Country: Guatemala, Mexico, France
Year: 2010
Duration: 73'
marimbas from hell Don Alfonso is a victim of extortion and he fears for the life of his family members and for his marimba, a typical South American musical instrument. Thus, he hides his relatives and runs away, taking only his beloved instrument with him. But the economic crisis and the crisis in the world of traditional music are unforgiving and Don Alfonso is fired from the restaurant where he had been working as a musician. The man’s only choice is to turn to his godson and ask to be presented to Blacko, a legendary exponent of Guatemala’s underground scene, and hope to fuse the marimba with heavy metal. “My intent is to tell a story about present day Guatemala, with heavy metal and marimba as a backdrop. With that in mind, I decided to use real musicians, with their actual problems, dreams and frustrations. I find it important as a storyteller to use elements of reality that move me and hurt me, but that also make me smile. I search for real stories to tell, and want my work to mirror the place I come from. I combine these elements with my point of view and imagination to create stories that can only be told in Guatemala.”
Biography
film director
Julio Hernández Cordón
Julio Hernández Cordón (Raleigh, NC, USA, 1975) grew up in Mexico, Costa Rica and Guatemala. He studied communications and journalism at the Rafael Landìvar University in Guatemala and then enrolled at the Centro de capacitación cinematográfica in Mexico City. Gasolina (2008), his first feature film, won numerous prizes, including a Special Mention by the Jury at the Miami International Film Festival and the Horizontes Latinos Award at the Festival of San Sebastián. His new project, Polvo, was selected in 2009 for the Résidence de la cinéfondation of the Cannes Film Festival. With Las marimbas del infierno (2010) he won the Special Price of the Jury and the Cipputi Award at 28th Torino Film Festival.
FILMOGRAFIA
KM 31 (cm, 2003), Gasolina (2008), Las marimbas del infierno (2010), Polvo (2012), Hasta el sol tiene manchas (2012), Te prometo anarquía (2015).
Cast
& Credits
regia, sceneggiatura/director, screenplay
Julio Hernandez Cordon
fotografia/cinematography
María Secco
montaggio/film editing
Lenz Claure
musica/music
Guerreros del Metal, Bacteria Sound System
suono/sound
Antoine Brochu, Olivier Peria
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Alfonso Tunché (Don Alfonso), Blacko González (Blacko), Víctor Hugo Monterroso (Chiquilín)
produttori/producers
Julio Hernandez Cordon, Pamela Guinea, Cyriac Auriol
produzione/production
Melindrosa films, Les Films du Requin
coproduttori/coproducers
Michel Lipkes, Julio Guillermo Bárcenas Sánchez, Rafa Tres
coproduzione/coproduction
Axolote Cine, Códice Cinema
vendita all’estero/world sales
Figa Films
TFF
prizes
