El Lopecito
Selected for the Ibero-American Audiovisual Project Development Course (CDPAI) 2023, Ibermedia Program, Madrid, Spain.
Selected for the Screenwriting Consultancy Encuentros BioBioCine 2018, International Film Festival in Concepción, Chile.
Short Synopsis
Isla Guazú, Paraguay, 2001. Located 400 km from Paraguay’s capital, Asunción, López (59), the owner of a small grocery store facing an economic crisis after the opening of a supermarket in the same neighborhood, tries in every possible way to prevent competition from growing. However, he falls into a trap when he turns his empty storage room into a clandestine local card gambling space for the game truco.
Technical Sheet
Production Company: Janus Media SA
Co-Production Company: Valkyria Filmes
Associate Production Company: Íris Cinematográfica
Screenplay: Liz Haedo
Screenplay Collaboration: Isa Albuquerque
Country: Paraguay
Language: Yopará (a mix of Guaraní and Spanish)
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
Duration: 120 minutes
Color: Color
Sound: Dolby Digital
Genre: Drama
Characters
López (59): Owner of the bar/grocery store and storage space.
Martínez (55): Politician who begins an illegal campaign in the district.
Cleto Benítez (45): Martínez’s opportunistic lawyer, who seeks to buy López’s land.
Arce (45): Ambitious truco player.
Joselo (23): Arrogant truco player.
Lorenza (35): Skilled player who teams up with Joselo.
Yoyi (35): Bricklayer and friend of López.
Selected for the Ibero-American Audiovisual Project Development Course (CDPAI) 2023, Ibermedia Program, Madrid, Spain.
Selected for the Screenwriting Consultancy Encuentros BioBioCine 2018, International Film Festival in Concepción, Chile.
Short Synopsis
Isla Guazú, Paraguay, 2001. Located 400 km from Paraguay’s capital, Asunción, López (59), the owner of a small grocery store facing an economic crisis after the opening of a supermarket in the same neighborhood, tries in every possible way to prevent competition from growing. However, he falls into a trap when he turns his empty storage room into a clandestine local card gambling space for the game truco.
Technical Sheet
Production Company: Janus Media SA
Co-Production Company: Valkyria Filmes
Associate Production Company: Íris Cinematográfica
Screenplay: Liz Haedo
Screenplay Collaboration: Isa Albuquerque
Country: Paraguay
Language: Yopará (a mix of Guaraní and Spanish)
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
Duration: 120 minutes
Color: Color
Sound: Dolby Digital
Genre: Drama
Characters
López (59): Owner of the bar/grocery store and storage space.
Martínez (55): Politician who begins an illegal campaign in the district.
Cleto Benítez (45): Martínez’s opportunistic lawyer, who seeks to buy López’s land.
Arce (45): Ambitious truco player.
Joselo (23): Arrogant truco player.
Lorenza (35): Skilled player who teams up with Joselo.
Yoyi (35): Bricklayer and friend of López.