Manuel Ruiz Montealegre

Filmes

Tantas Almas
Producer
O pescador José atravessa o rio Magdalena, o maior da Colômbia, em busca dos corpos de seus dois filhos, assassinados pelos paramilitares. Apesar de sua dor, José está determinado a encontrá-los, para dar o enterro que merecem e, assim, impedir que permaneçam como almas errantes. Em sua jornada, José revela a magia de um país despedaçado, o que, de diferentes maneiras, evoca o Brasil de hoje.
A Male
Producer
Carlos lives in a boarding school in the centre of Bogotá and longs to spend Christmas with his family. The circumstances around him force him to assume the male stereotype, in open contradiction to his true being. In private, Carlos acknowledges his sensitivity, his fragility and moves towards other forms of masculinity. At his 16 years of age, Carlos explores his sexual identity, discovers his fears, his desires, and all the things that real men never show.
Amparo
Executive Producer
Colombia, 1990’s. A single mother attempts to keep her family together after her son is drafted by the army and assigned to the front in the country’s most dangerous war zone. To do this, she embarks on a journey against time in a society ruled by men, corruption and violence.
Hartos Evos, aquí hay. Los cocaleros del Chapare
Screenstory
On December 18, 2005, a native was elected president of Bolivia for the first time in history. Evo Morales Ayma was supported by 36 native groups, the social movements, academic and intellectual circles and a massive popular backing which allowed him to obtain 53,7% of the votes. The coca growers from the Tropic of Cochabamba, better known as Chapare, played a leading role in this process.
Hartos Evos, aquí hay. Los cocaleros del Chapare
Director
On December 18, 2005, a native was elected president of Bolivia for the first time in history. Evo Morales Ayma was supported by 36 native groups, the social movements, academic and intellectual circles and a massive popular backing which allowed him to obtain 53,7% of the votes. The coca growers from the Tropic of Cochabamba, better known as Chapare, played a leading role in this process.