Ratas, ratones, rateros

Ratas, ratones, rateros (Spanish: "Rats, Mice, Petty Thieves") is a 1999 Ecuadorian film directed by Sebastián Cordero and starring Carlos Valencia and Marco Bustos.[1][2] It was shown at the 1999 Bogotá Film Festival but did not receive a wide release until 2001.[3] It was nominated for Best Film of the Year in 2001 by the Spanish Goya Awards.[4] It was described as the first Ecuadorian film with international-standard production values.[5]

Ratas, ratones, rateros
Directed bySebastián Cordero
Written bySebastián Cordero
Produced byIsabel Dávalos
Lisandra Rivera
StarringCarlos Valencia
Marco Bustos
CinematographyMatthew Jensen
Edited bySebastián Cordero
Mateo Herrera
Music byHugo Idrovo
Sergio Sacoto-Arias
Distributed byHBO Latino
Release date
1999
Running time
107 minutes
CountryEcuador
LanguageSpanish

The plot follows the life of Salvador (Bustos), a young petty thief from Quito, after he is visited by his cousin Ángel (Valencia), an ex-convict with a bounty on his head.[6]

Settings of Ratas, ratones, rateros within Ecuador

Cast
  • Simón Brauer as J.C.
  • Marco Bustos as Salvador
  • Cristina Dávila as Mayra
  • Fabricio Lalama as Marlon
  • Irina López as Carolina
  • Antonio Negret as Martin
  • Carlos Valencia as Angel

See also

References
  1. Membrez, Nancy J. (August 30, 2019). Memory in World Cinema: Critical Essays. McFarland. ISBN 9781476636443 – via Google Books.
  2. Voionmaa, Daniel Noemi (April 29, 2004). Leer la pobreza en América Latina. Editorial Cuarto Propio. ISBN 9789562603331 – via Google Books.
  3. Burucúa, Constanza; Sitnisky, Carolina (May 29, 2018). The Precarious in the Cinemas of the Americas. Springer. ISBN 9783319768076 – via Google Books.
  4. Rist, Peter H. (May 8, 2014). Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810880368 – via Google Books.
  5. Daniel, Nehring; Gerardo, Gómez Michel (February 27, 2019). A Post-Neoliberal Era in Latin America?: Revisiting cultural paradigms. Policy Press. ISBN 9781529201314 – via Google Books.
  6. Richards, Keith John (March 12, 2020). Themes in Latin American Cinema: A Critical Survey, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9781476637761 – via Google Books.


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