''The Best Families'' (

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

: ''Las mejores familias'') is a 2020 Peruvian-Colombian

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film written and directed by

Javier Fuentes-León Javier Fuentes-León is a Peruvian film director based in Los Angeles and best known for his directorial long-feature debut '' Undertow'' (Spanish title ''Contracorriente'') that starred Cristian Mercado as Miguel, a fisherman who is torn between ...

. Starring Tatiana Astengo, Giovanni Ciccia, Jely Reátegui, Grapa Paola, Carlos Carlín, Jimena Lindo, César Ritter,

Marco Zunino Marco Aurelio Zunino Costa (born 12 November 1976) is a Peruvian actor, singer, songwriter and dancer. In his country has starred in the musicals '' Jesucristo Superstar'', ''Cabaret'', ''Rent'' and '' Amor sin barreras (West Side Story)''. Zu ...

and Vanessa Saba.

Synopsis

Luzmila and Peta are two sisters who work as maids for Alicia and Carmen, two lady

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from Peru. They are considered part of the family or, at least, that is what it seems. But one day, while the city is taken over by violent protests, a birthday celebration brings together all the members of the families. A secret long kept by both families is revealed, thus bursting the bubble of their perfect aristocratic world forever.

Cast

* Tatiana Astengo as Luzmila * Gabriela Velasquez as Peta * Staple Paola as Alicia * Augusto Mazzarelli as Ferdinand * Yiliana Chong as Florentyna * Lizet Chavez as Sandra * Giovanni Ciccia as Alvaro * Jely Reategui as Merge * Vanessa Saba as Carolina *

Gracia Olayo Gracia Olayo (born 19 August 1957) is a Spanish stage, television and film actress. Biography Gracia Olayo was born in Madrid on 19 August 1957, into a family of 19 siblings. She has another twin sister, Sole Olayo, also an actress. She worked ...

as Carmen *

as Mariano * Roberto Cano as Jano

Release

''The Best Families'' premiered in mid-October 2020 at the 15th Rome International Film Festival as part of the Official Competition and as an Official Selection at the

25th Busan International Film Festival The 25th Busan International Film Festival took place on October 21 to 30, 2020 at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea. A total of 192 films from 68 countries were screened at the festival, the numbers reduced from the previous edition. ...

. It premiered in Colombian theaters on August 26, 2021, and on November 4, 2021, in Peruvian theaters.

Awards

* Winner of the Jury Special Mention award at the 21st edition of the Havana New York Film Festival. * Official selection to compete for the

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and

Goya Awards The Goya Awards ( es, Premios Goya) are Spain's main national annual film awards, commonly referred to as the Academy Awards of Spain. The awards were established in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sc ...

References

External links

* 2020 films 2020 comedy-drama films 2020 black comedy films 2020 LGBT-related films 2020s Spanish-language films Peruvian black comedy films Peruvian comedy-drama films Peruvian LGBT-related films Peruvian mystery films Colombian black comedy films Colombian comedy-drama films Colombian LGBT-related films 2020s Peruvian films Films directed by Javier Fuentes-León Films about dysfunctional families Films about social class Films set in Peru 2020s Colombian films {{LGBT-film-stub