''The Violin'' ( es, El violﾃｭn) is a 2005 Mexican
drama film directed by
Francisco Vargas. It was screened in the
Un Certain Regard section at the
2006 Cannes Film Festival
The 59th Cannes Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 May 2006. Twenty films from eleven countries were in competition for the Palme d'Or. The President of the Official selection Jury was Wong Kar-wai, the first Chinese director to preside over the ...
.
Cast
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ﾃ］gel Tavira
ﾃ］gel Tavira Maldonado (July 3, 1924 – June 30, 2008) was a Mexican composer, musician and violinist of son calentano. He was awarded the Best Actor Award on the 2006 Cannes Film Festival in the ''Un Certain Regard'' section for his role in ...
as Don Plutarco
*
Gerardo Taracena as Genaro
*
Dagoberto Gama as Capitﾃ｡n
*
Mario Garibaldi as Lucio
*
Fermﾃｭn Martﾃｭnez as Teniente
*
Silverio Palacios as Comandante Cayetano
*
Octavio Castro as Zacarﾃｭas
*
Mercedes Hernﾃ｡ndez as Jacinta
*
Gerardo Juﾃ｡rez as Pedro
*
ﾃ］geles Cruz
ﾃ］geles Cruz (born 1969) is a Mexican actress, film director, and screenwriter. As a filmmaker, she has focused on themes of ostracism, female sexuality, and gender violence. In a 2022 interview, she explained, "I have three imbalances: I come f ...
as Jefa Guerrilera 1
*
Norma Pablo as Jefa Guerrilllera 2
*
Ariel Galvan as Joaquﾃｭn
*
Amorita Rasgado as Prostitutas
*
Marﾃｭa Elena Olivares as Doﾃｱa Lupe
*
Esteban Castellanos as Manuel
Awards
The film won the Grand Prize in 2007 at the
Miami International Film Festival
The Miami Film Festival (formerly Miami International Film Festival) is an annual film festival in Miami, Florida, that showcases independent American and international films with a special focus on Ibero-American films. The competitive film fest ...
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At the
2006 Cannes Film Festival
The 59th Cannes Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 May 2006. Twenty films from eleven countries were in competition for the Palme d'Or. The President of the Official selection Jury was Wong Kar-wai, the first Chinese director to preside over the ...
,
ﾃ］gel Tavira
ﾃ］gel Tavira Maldonado (July 3, 1924 – June 30, 2008) was a Mexican composer, musician and violinist of son calentano. He was awarded the Best Actor Award on the 2006 Cannes Film Festival in the ''Un Certain Regard'' section for his role in ...
won the award for Best Male Performance (''Prix d'Interprﾃｩtation Masculine Un Certain Regard'').
It also received three
Ariel Awards from the
Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences
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** People
*** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants
*** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...
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References
External links
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2005 films
2005 drama films
Mexican drama films
2000s Spanish-language films
Mexican black-and-white films
Films about violins and violinists
2000s Mexican films
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