United States / Feb 14, 2023
Looking for El Santo (2023)
Directed by Viviana García-Besné
31minruntime
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Plot
The granddaughter of original El Santo producer Jorge Garcia-Besné and the archivist behind the restoration of the first two El Santo pictures travel to Havana, Cuba, to clandestinely visit the locations where the original films were made, and granddaughter Viviana realizes the trip was as much of a journey to chart her family evolution as of historical cinema exercise. Filmed almost entirely on iPhones to avoid drawing the attention of the authorities, it is also a brief portrait of a resilient population faced with a daily struggle to feed themselves under a severe embargo from the West.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Looking for El Santo |
| Original language | Español (ES) |
| Spoken languages | English, Español |
| Production countries | Cuba, Mexico, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cinema Preservation Alliance |
| Official site | bynwr.com |
| Release date | 14 febbraio 2023 |
| Production | John Morrissey, Lia Tamame, Sam Dunn, Viviana García-Besné, Peter Conheim, Alistair Tremps |
| Writer | Viviana García-Besné |
| Cinematography | Viviana García-Besné, Peter Conheim, Lia Tamame |
| Assistant directors | Viviana García-Besné |
| Camera operators | Viviana García-Besné, Peter Conheim, Lia Tamame |
| Additional photography | Viviana García-Besné, Peter Conheim, Lia Tamame |
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