La suerte del salao / Unlucky’s Luck
A film by Felipe Holguín Caro
This film was screened as a part of the 2018 Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF21)
With director Felipe Holguín Caro and producer María Gaviria in attendance
This short film preceded the feature El vigilante (The Night Guard)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdZLzZWJswE]
Colombia, Comedy/Drama, 2017
16 min, Color
Spanish with English subtitles
Pellito lives in a small caribbean town in Colombia. Abandoned by his wife, with no job or money, he lives a cursed life. His friend Antonia gives him a ticket for the Fortune’s Raffle, which ends up being the winner. After much celebration, Pellito will confirm the saying: from luck and death no one is safe.
Regional Premiere
Print Source: Tere Gaviria, tere@cumbiafilms.com