: $8 General Admission / $6 Students, Seniors & "Aficionado del Cine Latino" Members (click here)
  • Individual tickets can be purchased prior to each screening at the Theater's box office

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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