''Mirageman'' is a 2007 Chilean superhero film written and directed by

Ernesto Díaz Espinoza Ernesto Díaz Espinoza (born June 10, 1978 in Santiago, Chile) is a writer, film director and editor known for '' Kiltro'' (2006), ''The ABCs of Death'' (2012) and '' Redeemer'' (2014). Career He studied Audio Visual Communication in Cinema ...

. Starring

Marko Zaror Marko Zaror Aguad (born June 10, 1978) is a Chilean martial artist and actor. Zaror was born in Santiago, Chile, and lives in Los Angeles, California. He started training in martial arts when he was six years old. His main sports are taekwondo ...

and

María Elena Swett María Elena Swett Urquieta is a Chilean actress. Early life She was born in Santiago on April 11, 1979. She studied at Colegio Nuestra Señora del Pilar and later at the ''Academia de Humanidades de Recoleta''. Later, she studied theater at ...

. It competed for the AMD Next Wave Award for Best Feature and won the bronze medal and Audience Award at the 3rd Fantastic Fest.

Synopsis

A young man tormented by a family tragedy wants to support his brother who is admitted to a health center. Helping the underdog, dressed as a comic book superhero, he will fight crime and make his brother react by admiring this new street hero.

Cast

The actors participating in this film are: *

as Maco Gutierrez / Mirageman *

as Carol Valdiviezo * Ariel Mateluna as Tito Gutierrez *

Mauricio Pesutic Mauricio Santiago Pešutić Pérez (b. Punta Arenas May 3, 1948) is a Chilean Actor with a long career on tv soap operas, film and theatre. He studied Drama and Film Direction at the Catholic University of Chile. He also wrote and directed 3 sh ...

as Juan Moli * Iván Jara as Pseudo-Robin * Jack Arama as Doctor Sartori * Gina Aguad as Newscaster * Eduardo Castro as Rony Lozano * Pablo Díaz as Topless Bar Client * Francisco Castro as Villain Capoeira * Juan Pablo Miranda as Burglar * Gabriela Sobarzo as Nurse Juanita * Arturo Ruiz-Tagle as Head of the Pedophilia Network * Paula Leoncini as Mugged Woman * Juan Pablo Aliaga as Kidnapped Girl's Father * Sofia Salas as Nurse Sofia * Wernher Schurmann as Masked Villain * Salvador Allende as Thug 11 * Víctor González as Vegueta * Alfredo Tello as Thug 4 * Jorge Lillo as Announcer (voice) * Lucky Buzzio as Pickpocket 4 * Constanza Meza-Lopehandia as Interviewed 1 * Nicolás Ibieta as Masks Seller

Release

''Mirageman'' had its world premiere on July 15, 2007, at the 11th

Fantasia International Film Festival Fantasia International Film Festival (also known as Fantasia-fest, FanTasia, and Fant-Asia) is a film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996. Regularly held in July of each year, it is valued by both hardcore ...

, then screened on September 21, 2007, at the 3rd Fantastic Fest. It was commercially released on March 20, 2008, in Chilean theaters.

Reception

Box-office

In its 11 weeks in theaters, ''Mirageman'' attracted 80,836 viewers, grossing $189,393,091 Chilean pesos, becoming the fifth highest-grossing national film of that year.

Accolades

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1046183 2007 films 2007 action films 2007 martial arts films Chilean action films Chilean superhero films Chilean martial arts films 2000s superhero films 2000s Spanish-language films Films set in Chile Films shot in Chile Films about criminals Films about brothers 2000s Chilean films