My tender matador
Rodrigo Sepulveda · 2020
Synopsis
Amid the political turmoil during the Pinochet dictatorship in the 1980's Chile, a poor old transvestite engages in a risky clandestine operation after falling in love with a guerrilla who asks her to hide dangerous secrets of the revolution at home.
The film
- Original Title
- Tengo miedo torero
- English Title
- My tender matador
- Direction
- Rodrigo Sepulveda
- Genre
- Fiction | Drama, Thriller, LGBTQ+
- Language
- Spanish
- Format
- 1.85:1 | Color
- Running Time
- 93 min
- Year
- 2020
- Premiere
- Venice Film Festival | Giornate degli Autori
- Countries
- Chile, Argentina, México
- Production Companies
- Forastero (Chile), Tornado Cine (Argentina), Wanka Cine (Argentina), Caponeto (México), Zapik (Chile)
Stills
Crew
- Screenplay
- Rodrigo Sepúlveda, Juan Tovar
- Cast
- Alfredo Castro, Sergio Hernández, Amparo Noguera, Luis Gnecco, Leonardo Ortizgris, Julieta Zylberberg, Ezequiel Diaz
- Executive Production
- Florencia Larrea, Lucas Engel, Gregorio González, Ezequiel Borovinsky, Alejandro Israel, Diego Martínez Ulanosky, Jorge López Vidales
- Line Production
- Carolina Provoste
- Cinematography
- Sergio Armstrong
- Editing
- Ana Godoy, Rosario Suárez
- Sound Design
- Santiago Fumagalli
- Art Direction
- Marisol Torres
- Costume Design
- Carolina Espina
- Music
- Pedro Aznar
- Assistant Director
- Haroldo Muñoz
- VFX Supervisor
- Lega Pugliese
Credits
- Visual effects supervisor Lega Pugliese
- VFX Producers Pipi Molina, Lega Pugliese
- VFX Executive Producers Ezequiel Borovinsky, Ezequiel Capaldo
- Post-production supervisor Lega Pugliese
- Assistant editor Iair Michel Attias
- Colorist Diego Burlando
- Digital compositor Matías Corrias
Awards
- Caleuche AwardBest Leading Actor - Film · Caleuche · 2022 · Alfredo CastroWinner
- PREMIO MAGUEYBest Performance · Guadalajara International Film Festival · 2020 · Alfredo CastroWinner
- Audience AwardOpen Horizons · Thessaloniki Film Festival · 2020 · Rodrigo Sepúlveda UrzúaWinner
- Pedro Sienna AwardBest Leading Actor · Pedro Sienna Awards · 2020 · Alfredo CastroWinner
See more · 13 more awards (8 won in total)
- Silver CondorBest Film in Coproduction with Argentina · Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards · 2021 · Rodrigo Sepúlveda UrzúaNominee
- ICS AwardBest Actor · International Cinephile Society Awards · 2021 · Alfredo CastroNominee
- Platino AwardBest Actor · The Platino Awards for Iberoamerican Cinema · 2021 · Alfredo CastroNominee
- Queer Lion AwardVenice Film Festival · 2020 · Rodrigo Sepúlveda UrzúaNominee
- International FictionBergen International Film Festival · 2020Nominee
- MEZCAL AwardBest Actor · Guadalajara International Film Festival · 2020 · Alfredo CastroWinner
- Pedro Sienna AwardBest Cinematography · Pedro Sienna Awards · 2020 · Sergio ArmstrongWinner
- Silver CondorBest Music · Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards · 2021 · Pedro AznarNominee
- Giornate degli Autori AwardVenice Film Festival · 2020 · Rodrigo Sepúlveda UrzúaNominee
- Pedro Sienna AwardBest Costume Design · Pedro Sienna Awards · 2020 · Carolina EspinaWinner
- Silver CondorOriginal Song · Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards · 2021 · Manuel García, Pedro AznarNominee
- Pedro Sienna AwardBest Make Up · Pedro Sienna Awards · 2020 · Franklin SepulvedaWinner
- Pedro Sienna AwardBest Feature Film · Pedro Sienna Awards · 2020 · Rodrigo Sepúlveda UrzúaNominee
