“Dead Man” was presented in La Rioja with its protagonists
I am moved to return to La Rioja with this finished product and with the possibility that the Rioja public can appreciate it,” said Osvaldo Laport and added that “Hombre muerte is a project that was carried out thanks to the humanity, sensitivity and generosity of the people. , of the people, of the workers, of those who were in front of and behind the camera.”
The film, shot in different locations in the Llanos of Rioja, mostly in the Los Colorados Provincial Reserve, is a strong boost for the province. “In La Rioja there is so much anonymous talent that is waiting for the doors to open, that is why they have to have their audiovisual pole and show the world that they are up to the task,” reflected the actor.
For his part, the Minister of Tourism and Cultures, Gustavo Luna, stated that “there is no better promotion for the province and to vindicate the figures of our history than cinema. “That this film was filmed in La Rioja fills us with pride.”
The dialogue with the media continued: “we also managed to provide so many professionals: actors, actresses and technicians from La Rioja the possibility of joining this industry at a national level. The best work is the one that is completed and this is an example of that. We demonstrate from a small northern province that culture is a necessity.”
Luna also highlighted the intense work carried out by the Film area through the Film Commission and the productions that will be released in the coming months such as Una girafa en el balcony, starring Andrea Frigerio and the Menem series that will be broadcast on an international digital platform. . From the General Directorate of Cinema under his charge, Hebe Estrabou is committed to the continuity of audiovisual work in Rioja.
“With the vision that Minister Luna had to create this area, in these four and a half years we were able to create the audiovisual pole, create the first local animated series, support productions, etc. It is a luxury to have this today and it is exciting.”
“Dead Man” tells about a stranger who arrives in a small town lost between mountains, paralyzed after the closure of a mine. The film’s directors Andrés Tambornino and Alejandro Gruz said that “when we came to see the possible locations we were fascinated with La Rioja. It was a very intense filming, with little pre-production due to the pandemic and if it were not for everyone’s collaboration we would not have achieved it.” “The Rioja locations surpassed our imagination to the point that we had to shoulder the entire film so that it was on par with the places where we shot,” they said.
The cast is completed by Daniel Valenzuela, Roly Serrano, Yanina Campos, Sebastian Francini, Oliver Kolker and Harold Agüero.
The Riojan Yanina Campos, better known as Peke, plays Patricia, Almeida’s partner (Laport). “This was a personal growth, I never imagined making films, I come from children’s theater but this great team helped me believe in what I could demonstrate and give my best.”
“Cinema is history, it is memory, it is identity, it tells what we are. I am very gratified to see the position that the province has in terms of audiovisuals” added another great Argentine actor, Daniel Valenzuela, who already starred in a Rioja feature film: El Bumbún by Fernando Bermúdez.
