El cimarrón (film)

El cimarrón
El cimarrón
	Film poster
Directed by	Iván Dariel Ortíz
Written by	Iván Gonzalo Ortíz
Produced by	Iván Gonzalo Ortíz
Starring	Pedro Telemaco; Fernando Allende; Dolores Pedro Torriente
Music by	José "Pepe" Ojeda
Release date	2007;
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Puerto Rico
Language	Spanish

El cimarrón (transl. The fugitive) is a 2007 Puerto Rican film. It follows the lives of two African slaves brought to Puerto Rico during the era of slavery in the 19th century. It is based on the life of Marcos Xiorro who conspired and planned a slave revolt in 1821.^[1]^[2]

Plot summary

Cast

Pedro Telemaco - Marcos Xiorro
Fernando Allende - Don Pablo
Dolores Pedro Torriente - Carolina
Teófilo Torres
Mara Croatto - Elsa
Gerardo Ortíz - Don Domingo
Modesto Lacén - Jacinto
Herman O'Neill - Military chief
Daniela Droz - Clara
Walter Rodríguez - Mayor
Julio Axel Landrón - Sijo
Julio Torresoto
Eugenio Monclóva
Idenisse Salamán - Isabel
Guillermo de Cun
Nestor Rodulfo

Awards

Academy Awards: The film was considered for the 80th Academy Awards with four other Puerto Rican films. In a vote on September 24, 2007, among members of the Puerto Rico Film Corporation, Maldeamores was selected.^{[citation needed]}
Tulipanes Latino Art & Film Festival: Best of Show (2007)^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "LatAm cinema » "El cimarrón", primera película puertorriqueña rodada en alta definición, ya tiene fecha de estreno".
^ "Milestones" (PDF). On February 5, the Stone Center will screen the newest work from director Ivan Ortiz, El Cimarrón (Puerto Rico, 2006), which examines slavery and resistance in Puerto Rico

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[1] "LatAm cinema » "El cimarrón", primera película puertorriqueña rodada en alta definición, ya tiene fecha de estreno".

[2] "Milestones" (PDF). On February 5, the Stone Center will screen the newest work from director Ivan Ortiz, El Cimarrón (Puerto Rico, 2006), which examines slavery and resistance in Puerto Rico

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