The Blue Star
Theatrical release poster
SpanishLa estrella azul
Directed byJavier Macipe
Screenplay byJavier Macipe
Produced by
  • Simón de Santiago
  • Amelia Hernández Causapé
  • Hernán Musaluppi
Starring
  • Pepe Lorente
  • Cuti Carabajal
  • Mariela Carabajal
  • Noelia Verenice López
  • Demi Carabajal
  • Marc Rodríguez
  • Bruna Cusí
  • Catalina Sopelana
  • Aitor Domingo
  • Coya Chavero
  • Pablo Carabajal
CinematographyÁlvaro Medina
Edited byNacho Blasco
Music by
  • Alicia Morote
  • Peteco Carabajal
Production
companies
  • MOD Producciones
  • El Pez Amarillo
  • Cimarrón
  • La Charito Films
  • Prisma
Distributed byWanda Visión
Release dates
  • 25 September 2023 (2023-09-25) (Zinemaldia)
  • 23 February 2024 (2024-02-23) (Spain)
Countries
  • Spain
  • Argentina
LanguageSpanish

The Blue Star (Spanish: La estrella azul) is a 2023 Spanish-Argentine drama film directed by Javier Macipe (in his directorial debut feature) inspired by the life of Aragonese musician Mauricio Aznar which stars Pepe Lorente.

Plot

Set in the 1990s,[1] the plot follows the plight of Spanish rocker Mauricio, who leaves his band Más Birras and wanders around Latin America seeking to rediscover his musical vocation. He becomes acquainted with folk genres such as the chacarera in Santiago del Estero, and teams up with old musician Don Carlos.[2][3][4]

Cast

Production

The film is a Spanish-Argentine co-production by MOD Producciones, El Pez Amarillo and Cimarrón, alongside La Charito Films and Prisma.[4] Filming began in 2020 in Zaragoza.[6] It was interrupted in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] It resumed in Argentina in late 2022, shooting in locations such as Santiago del Estero.[6]

Release

The film was selected for the 'New Directors' section of the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival,[4] premiering on 25 September 2023.[7] It also screened at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival in November 2023.[8] It is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 23 February 2024.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "La estrella azul". sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "'La estrella azul', la película insipirada en el rockero zaragozano Mauricio Aznar que va a San Sebastián". Cine con Ñ. 14 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Se retoma dos años después el rodaje de 'La estrella azul', ópera prima de Javier Macipe". Audiovisual451. 29 November 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "'La estrella azul': el cartel de la película, en primicia en RTVE Play". rtve.es. 5 September 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ""La estrella azul", la película que une al padre de la chacarera con el rock español de los '80". tn.com. 29 November 2022.
  6. 1 2 Artigas, Miguel Ángel (2 February 2023). "El rodaje de 'La estrella azul', primer largo de Javier Macipe, afronta su recta final". Diario de Teruel.
  7. ↑ "Buenas sensaciones en el primer pase de 'La Estrella Azul' en el Festival de Cine de San Sebastián". CarTV. 25 September 2023.
  8. ↑ Gómez, Noelia (8 November 2023). ""La estrella azul": el encuentro entre el músico español Mauricio Aznar y el padre de la chacarera". Infobae.
  9. ↑ "'La estrella azul', del aragonés Javier Macipe, ya tiene fecha de estreno". El Periódico de Aragón. Prensa Ibérica. 26 October 2023.
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