Pastorela (film)

Pastorela
Directed byEmilio Portes
Written byEmilio Portes
Produced byAlejandro García
Starring
CinematographyDamian Garcia
Distributed byLas Producciones del Patrón
Fidecine
EFICINE 226
IMCINE
Release date
  • 2011 (2011)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Pastorela is a 2011 Mexican Christmas black comedy film directed by Emilio Portes and starring Joaquín Cosío, Eduardo España, Carlos Cobos and Ana Serradilla. It won the Ariel Award for Best Picture in 2012.[1][2][3]

Premise

The judicial agent of the federal police Jesús "Chucho" Juárez lives with his daughter Magdalena in the neighborhood of de San Miguel de Nenepilco, Mexico City, and annually plays the role of the devil in the parish pastorela organized by father Benito. When the deputy prosecutor is assassinated, Chucho gets occupied with the case and does not realize that father Benito has died of a heart attack while having sex with one of the nuns; and that the new priest, Edmundo Posadas, has decided not to include him in the pastorela, instead giving his role to Vulmaro, Chucho's compadre. After years of playing the devil, Chucho is not going to give up his role easily, so he will have to face off in a classic fight of good versus evil to claim his part in the play.[2][4]

Cast

Awards and nominations

Pastorela received a total of 14 nominations for the Ariel Awards,[3] and won eight of these.

Award[5] Year Category Receiver Result
Ariel Awards 2012 Best Film Emilio Portes[6] and Producciones el Patrón Won
Best Male Co-Acting Carlos Cobos[6] Won
Best Cinematographic Screenplay Emilio Portes[6] Won
Best Cinematographic Screenplay Emilio Portes[6] Won
Best Costume Gabriela Fernández[6] Won
Best Makeup Roberto Ortiz and Felipe de Jesús Salazar[6] Won
Best Visual Effects Gretel Studio[6] Won
Best Direction Emilio Portes[6] Won

References

  1. ^ García Tsao, Leonardo (16 December 2011). ""La Jornada" acerca de la Película Pastorela" (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b ""Pastorela", una infernal e ingeniosa comedia mexicana" (in Spanish). Cine O'culto. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b Arrasa la película Pastorela en la 54a. entrega de los Ariel from the site of Revista Proceso. Consulted on 15-11-13 (in Spanish).
  4. ^ Bringas, Cristina (2011). "Críticas "Pastorela"". El Espectador Imaginario. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. ^ "54 Premios Ariel - Películas de 2011". FilmAffinity España (in Spanish). 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "54 Premios Ariel (2012) - Películas de 2011 - Pastorela". FilmAffinity España (in Spanish). 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2022.