Fiestapatria (lit. 'National holiday') is a 2007 Chilean-Peruvian drama film written, directed and produced by Luis R. Vera. Starring Adela Secall. The film competed for the Colon de Oro at the 2007 Havana New Latin American Film Festival.
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Synopsis
Two families meet in a country house to celebrate national holidays and the engagement of their children, Macarena and Alvaro. Just before the party reaches its expected happy ending, young Macarena finds out about the family's best kept secret.
Cast
The actors participating in this film are:
Adela Secall as Macarena
Nelson Brodt as Antonio
Marcela Osorio as Isabel
Tiago Correa as Álvaro
Patricio Contreras as Ernesto
Tatiana Astengo as Maruca
Sergio Hernández as Don Álvaro
Maricarmen Arrigorriaga as Irma
Daniel Muñoz as Ray
Katty Kowaleczko as Lorena
Fernando Larraín as Manuel Eduardo
Alex Zisis as Cesár
Heidrun Breier as Jane
Rosa Ramírez as Fresia
Roxana Campos as Mercedes
Koke Santa Ana as Enrique
Carmen Disa Gutiérrez as Maggie
Víctor Mix as Oldman Matías
Jorge Gajardo as Pablo
Mónica Carrasco as María Inés
Marés González as Gabriela's Grandmother
Viviana Herrera as Francisca
Alfonso G. Santisteban as Father Sergio
Production
Principal photography began in September 2005 and ended in January 2006 in the Valparaíso Region.
Release
It premiered on April 26, 2007, in Chilean theaters, and at the end of that month it had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival. Later, the film was screened at the end of September 2007 in the Horizontes Latinos section of the 55th San Sebastián International Film Festival and on March 29, 2008, at the Toulouse Latin America Film Festival.
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Box-office
After 9 weeks on the billboard, it caught a total of 8.794 viewers, collecting $20.905.956 Chilean pesos.