Itzia, Tango & Cacao

Itzia, Tango & Cacao
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Flora Martínez
Written by	José Reinoso
Produced by	José Reinoso
Starring	Flora Martínez
Cinematography	Richard Ortiz Allende Robespierre Rodríguez
Edited by	José Reinoso
Music by	José Reinoso
Production company	Prowse SAS
Distributed by	Cinecolor Films
Release date	October 26, 2023 (2023-10-26)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Colombia
Language	Spanish

Itzia, Tango & Cacao (Spanish: Itzia, tango y cacao) is a 2023 Colombian drama film directed and starred by Flora Martínez in her directorial debut.[1] The rest of the cast includes Patricia Ércole, Hermes Camelo, Julián Díaz, Carmiña Martínez, Jose Acosta Soto, Ana Wills and Julio Pachón.[2] It is about a deaf woman who starts hearing peculiar music coming from nowhere.[3] It premiered on October 26, 2023, in Colombian theaters.[4]

Synopsis

Itzia is a deaf woman who claims to have begun to listen to peculiar music that always comes from the same cardinal point. In the town where she lives, people think she is going crazy and try to convince her to go to the doctor. But Itzia is sure that those melodies are not a product of her imagination. To prove that she is not crazy, she must embark on a journey to find the source of the music.[5]

Cast

• Flora Martínez as Itzia
• Patricia Ércole as Julia
• Gerardo Romano as Ruben
• Julián Díaz as Jared
• Carmiña Martínez as Victoria
• José Acosta Soto as Andrés
• Hermes Camelo
• Ana Wills
• Julio Pachón

Production

Principal photography took place in San Vicente de Chucurí, Santander and Zipaquirá, Colombia.[6][7]

References

1. "Flora Martínez debuta como directora con la película Itzia, Tango & Cacao". El Espectador (in Spanish). 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
2. "Película grabada en Zipaquirá se estrenará muy pronto en las salas de cine: «Itzia, Tango & Cacao»". Extrategia Medios. 2023-09-21.
3. "Flora Martínez estrena opera prima lejos de tópicos colombianos". Noticine. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
4. Suárez, Daniela (2023-10-25). "Itzia, tango & cacao", la otra cara de Colombia". El Espectador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-02.
5. "Itzia, Tango & Cacao". Proimágenes Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-02.
6. "Flora Martínez le da voz a 500 mil personas con discapacidad auditiva de Colombia y a 120 mil familias cultivadoras de cacao". Impacta. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
7. Bedoya, Ricardo (2023-10-23). ""Itzia, Tango & Cacao" la primera película de Flora Martínez en la dirección". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-02.

External links

• Itzia, Tango & Cacao at IMDb