The Ambassador of India

"Taken from the volume of the thousand and one guffaws of Colombian humor..."

1986 1h 25m ES

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 9

Comedy

Synopsis

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Jaime Flórez, a shrewd provincial, has a stroke of luck when he is treated as a king in a town that confuses him with an important international diplomat.

“Taken from the volume of the thousand and one guffaws of Colombian humor...”

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Cast

Hugo Gómez
El embajador
Manuel Pachón
Gobernador del Huila
Olga Lucía Alvira
Silvia
José María Arzuaga
José María
Edgardo Román
Amilkar
Martha Arévalo
Rafael Bohórquez
Juez Municipal / Narrador
Diego Camacho
Rodolfo Chinchilla Jácome

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mario Ribero Ferreira
Writers: Mario Ribero Ferreira, Mario González
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: Colombia

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mario Ribero Ferreira, shot by Mario González. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jorge Villamil. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Mario Ribero Ferreira shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Hugo Gómez and Manuel Pachón and Olga Lucía Alvira carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Taken from the volume of the thousand and one guffaws of Colombian humor...".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mario Ribero Ferreira directs. Mario González behind the camera. Jorge Villamil scores. Mario Ribero Ferreira cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Colombia. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
240 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
4Directed by Mario Ribero Ferreira, shot by Mario González. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jorge Villamil. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Mario Ribero Ferreira shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Hugo Gómez and Manuel Pachón and Olga Lucía Alvira carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Taken from the volume of the thousand and one guffaws of Colombian humor...".
9IMDB entry: tt0225608 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.