Dos Corazones Films and Slowhand Cinema present “GUADALUPE’

“GUADALUPE “pays homage to the Virgin of Guadalupe and celebrates the 475th anniversary of the Virgin’s apparitions in the Tepeyac. The film is directed by Santiago Parra, produced under the Dos Corazones Films banner and distributed by Slowhand Release. To honor this significant celebration, a group of impassioned Catholics “Guadalupanos” from Mexico City, set out to create the impressive and inspiring movie GUADALUPE.

The story is set at the present time, when Jose Marí and her sister Mercedes, two scientists who have devoted their lives to archaeology and history, decide to investigate the Virgin of Guadalupe’s legend. Driven by their curiosity and by the situation they are living, Jose Marí and Mercedes’ lives drastically change all because of the apparition of the Virgin’s image on Juan Diego’s robe.

The image of a woman’s face created such exhilaration that it managed to immediately join the Indian and the European cultures. Who was that woman? Each moviegoer will decide upon leaving the theater. The film’s cast includes: Angélica Aragón, José Carlos Ruiz, Eric del Castillo, Pedro Armendáriz, Ivana Miño, Aleix Albareda, Fabián Robles, y Gemma Guilemany, among others. Without a doubt, it’s a movie that allows audiences to see the beauty and cultural richness that surrounds everyone.

WHEN:
Opens in theaters across the country this Friday, December 8, 2006

WHERE:
“GUADALUPE” will be shown in several cities in the United States, such as: Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, New York, Miami, Denver, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Las Vegas, Palm Springs, McAllen, Seattle, Austin, Laredo and Corpus Christi, to name a few. Visit www.guadalupelapelicula.com for a full list of theaters across the country.

SYNOPSIS
Five hundred years ago, in the midst of America’s conquest, an enigmatic painting appeared stamped in an Indian’s robe. The image, with a woman’s face, created such exhilaration that it managed to immediately unite the Indian and the European cultures. Who was that woman? What did the Spaniards and Indians see in this mysterious figure, to mend matters and live peacefully?

Five hundred years passed for science to determine that the image “appears to be from another world”. José Marí and his sister Mercedes, two scientists who have devoted their lives to archaeology and history, decide to analyze the figure, driven by their innate scientific interest. Both have been marked by a traumatic childhood, leading them to a critical point in their lives. What initially seemed to be a mere scientific study evolved into a personal discovery that will drastically change their existence?

The power of Guadalupe’s image is as powerful today as it was 500 years ago.

CAST

– ALEIX ALBAREDA as JOSí‰ MARíA
– IVANA MIí‘O as MERCEDES
– FABIíN ROBLES as DIEGO
– GEMMA GUILEMANY as LUCíA
– JASKARIN as KARIM
– ANGí‰LICA ARAGON as JUANA
– JOSí‰ CARLOS RUIZ as JUAN DIEGO
– SANDRA ESTIL as VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE
– PEDRO ARMENDíRIZ as SIMí“N
– PEDRO GíMEZ as JUAN BERNARDINO
– ANTONIO MONROI as ANTONIO VALERIANO
– ERIC DEL CASTILLO as DON LUIS
– RODRIGO FRANCO as SERVANT 1
– VíCTOR ROLDíN as SERVANT 2
– MARTA MARTORELL as GRANDMOTHER
– í€NGELS POCH as UNCLE TRINI
– JUAN CARLOS GUSTEMS as PRIEST IN BURIAL
– í‰DGAR BLANCO as JOSí‰ MARíA BOY
– ALEXANDRA ILLA as MERCEDES GIRL
–IZAN BUENO as SANTIAGO
– CLAUDIA FONT as LINA
– CARLOS MARTíNEZ as DOCTOR

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Director: Santiago Parra
Producer: Pedro Marcet
Producer – México: Roberto Girault
Producer – Spain: Laia Coll
Associate Producer: Gabriel Oseguera de Velasco
Screenplay: Tessie Gutiérrez de Picazo
Director of Photography: Carlos Arenal/ Luis Parra
Production Designer: Guadalupe Sánchez Sosa/ Txarly Gómez
Music: Juan Manuel Langarica
Sound – México: Susana Garduño Argueta
Sound – Spain: Guillermo González
Postproduction Sound: E-Sound
Casting: Elvira Richards/ Xavier Piastro
Editing: Oscar Navarro/ Ariana Villegas Brown
Special Effects: Raphael Aupy
Format: 35 mm, Color.
Genre: Melodrama
Languaje: Español /Ní huatl.
Running Time: 98 min.
Country: Mexico & Spain. “

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