Luz in Latin America (2016)

To make great change, all it takes sometimes is just a grain of sand.

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : Amanda Nemcik

Synopsis

The inspiring account on international bodyboarding star Luz 'Loly' Grande - a young woman on a personal mission to make bodyboarding a means to improve the lives of disadvantaged children in Puerto Rico, Argentina, Brazil, and Peru.

Actors

Luz Grande
Luz Grande
Herself
Neymara Carvalho
Neymara Carvalho
Herself
César Bauer
César Bauer
Himself
Facundo Ciappina
Facundo Ciappina
Himself
Ruth Parra
Ruth Parra
Herself

Crews

Amanda Nemcik
Amanda Nemcik
Director
Myriam Fuentes Linero
Myriam Fuentes Linero
Writer
Andrei Nemcik
Andrei Nemcik
Director of Photography
Amanda Nemcik
Amanda Nemcik
Editor
Andrei Nemcik
Andrei Nemcik
Editor
William Nemcik
William Nemcik
Editor
José Elí Pérez
José Elí Pérez
Sound Designer
Amanda Nemcik
Amanda Nemcik
Producer
Juan F. Martínez
Juan F. Martínez
Art Direction
Eduardo Ortiz Frau
Eduardo Ortiz Frau
Sound Recordist
Myriam Fuentes Linero
Myriam Fuentes Linero
Executive Producer
Lori Couret
Lori Couret
Associate Producer
Albéniz Couret
Albéniz Couret
Associate Producer
Ana Leyda Fuentes
Ana Leyda Fuentes
Associate Producer
Luis Otero
Luis Otero
Associate Producer
Raúl III Hidalgo
Raúl III Hidalgo
Associate Producer
Agustín. B. Graterole
Agustín. B. Graterole
Associate Producer

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