Sicario (1994 film) explained

Sicario
Director:	Joseph Novoa
Producer:	Joseph Novoa Elia Schneider Philippe Toledano
Starring:	Laureano Olivares
Cinematography:	Óscar Pérez
Editing:	Joseph Novoa
Distributor:	Joel Films
Runtime:	108 minutes
Country:	Venezuela
Language:	Spanish

Sicario is a 1994 Venezuelan drama film directed by Joseph Novoa. The film was submitted as the Venezuelan entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.^{[1] [2]} It also was a finalist at the Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film 1995.

Plot

Jairo is a teenager living in a drugs- and violence-infested neighborhood who becomes a hired killer or sicario for a criminal gang.

Cast

• Laureano Olivares as Jairo
• Herman Gil as Aurelio
• Néstor Terán as Tigre
• Melissa Ponce as Rosa
• Gledys Ibarra as Carlota
• William Moreno as Aguirre

Production

The story takes place in Medellín, Colombia; it was filmed in Caracas, Venezuela.^[3]

See also

• List of submissions to the 68th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Venezuelan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Notes and References

1. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
2. Web site: 41 to Compete for Foreign Language Oscar Nominations . 4 October 2015 . FilmFestivals.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120407001102/http://www.filmfestivals.com/news/newsl1.htm . April 7, 2012 .
3. Web site: Detrás de las Cámaras: Sicario, entrevista a José Nóvoa . 10 July 2022 . ibermediadigital.com .