Fiestapatria Explained

Fiestapatria
Director:	Luis R. Vera
Producer:	Luis R. Vera Producciones E.I.R.L.
Starring:	Adela Secall
Cinematography:	Alfredo García
Editing:	Carlos Ruz Luis R. Vera
Music:	Maurice Ravel
Studio:	Inca Cine S.A.C. Luis R. Vera Producciones E.I.R.L.
Runtime:	102 minutes
Country:	Chile Peru
Language:	Spanish

Fiestapatria is a 2007 Chilean-Peruvian^[1] drama film written, directed and produced by Luis R. Vera.^[2] Starring Adela Secall.^[3] The film competed for the Colon de Oro at the 2007 Havana New Latin American Film Festival.^[4]

Synopsis

Two families meet in a country house to celebrate national holidays and the engagement of their children, Macarena and Alvaro. Just before the party reaches its expected happy ending, young Macarena finds out about the family's best kept secret.^[5]

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:^{[6] [7]}

• Adela Secall as Macarena
• Nelson Brodt as Antonio
• Marcela Osorio as Isabel
• Tiago Correa as Álvaro
• Patricio Contreras as Ernesto
• Tatiana Astengo as Maruca
• Sergio Hernández as Don Álvaro
• Maricarmen Arrigorriaga as Irma
• Daniel Muñoz as Ray
• Katty Kowaleczko as Lorena
• Fernando Larraín as Manuel Eduardo
• Alex Zisis as Cesár
• Heidrun Breier as Jane
• Rosa Ramírez as Fresia
• Roxana Campos as Mercedes
• Koke Santa Ana as Enrique
• Carmen Disa Gutiérrez as Maggie
• Víctor Mix as Oldman Matías
• Jorge Gajardo as Pablo
• Mónica Carrasco as María Inés
• Marés González as Gabriela's Grandmother
• Viviana Herrera as Francisca
• Alfonso G. Santisteban as Father Sergio

Production

Principal photography began in September 2005 and ended in January 2006 in the Valparaíso Region.^[8]

Release

It premiered on April 26, 2007, in Chilean theaters,^[9] and at the end of that month it had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival.^[10] Later, the film was screened at the end of September 2007 in the Horizontes Latinos section of the 55th San Sebastián International Film Festival^[11] and on March 29, 2008, at the Toulouse Latin America Film Festival.^[12]

Reception

Box-office

After 9 weeks on the billboard, it caught a total of 8.794 viewers, collecting $20.905.956 Chilean pesos.^[13]

Accolades

Year	Award / Festival	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2007	San Sebastián International Film Festival	Horizons Award	Fiestapatria		^[14] ^[15]
	Ibero-American Film Festival of Santa Cruz	Best Actress	Marcela Osorio		^[16]
	Trieste Latin American Film Festival	Best Director	Luis R. Vera		^[17]
	Havana New Latin American Film Festival	Colón de Oro	Fiestapatria
2008	Pedro Sienna Awards	Best Actress	Marcela Osorio		^[18] ^[19]
		Best Supporting Performance	Patricio Contreras
		Best Costume Design	Cristina Villar
	Cartagena Film Festival	Best Film	Luis R. Vera		^[20]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2005-06-05 . Chile y Perú coproducen una película . 2023-08-02 . El Universo . es.
2. Web site: 2006-09-03 . Luis Vera: "El cine chileno ha hecho muy poco por el pasado" . 2023-08-02 . El Mostrador . es.
3. Web site: 2005-06-04 . La película Fiestapatria, del director Luis Vera, también incluirá a Tatiana Astengo . 2023-08-02 . Benjamín Vicuña . en.
4. Web site: LatAm cinema » Un centenar de películas competirán en el 29º Festival del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana . 2023-08-02.
5. Web site: Fiestapatria . 2023-08-02 . Cinechile . es.
6. Web site: 2023-08-03 . Reparto de Fiestapatria (película 2007). Dirigida por Luis R. Vera . 2023-08-02 . La Vanguardia . es.
7. Web site: Reparto Completo de Fiesta Patria (Cine.com) . 2023-08-02 . cine.com . es.
8. Web site: Adela Secall protagonizará "FiestaPatria", cinta coproducida con Perú . 2023-08-02 . Cooperativa.cl . Spanish.
9. Web site: LatAm cinema » "Fiestapatria", de Luis Vera, se convierte en el primer estreno chileno del año . 2023-08-02.
10. Web site: Cine latino en Tribeca . 2023-08-02 . www.lahora.com.ec . es.
11. Web site: 2007-09-27 . San Sebastián, una vidriera del cine político . 2023-08-02 . Diario Río Negro Periodismo en la Patagonia . es.
12. Web site: RFI - Luis R. Vera en el Festival de Toulouse . 2023-08-02 . www1.rfi.fr.
13. Web site: PELÍCULAS CHILENAS "ESTRENADAS" POR AÑO: AÑOS 2001 A 2008 . 2023-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230726124914/https://www.recam.org/_files/documents/peliculas_nacionales_en_chile_2001_2008.pdf . 2023-07-26 .
14. Web site: Festival de San Sebastián - Selección Horizontes . 2023-08-02 . sansebastianfestival . es.
15. Web site: Festival de San Sebastián . 2023-08-02 . sansebastianfestival . es.
16. Web site: LatAm cinema » Nuevo galardón para "El violín" en el Festival Iberoamericano de Santa Cruz . 2023-08-02.
17. Web site: Cineteca di film dall'archivio del Festival del Cinema Ibero-Latino Americano di Trieste . 2023-08-02 . Festival del Cinema Ibero-Latino Americano a Trieste . it.
18. Web site: 2016-03-04 . LA VIDA ME MATA" ACAPARÓ NOMINACIONES AL PREMIO "PEDRO SIENNA 2008 . 2023-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094210/https://candilejas.cl/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=244 . 2016-03-04 .
19. Web site: 2016-03-13 . Filme "La Vida Me Mata" ganó en los Sienna . 2023-08-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160313080847/http://www.lanacion.cl/noticias/cultura-y-entretencion/filme-la-vida-me-mata-gano-en-los-sienna/2008-02-01/095633.html . 2016-03-13 .
20. Web site: 2008-03-07 . Los ganadores del Festival de Cine de Cartagena . 2023-08-02 . Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo . spanish.