Mario y los perros

2019 1h 10m ES

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★7.0TMDB · 1

Documentary

Synopsis

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An account of the childhood and youth of the Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Prize for Literature in 2010, and how the hard experiences he lived during these formative years led him to write and publish his first major work when he was only 26 years old.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mario Vargas Llosa
Self - Writer
Alfredo Barnechea
Self - Journalist
Jorge Edwards
Self - Writer
Rosa Regàs
Self - Writer
Alonso Cueto
Self - Writer
Héctor Béjar
Self - Writer
Carlos Aguirre
Self - Writer
Fico Camino
Self - Philosopher

Credits

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Director: Chema de la Peña
Writers: Chema de la Peña, Óscar de Julián
Languages: French, Spanish
Countries: Spain

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Spanish.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Chema de la Peña, shot by Chema de la Peña. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Mario Vargas Llosa and Alfredo Barnechea and Jorge Edwards carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13112986 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Chema de la Peña directs. Chema de la Peña behind the camera. Antonio Tuya cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in French, Spanish.

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1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Spanish.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Chema de la Peña, shot by Chema de la Peña. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Antonio Tuya shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Mario Vargas Llosa and Alfredo Barnechea and Jorge Edwards carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt13112986 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "authoritarian education", "military dictatorship", "communism", "portrait of an artist".