El cimarrón
Directed byIván Dariel Ortíz
Written byIván Gonzalo Ortíz
Produced byIván Gonzalo Ortíz
StarringPedro Telemaco
Fernando Allende
Dolores Pedro Torriente
Music byJosé "Pepe" Ojeda
Release date
2007
Running time
101 minutes
CountryPuerto Rico
LanguageSpanish

The film El cimarrón (transl.The fugitive) 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

See also

References

  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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