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''The Toast'' (Spanish: ''El brindis'') is a 2007 Chilean-Mexican
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comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
film directed by Shai Agosin (in his directorial debut) and written by
Roberto Brodsky Roberto Brodsky Baudet (born 1957, Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean novelist and screenwriter. He has written four novels, several film and theater scripts, and over 250 articles published in national newspapers and magazines. Baudet was awarded the 2 ...
. Starring
Ana Serradilla Ana Isabel Serradilla García (born August 9, 1978) is a Mexican actress starring in TV series such as '' La Viuda Negra'', ''Drenaje Profundo'' and '' Linea nocturna''. She also starred in the Mexican version of '' Desperate Housewives'', '' Ama ...
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Francisco Melo Juan Francisco Melo Miquel (born February 14, 1966) is a Chilean actor, producer and also model. His first TV performance was in the TVN program ''Mea Culpa'' in 1993. From then on he has appeared in several soap operas, movies and TV shows. ...
and
Pepe Soriano José Carlos "Pepe" Soriano (born September 25, 1929) is a prominent Argentine actor, director, and playwright. Early life Soriano was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Enrolling at the prestigious University of Buenos Aires Law School ...
. It competed for the Colón de Oro at the 33rd
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Synopsis

Invited by her father, whom she has hardly seen in her life, Emilia, a Mexican photographer, travels to Chile full of insecurities and fears. There she will meet her family who will receive her with as much affection as hypocrisy. Determined to conquer her and make her accept him despite her mistakes, Isidoro will show her his world where she will meet David, a man who is going through a deep crisis and with whom she will become more confused in her search.


Cast

The actors participating in this film are: *
Pepe Soriano José Carlos "Pepe" Soriano (born September 25, 1929) is a prominent Argentine actor, director, and playwright. Early life Soriano was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Enrolling at the prestigious University of Buenos Aires Law School ...
as Isidoro *
Ana Serradilla Ana Isabel Serradilla García (born August 9, 1978) is a Mexican actress starring in TV series such as '' La Viuda Negra'', ''Drenaje Profundo'' and '' Linea nocturna''. She also starred in the Mexican version of '' Desperate Housewives'', '' Ama ...
as Emilia *
Francisco Melo Juan Francisco Melo Miquel (born February 14, 1966) is a Chilean actor, producer and also model. His first TV performance was in the TVN program ''Mea Culpa'' in 1993. From then on he has appeared in several soap operas, movies and TV shows. ...
as David *
Pablo Krögh Pablo Willy Krögh Baraona (21 February 1963 – 2 September 2013) was a Chilean film, theater, television and voice actor. His credits included the Chilean films ''Machuca ''Machuca'' is a 2004 internationally co-produced film co-written an ...
as Carlos * Jenny Cavallo as Nicole *
Maricarmen Arrigorriaga Maricarmen Arrigorriaga Aguirre (born 1957 in Santiago) is a popular Chilean film and soap opera actress.Alejandro Trejo Alejandro Edmundo Trejo Zapata (born 8 August 1959) is a Chilean theater, television, and voice actor. He is best known for 2001's '' A Cab for Three'', for which he received Best Actor awards at the Cinemanila and Gramado film festivals. Biogra ...
as Rubén *
Teresita Reyes María Teresita de Jesús Reyes Aleuanlli (born 4 February 1950 in Osorno), known as Teresita Reyes, is a Chilean actress. She is of Palestinian ancestry on her mother's side. Filmography Movies * ''Sussi'' (film) (1987) * '' Te amo'' (2 ...
as Sandra * Eduardo Burlé as Lion * Carmen Disa Gutiérrez as Esther * Vanessa Miller as Lia * Andrés Velasco as Gabriel * Radomiro Spotorno as Alex * Matías Pimstein as Alan * María José Shonhaut as Claudia * Octavio Cornejo as Yaniv * Sandra Torres as Galit


Production

Principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as actor ...
began on February 21, 2007 on location in
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and
Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...
and ended in late April of the same year in
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Release

''The Toast'' had its world premiere on October 21, 2007 at the 19th
Viña del Mar International Film Festival The Viña del Mar International Film Festival (Spanish: Festival Internacional de Cine de Viña del Mar, FICVIÑA) is a Latin American film festival held annually in Viña del Mar, Chile. History The idea for a Chilean film festival was born ...
, then it was screened in November of the same year at the 33rd
Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival The Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival ( es, links=no, Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva), held since 1975 in Huelva, Spain, is the oldest film festival in Europe dedicated to the Ibero-American cinema. During the first editions, it was ...
where it competed for the
Colón de Oro The Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival ( es, links=no, Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva), held since 1975 in Huelva, Spain, is the oldest film festival in Europe dedicated to the Ibero-American cinema. During the first editions, it was ...
. It was released commercially on August 7, 2008 in Chilean theaters.


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* 2007 films 2007 romantic comedy-drama films Chilean romantic comedy-drama films Mexican romantic comedy-drama films 2000s Spanish-language films Films set in Chile Films shot in Chile Films set in Mexico City Films shot in Mexico City Films about photographers Films about father–daughter relationships 2007 directorial debut films 2000s Chilean films 2000s Mexican films {{DEFAULTSORT:Toast, The