Ángel, la diva y yo is an Argentine

Cinema of Argentina

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 drama film

Drama film

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 directed Pablo Nisenson, and written by Nisenson and José Pablo Feinmann. The film stars José Soriano, Esther Goris

Esther Goris

Esther Goris is an Argentine actress. Her film career started in 1983 with Los enemigos and Gracias por el fuego...

, and others. The film was partly funded by INCAA

INCAA

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.

Plot

In Buenos Aires at the end of the century, a documentarian, anxious about his future, is about to realize his "last act" when a mysterious package is delivered to him: a rusty 35 mm film canister, an envelope stuffed with cash, and a request that he rescue the greatest Argentine film director in history from oblivion. Together with his crew, the filmmaker tries to piece together the puzzle.

Distribution

The film was first presented at the Mar del Plata Film Festival

Mar del Plata Film Festival

The Mar del Plata International Film Festival is an international film festival that takes place every November in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina...

 in November 1999 and was acclaimed as one of the best Ibero-American films of that year. It opened in wide in Argentina on September 21, 2000.

Cast

• José Soriano as Angel Ferreyros
• Esther Goris
  Esther Goris
  Esther Goris is an Argentine actress. Her film career started in 1983 with Los enemigos and Gracias por el fuego...
  
   as Diva
• Boy Olmi as Julián Armendáriz
• Florencia Peña as Ana
• Ricardo Sendra as Miguel
• Osvaldo Bayer as Escritor
• Max Berliner as Merayo
• Alberto Busaid as Funes
• Claudio España as Crítico
• José Pablo Feinmann as Filósofo
• Miguel Fontes as Payaso
• Celina Fux as Vecina
• Patricia Hart as Santa
• Diana Ingro as Actriz famosa
• Augusto Larreta as Loco
• Miguel Padilla as Policia
• Jorge Román
  Jorge Román
  Jorge Román is a film and television actor. He works in the cinema of Argentina.-Filmography:* Sol de otoño aka Autumn Sun* Cenizas del paraíso aka Ashes from Paradise...
  
  
• Salvador Sammaritano as Esayista
• Andrés Turnes as Empresario
• Emilio Vieyra as Mendigo

Awards

Wins

• Mar del Plata Film Festival
  Mar del Plata Film Festival
  The Mar del Plata International Film Festival is an international film festival that takes place every November in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina...
  
  : Best Ibero-American Film, Pablo Nisenson; Best Screenplay, Pablo Nisenson and José Pablo Feinmann; 1999.

Nominations

• Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Original Screenplay, José Pablo Feinmann and Pablo Nisenson; 2001.

External links

• Ángel, la diva y yo at the cinenacional.com
  Cinenacional.com
  Cinenacional.com is a web portal and web-based database about Argentine cinema.The site provides a vast array of information, including: films, television programs, directors, actors, cinematographers, film editors, production designers, and other production professions in Argentina...