Viejos amigos

Viejos amigos (lit. 'Old friends') is a 2014 Peruvian comedy film directed by Fernando Villarán Luján (in his directorial debut) and written by Villarán and Gonzalo Ladines. It stars Ricardo Blume, Carlos Gassols and Enrique Victoria, and antagonizes Teddy Guzmán.[2][3]

Viejos amigos
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFernando Villarán Luján
Written byFernando Villarán Luján
Gonzalo Ladines
StarringRicardo Blume
Carlos Gassols
Enrique Victoria
Teddy Guzmán
CinematographyFergan Chávez Ferrer
Edited byRoberto Benavides
Music byFernando Urquiaga
Production
company
Mama Okllo Films
Distributed byNew Century Films
Release date
  • August 14, 2014 (2014-08-14)
[1]
Running time
93 minutes
CountryPeru
LanguageSpanish

Plot

Three elderly friends, Balito, Domingo and Villarán, meet for the funeral of their mutual friend, Kike. There, they remember that he wanted his ashes to be scattered in the sea near Callao, his hometown. At the same funeral, Balito steals Kike's ashes, an action that triggers a trip in which the three remember all kinds of anecdotes while fleeing from Kike's widow, Victoria. During their adventure, the interest of the three of them for the local soccer team, Sport Boys Association, becomes very important, which makes them relate to a group of three young people who are also fans of the club. In said journey through the past in the present, their old friendship will be renewed.

Cast
  • Ricardo Blume is Balito.[4]
  • Carlos Gassols is Sunday.[4]
  • Enrique Victoria Fernández is Villarán.[4]
  • Teddy Guzmán is Victoria.
  • César Ritter as the priest.
  • Carlos Montalvo, Emanuel Soriano and Ricardo Mendoza are the fans of the Sport Boys Association.
  • Lorena Caravedo as Rosita, Domingo's daughter.
  • Mayra Couto[5]

Box-office

The film in its opening weekend, drew 85,211 viewers to the theater.[6] After 11 weeks in theaters, the film attracted 470,000 and grossed US$1,695,006, becoming the third highest grossing Peruvian film of 2014.[7]

Awards

The film project was awarded in 2011 at Conacine - Extraordinary Contest for Peruvian Feature Film Projects.[5]

It was nominated for best film at the 18th Lima Film Festival, in which it won the Titra award for the Peruvian film most voted by the public.[8]

In 2014, the film, the director and the leading actors were awarded by the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations.[9]

References
  1. Viejos Amigos - Trailer Oficial - Estreno 14 de Agosto, retrieved 2022-11-07
  2. PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2014-07-20). ""Viejos amigos": conoce más detalles de la nueva cinta peruana | LUCES". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  3. "Lima 2014 Review: VIEJOS AMIGOS, A Light, Harmless Comedy About Growing Old". ScreenAnarchy. 2014-08-15. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  4. PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2014-08-15). "Adulto mayor: El placer de ver la vejez a través del cine | LIMA". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  5. Contreras, Laslo Rojas (2012-12-27). "Fútbol, el Callao y viejos amigos en nueva película peruana". Cinencuentro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  6. PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA. ""Viejos amigos" tuvo 85,000 espectadores en su primer fin de semana". andina.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  7. cinencuentro (2014-12-12). "Esta fue la taquilla del Cine Peruano del 2014". Cinencuentro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  8. PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2014-08-16). "Festival de cine de Lima 2014: estos son los ganadores | LUCES". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  9. PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2014-10-17). "Adulto mayor: El Estado otorgó el Premio Reconocimiento | LIMA". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-07.


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