| Alias 'La Gringa' | |
|---|---|
Film poster | |
| Directed by | Alberto Durant |
| Written by | Alberto Durant |
| Starring | Germán González |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Peru |
| Language | Spanish |
Alias 'La Gringa' is a 1991 Peruvian drama film directed by Alberto Durant. The film was selected as the Peruvian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. El Frontón is the main setting for the film.
Cast
- Germán González as La Gringa
- Elsa Olivero
- Orlando Sacha
- Juan Manuel Ochoa
- Enrique Victoria
- Gonzalo de Miguel
- Ramón García
- Aristóteles Picho
See also
- List of submissions to the 64th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Peruvian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "Alias 'La Gringa'". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Alias 'La Gringa'". Film Affinity. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ James Higgins -Lima: A Cultural and Literary History - Page 193 1902669983 2005 El Fronton is the main setting for Alberto Durant's Alias "La Gringa" (1991), a film evoking the contradictions of Peruvian society by showing common criminals and Shining Path militants sharing the same space. Though founded in 1537, Callao is a relatively modern town, as in 1746 it was destroyed by a massive earthquake and a huge tidal wave which wiped out most of its population. So great was the wave that it is said to have reached as far as the eighteenth-century church of ..
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