Muñeca (film) explained

Muñeca
Director:	Sebastián Arrau
Producer:	Mauricio Arrau
Starring:	Benjamín Vicuña Marcial Tagl
Cinematography:	Ricardo de Angelis
Editing:	Soledad Salfate
Music:	Cristián Freund
Studio:	Alce Producciones Ltda. Lapsus Producciones
Distributor:	BF Distribution
Runtime:	83 minutes
Country:	Chile
Language:	Spanish

Muñeca (; also known as Muñeca, cuestión de sexo,) is a 2008 Chilean drama film directed by Sebastián Arrau (in his directorial debut) and written by Arrau & Fernando Aragón.^[1] Starring Benjamín Vicuña and Marcial Tagle.^[2] It won the Great Paoa awards for Best National Film and Best Leading Actor (National) for Marcial Tagle at the 20th Viña del Mar International Film Festival.^[3]

Synopsis

Manuel and Pedro are extremely close friends. The former is an insatiable, acid and critical womanizer, while the latter is a solitary homosexual who views the social changes the country is undergoing with optimistic eyes. Desperate for Pedro to find meaning in his life, his friend organizes an appointment with Gabriela, a forty-year-old woman, whom he met through the internet, and who, in a hurry by her biological clock, is looking for a father for her son. A new Chile inspires Pedro to take a step previously unimagined for a homosexual: becoming a father.^[4]

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:^{[5] [6]}

• Benjamín Vicuña as Pedro
  • Andrés Sáiz as Pedro Child
• Marcial Tagle as Manuel
• Ana Fernández as Gabriela
• María de Los Ángeles García as Loli
• Catalina Guerra as Pedro's Mom
• Francisco Neculman as Porn Star 1
• Hector Cabrera as Porn Star 2

Release

Festivals

Muñeca had its world premiere at the beginning of October 2008 at the 15th Valdivia International Film Festival,^[7] then it was screened on November 17, 2018, at the 20th Viña del Mar International Film Festival.^[8]

Theatrical

It was scheduled to be released commercially in theaters sometime in November 2008,^[9] but was pushed back to December 4, 2008.^[10]

Reception

Box-office

After 4 weeks on the billboard, it caught a total of 15.374 viewers, collecting $40.258.772 Chilean pesos.^[11]

Accolades

Year	Award / Festival	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2008	Viña del Mar International Film Festival	Great Paoa - Best National Film	Muñeca		^[12]
		Best Leading Actor (National)	Marcial Tagle

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2008-10-01 . El muñequeo y el poder según el guionista Sebastián Arrau . 2023-08-04 . es.
2. Web site: La nueva película de Benjamín Vicuña . 2023-08-04 . infobae . es-ES.
3. Web site: "Muñeca" y "El baño del Papa" compartieron Paoas en Viña del Mar . 2023-08-04 . Cooperativa.cl . Spanish.
4. Web site: Muñeca . 2023-08-04 . Cinechile . es.
5. Web site: 2023-08-05 . Reparto de Muñeca (película 2008). Dirigida por Sebastian Arrau . 2023-08-04 . La Vanguardia . es.
6. Web site: Reparto Completo de Muñeca (Cine.com) . 2023-08-04 . cine.com . es.
7. Web site: Catálogo del 15° Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia . 2023-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230731023348/https://ficvaldivia.cl/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/15-CATALOGO-DE-CINE-2008.pdf . 2023-07-31 .
8. Web site: Vuelve Benjamín Vicuña a los cines -convertido en "gay"- con "Muñeca" . 2023-08-04 . noticine.com.
9. Web site: UPI . Agencia . 2008-10-19 . Película chilena Muñeca prepara su estreno para el mes de noviembre . 2023-08-04 . La Tercera.
10. Web site: 2008-11-24 . Muñeca: nueva película chilena - Zancada . 2023-08-04 . es-CL.
11. Web site: Wayback Machine . 2023-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230726124914/https://www.recam.org/_files/documents/peliculas_nacionales_en_chile_2001_2008.pdf . 2023-07-26 .
12. Web site: 2008-11-22 . Un baño pontificio y una muñeca vencen en Festival de Cine de Viña . 2023-08-04 . Emol . Spanish.