Veneno (film)
Veneno: Primera caída – El relámpago de Jack ("Veneno: First Fall — Jack's Lightning-Bolt") is a 2018 sports biopic about the Dominican Republic wrestler Jack Veneno.[1] Directed by Tabaré Blanchard and starring Manny Pérez, it is the first part of a planned trilogy.[2][3]
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| Spanish | Veneno: Primera caída – El relámpago de Jack |
| Directed by | Tabaré Blanchard |
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| Produced by | Fernando D. Rivas |
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| Cinematography | Sebastian Cabrera Chelin |
| Edited by | Tabaré Blanchard |
| Music by | Luichy Guzman |
Production companies | Frío Frío La visual sonora |
| Distributed by | Caribbean Films Distribution Spanglish Movies |
Release date | 22 February 2018 (Puerto Rico) |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Countries | Dominican Republic United States |
| Languages | Spanish English |
Production
The Veneno trilogy is one of the largest native Dominican Republic productions.
Some liberties were taken with the story; for example, in reality Veneno first saw El Santo at a Santo Domingo cinema with his father, but in the film this was moved to a travelling circus in the town of San José de Ocoa where he spent his earliest years.[4]
Synopsis
In the modern day, an uninterested journalist interviews the aged former wrestler and politician Jack Veneno.
In the 1950s, Rafael Antonio Sánchez grows up in poverty in the Dominican Republic under the Trujillo dictatorship. After seeing a film starring the luchador El Santo, he and his friend José Manuel Guzmán Marte, a police officer's son, dream of becoming professional wrestlers. They both find success, under the names of "Jack Veneno" and "Relámpago Hernández" respectively, but fighting tests their friendship.
Release
The film premiered in the DR on 22 February 2018, and in the US on 13 April.[5][6]
Veneno represented the Dominican Republic at the 2019 Ariel Awards.[7]
Luichy Guzman's score won the Premio La Silla in 2018.[8]
References
- "SFLFF: VENENO". Roxie. August 30, 2018.
- Libre, Diario. "Filmarán segunda parte de película de Jack Veneno, afirma Manny Pérez". www.diariolibre.com.
- Pujols, Daniela. "Pepe Sierra, el Relámpago Hernández en la ficción, valora el legado de Jack Veneno". www.diariolibre.com.
- Garcia, Sandra E. (May 27, 2018). "A Dominican Wrestling Hero Gets a Biopic to Match His Star Power" – via NYTimes.com.
- "Dominican "Veneno" Wrestler Biopic U.S. Opens—Triumph Against All Odds | LatinHeat Entertainment". June 2, 2018.
- Prickett, Macon. "VENENO, PRIMERA CAIDA: EL RELÃMPAGO DE JACK To Open Theatrically in the U.S. April 13". BroadwayWorld.com.
- ""Veneno, primera caída: el relámpago de Jack" will represent the Dominican Republic at the 2019 Ariel Awards". January 21, 2019.
- ""Veneno" arrasa en Premios La Silla". Hoy Digital. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
External links
- Veneno at IMDb
- Veneno at Rotten Tomatoes