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The Best Families - Wikipedia

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Las mejores familias
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Javier Fuentes-León
Written by	Javier Fuentes-León
Produced by	Javier Fuentes-León Delia García
Starring	Tatiana Astengo Gabriela Velásquez
Cinematography	Mauricio Vidal
Edited by	Javier Becerra Heraud
Music by	Selma Mutal
Production companies	El Calvo Films Dynamo Producciones
Release dates	October 2020 (2020-10) (Rome Film Fest) & (BIFF) 26 August 2021 (2021-08-26) (Colombia) 4 November 2021 (2021-11-04) (Peru)
Running time	99 minutes
Countries	Peru Colombia
Language	Spanish

The Best Families (Spanish: Las mejores familias) is a 2020 Peruvian-Colombian black comedy-drama film written and directed by Javier Fuentes-León. Starring Tatiana Astengo, Giovanni Ciccia, Jely Reátegui, Grapa Paola, Carlos Carlín, Jimena Lindo, César Ritter, Marco Zunino and Vanessa Saba.^[1]

Synopsis

Luzmila and Peta are two sisters who work as maids for Alicia and Carmen, two lady aristocrats from Peru. They are considered part of the family or, at least, that is what it seems. But one day, while the city is taken over by violent protests, a birthday celebration brings together all the members of the families. A secret long kept by both families is revealed, thus bursting the bubble of their perfect aristocratic world forever.

Cast

Tatiana Astengo as Luzmila
Gabriela Velasquez as Peta
Grapa Paola as Alicia
Augusto Mazzarelli as Ferdinand
Yiliana Chong as Florentyna
Lizet Chavez as Sandra
Giovanni Ciccia as Alvaro
Jely Reategui as Merge
Vanessa Saba as Carolina
Gracia Olayo as Carmen
Marco Zunino as Mariano
Roberto Cano as Jano

Release

The Best Families premiered in mid-October 2020 at the 15th Rome International Film Festival as part of the Official Competition and as an Official Selection at the 25th Busan International Film Festival.^[2] It premiered in Colombian theaters on August 26, 2021,^[3] and on November 4, 2021, in Peruvian theaters.^[4]

Awards

Winner of the Jury Special Mention award at the 21st edition of the Havana New York Film Festival.^[5]
Official selection to compete for the Ariel Award and Goya Awards.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Película peruana "Las mejores familias" tendrá doble estreno mundial". TVPerú (in Spanish). 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
^ "Película peruana "Las mejores familias" tendrá doble estreno mundial". TVPerú (in Spanish). 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
^ "'Las mejores familias', se estrena en Colombia El próximo 26 de agosto se estrena en las salas de cine del país". Encuentra Noticias relevantes y del Mundo del Entretenimiento, Recomendados, Hermosas Portadas, Agendate con todos Nuestros Eventos, Únete ala Gran Familia #SomosEmocion. 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
^ PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA. "Cinta "Las Mejores Familias" se estrenará en Lima este 4 de noviembre". andina.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
^ rrgfghfg (2021-11-13). "Película peruana 'Las mejores familias' gana premio en el festival". TVO LIMA (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
^ "Película peruana "Las mejores familias" representará al Perú en los Premios Ariel 2022 – DAFO" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
^ "La película "Las mejores familias" representará al Perú en los Premios Goya 2023 – DAFO" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-18.

External links

The Best Families at IMDb

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