El Coco

2016 1h 18m ES

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 36

Comedy

Synopsis

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Piroberta comes to live in a house that her aunt inherited, but in that house lives an evil spirit, and along with her friends, and the sorceress Dioselina, they will have to get out of there alive.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Julian Madrid
Piroberta
Pedro González
Don Jediondo
María Auxilio Vélez
María Auxilito / Malú
Alexandra Restrepo
Sagrario
Roberto Lozano
Micolta
Gustavo Villanueva
Dioselina
Carlos "El Mono" Sanchez
Hugo
Tahiana Bueno
Tahiana

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Juan Camilo Pinzón
Writers: Dago García
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Colombia

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "El Coco - Colección" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Juan Camilo Pinzón, shot by David Giraldo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jimmy Pulido Lopez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Julian Madrid and Pedro González and María Auxilio Vélez carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Juan Camilo Pinzón directs. David Giraldo behind the camera. Jimmy Pulido Lopez scores. Carolina Silva cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Colombia. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Part of the "El Coco - Colección" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Juan Camilo Pinzón, shot by David Giraldo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Jimmy Pulido Lopez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Carolina Silva shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Julian Madrid and Pedro González and María Auxilio Vélez carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt6449410 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 36 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.