Javi Fernández
Laura es una joven mexicana que aspira a convertirse en una reina de la belleza. Su obsesión por conseguir el título la lleva a involucrarse en las redes del narcotráfico, poniéndose al servicio de una banda que tiene aterrorizado al norte de México. Independientemente de su participación en el concurso de belleza, su experiencia como participante involuntaria en la violenta guerra de bandas que sacude a México cambiará su vida.
Klaus
Jairo es un adolescente que vive en un mundo marginal, en un barrio repleto de drogas y asaltos. Hastiado de la pobreza y de su infierno familiar, se ve obligado a recurrir a la violencia. Cree que su única salida a tanta miseria pasa por el mundo del crimen, así que decide participar en un asalto para conseguir dinero con el que pueda recuperar su dignidad.
Eusebio
A woman sets out on a spiritual journey to find her brother in the far away land of Roraima.
Gyula Kodar is a commissioner who investigates the murder of an American executive. Keep track of Macabí, an ex and former lover of Mary Laya, widow of the victim. With the help of Kelly, a prostitute who is his sometime lover, Gyula able to find Macabí ; then he discovers that love is superior to survival and freedom is stronger than betrayal.
This low-budget avant garde feature uses no dialogue in telling the story of the reaction of the Spanish court after the initial exploration of America. A botanist revels in his collection of new plants. A native is baptized in a church ceremony, and nuns and court jesters appear throughout this rambling feature.
The Missionary
The Orinoko: main character in the film. The first part is set during the pre-conquest and is represented as an earthly paradise. A shaman has precognitive visions: go to Columbus and the Catholic missionary in 1498.
This is the first of Diego Risquez’ trilogy of avant-garde cinematic treatments of historical subjects. Using a painterly style, it features portraits, still lifes, and scenes shot as tableaux vivants, the film provides an experimental interpretation of the arrival of the Spanish and their domination of the New World, as well as the Venezuelan Independence movement, focusing on the role of Simón Bolívar. There is no dialogue or narration, simply a musical score and the depiction of events from Bolívar’s career.
