''Sicario'' is a 1994 Venezuelan
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Joseph Novoa. The film was submitted as the
Venezuelan entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
It also was a finalist at the
Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film
The Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film ( es, Goya a la Mejor Película Iberoamericana), formerly the Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film ( es, Goya a la Mejor Película Extranjera de Habla Hispana, 1987–2008) and the Goya Award ...
1995.
Plot
Jairo is a teenager living in a drugs- and violence-infested neighborhood who becomes a hired killer or ''sicario'' for a criminal gang.
Cast
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Laureano Olivares
Laureano Olivares (born 16 September 1978) is a Venezuelan actor best known for his role in Elia Schneider's movie ''Sicario'' at the age of 16.
Filmography Films
* ''Sicario'' (1994)
* '' Huelepega: Ley de la Calle'' (1999)
* '' Oro Diablo'' (2 ...
as Jairo
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Herman Gil as Aurelio
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Néstor Terán as Tigre
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Melissa Ponce
Melissa is a female given name. The name comes from the Greek language, Greek word μέλισσα (''mélissa''), "bee", which in turn comes from μέλι (''meli''), "honey". In Hittite language, Hittite, ''melit'' signifies "honey".
''Meliss ...
as Rosa
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Gledys Ibarra
Gledys Ibarra (born November 19, 1960) is a Venezuelan television actress
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as Carlota
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William Moreno as Aguirre
Production
The story takes place in
Medellín,
Colombia; it was filmed in
Caracas,
Venezuela
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.
See also
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References
External links
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1994 films
1994 drama films
1990s Spanish-language films
Venezuelan drama films
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