Dimas Gonzalez Movies
The current wave of kidnappings in Latin America inspired this tense suspense drama. Martin (Jean Paul Leroux) and Carla (Mía Maestro) are a wealthy young couple who, after a night of club hopping, head back to their car to go home. However, three kidnappers -- Bubu (Pedro Perez), Niga (Carlos Madera), and Trece (Carlos Julio Molina) -- are waiting for them; seeing how free they are with their money, the men figure that Martin and Carla should fetch a decent ransom for their release. The kidnappers demand 20,000 dollars to set Martin and Carla free, and Carla's father (Rubén Blades) struggles to raise the cash, with the criminals insisting upon payment in a mere two hours. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mía Maestro, Rubén Blades, (more)
- 1997
The true adventures of late 18th-century scientists Alexander von Humboldt and Aime Bonpland in the South American jungles provides the basis for this drama. The story follows the reminiscences of the 90-year-old, world-renowned scientist Humboldt who discusses not only his experiences in the jungle collecting its flora and fauna, but also his unrequited love for the totally unresponsive Bonpland. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1993
This Venezuelian film closely follows Juan Carlos Gene's two act play. The picture set, in an unnamed South American country, is an emotional examination of two courageous nuns who provide refuge to a rebel soldier. Ana and Ursula are nuns belonging to an order that believes clergy and lay people to be equal. When a rebel soldier, considered an enemy of the state, suddenly appears at their small home, they readily take him in. In time, the nuns arouse the suspicions of Mayor Cerone. Because they are nuns, paragons of the Church, and because he has been having recent difficulties with the Church, Cerone accepts their word and does not search their home. Cerone is concerned about the reputation of his town. The forceful military captain cares nothing for Cerone's town politics and violently searches the nun's house. The rebel is found and shot and both Cerone and Ana must face the consequences. For Ana, they could mean death. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Veronica Oddo, Elba Escobar, (more)
