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La Yuma
''La Yuma'' is a 2009 Nicaraguan drama film directed by Florence Jaugey. The film was selected as the Nicaraguan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but did not make the final shortlist. Plot La Yuma is a girl who lives in a poor Nicaraguan barrio who dreams of being a boxer. She wants to spend her days practicing boxing, but her mother makes her go to a job at a second-hand clothing store with manager Scarlett. Yuma'a friend Yader, who was once part of a gang but now owns a gym, tells her that he signed her up to train at an official boxing gym, where she will be able to take part in real matches and possibly make a name for herself. One day while working at the store, Yuma witnesses her brother steal a backpack from a boy her age, Ernesto. Yuma steals the backpack back from her brother, and upon looking at a picture of Ernesto that was in the backpack, decides to return it to him. As thanks, Ernesto invites her to a bar, and they start dating. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Jaugey
Florence Jaugey (born 22 June 1959) is a French movie director, actress, producer, and screenwriter who lives in Nicaragua. In 1989 Jaugey co-founded with her partner and Nicaraguan filmmaker Frank Pineda, Camila Films (Nicaragua), an independent film production company based in Managua. In 1998, her film ''Cinema Alcázar'', won the Silver Bear award at the Berlin International Film Festival Berlinale. Biography Florence Jaugey was born in Nice, France in 1959 and studied drama in Paris at the ENSATT ''(École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre)''. She worked as an actress during the 1980s. In 1984 she traveled to Nicaragua to be the lead actress in the movie ''El Señor Presidente'' directed by the Cuban director Manuel Octavio Gómez. Camila Films In 1989, together with Frank Pineda a Nicaraguan filmmaker and her partner, they set up in Managua, Camila Films Production Company, an independent film company, directing and producing several short and docume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |