The Violin
2005 Film directed by Francisco Vargas
The Violin (Spanish: El violín) is a 2005 Mexican drama film directed by Francisco Vargas. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
Ángel Tavira as Don Plutarco
Gerardo Taracena as Genaro
Dagoberto Gama as Capitán
Mario Garibaldi as Lucio
Fermín Martínez as Teniente
Silverio Palacios as Comandante Cayetano
Octavio Castro as Zacarías
Mercedes Hernández as Jacinta
Gerardo Juárez as Pedro
Ángeles Cruz as Jefa Guerrilera 1
Norma Pablo as Jefa Guerrilllera 2
Ariel Galvan as Joaquín
Amorita Rasgado as Prostitutas
María Elena Olivares as Doña Lupe
Esteban Castellanos as Manuel
Awards
The film won the Grand Prize in 2007 at the Miami International Film Festival. At the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, Ángel Tavira won the award for Best Male Performance (Prix d'Interprétation Masculine Un Certain Regard). It also received three Ariel Awards from the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences.
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