Tamarind Juice (Spanish: Jugo de tamarindo) is a 2019 Peruvian comedy film written, directed, produced and co-starred by Julio Andrade in his directorial debut.[1] Starring Karen Dejo, Leslie Stewart and Gerardo Zamora.[2] It is based on the homonymous video clip by Julio Andrade.[3]

Tamarind Juice
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJulio Andrade
Written byJulio Andrade
Produced byJulio Andrade
StarringKaren Dejo
Leslie Stewart
Gerardo Zamora
Production
company
Star Films
Distributed byStar Films
Release date
  • January 24, 2019 (2019-01-24)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryPeru
LanguageSpanish

Synopsis edit

Jugo de tamarindo focuses on a musician with domestic and marital problems. Until, in the middle of the tour, he meets a dancer with a traumatic past and with whom he made a successful video clip some time ago.[1]

Cast edit

The actors participating in this film are:[2][4]

  • Julio Andrade
  • Karen Dejo
  • Leslie Stewart
  • Gerardo Zamora
  • Carolina Alvarez
  • Américo Zúñiga
  • Nicolás Fantinato
  • Gustavo Cerrón
  • Carlos Barraza
  • Kukuli Morante
  • Patsy Bendayán

Production edit

On September 9, 2015, the making of a film based on his video clip Jugo de tamarindo was announced,[5] later the principal photography began in May 2016.[6][7]

Release edit

Tamarind Juice was scheduled to be released on January 10, 2019, in Peruvian theaters,[8] but ended up being released on January 24 of the same year.[9]

Reception edit

In its opening weekend it attracted 1,200 moviegoers,[10] being surpassed by the re-release of Schindler's List.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ a b PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2019-01-18). ""Jugo de tamarindo": Karen Dejo, del "Quibiribironbo"a la pantalla grande | LUCES". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  2. ^ a b "Reparto Completo de Jugo de tamarindo (Cine.com)". cine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  3. ^ Zavala, Sebastián (2018-11-15). "'Jugo de tamarindo' ya tiene primer trailer". Fotografía Calato (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  4. ^ "Reparto de Jugo de tamarindo (película 2019). Dirigida por Julio Andrade". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  5. ^ "Julio Andrade filmará 'Jugo de Tamarindo: La película' con Karen Dejo". TobiTeVe.com. 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  6. ^ OJO, NOTICIAS (2016-03-30). "Karen Dejo regresa al cine con 'Jugo de tamarindo' | MUJER". Ojo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  7. ^ PERU21, NOTICIAS (2016-03-29). "Karen Dejo: "Comenzaremos el rodaje de 'Jugo de Tamarindo' en mayo" | ESPECTACULOS". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2018-11-16). ""Jugo de tamarindo": mira el tráiler del filme peruano inspirado en famoso videoclip". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  9. ^ "Sacándole el Jugo". Caretas (in Spanish). 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  10. ^ a b GrupoRPP (2019-01-30). "Reestreno de "La Lista de Schindler" llevó más espectadores que "Jugo de tamarindo" en su primer fin de semana". RPP (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-04.

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