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Las marimbas del infierno (Marimbas from Hell)
Julio Hernández Cordón
Guatemala / France / Mexico, 2010
HDCAM | 73min. | Colour | Spanish | VOSI
Production: Julio Hernández Cordón, Pamela Guinea, Cyriac Auriol
Screenplay: Julio Hernández Cordón
Photography: María Secco
Editor: Lenz Claure
Music: Guerreros del Metal, Bacteria Sound System
Actors: Alfonso Tunché, Blacko González, Víctor Hugo Monterroso
Contact: [email protected] +33 662013241
Sinopsis
Don Alfonso plays the marimba, a traditional instrument that resembles a large xylophone. Blacko is a pioneer of the Guatemalan heavy metal scene, and also a doctor, but nobody wants to be treated by him because of his long hair and tattoos. Circumstance brings Don Alfonso and Blacko together and they decide to combine their talents to form a band, where tradition and heavy metal finally meet.
Bio/Filmo
Julio Hernández Cordón (North Carolina, 1975) studied at the Rafael Landívar University in Guatemala and the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica in Mexico City. His first feature film, Gasolina (2008), won the Horizons Award for Best Latin American feature at San Sebastián.
Festivals
Premio del público - Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia 2010
Mejor Film - Festival International de Morelia 2010
Jury Prize - Miami International Fim Festival 2011
Grand Prix - Rencontres Cinémas d'Amérique Latine de Toulouse 2011