Isla de sal
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| Isla de sal | |
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| Directed by | Clemente de la Cerda |
| Written by | Mauricio Odreman |
| Produced by | Mario Bartolomei |
| Starring | Lila Morillo Simón Díaz Doris Wells Orangel Delfín Efraín de la Cerda |
| Cinematography | Edmundo Raffaldi |
| Edited by | Clemente de la Cerda |
| Music by | Hugo Blanco |
| Distributed by | Diana Films, S.A. |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Language | Spanish |
Isla de sal (English: Salt Island) is a 1964 Venezuelan drama comedy film directed by Clemente de la Cerda. It was his first feature film,[1][2] but was considered one of his more important works. Later he won national acclaim with his blockbuster Soy un delincuente (1976).[3]
When Aurora discovers that his father has a big debt for the purchase of a new boat for his work as a fisherman, she decides emigrate to Caracas with her godfather Simon, for achieve fame and fortune as singer after that Walter Perez, a very famous TV producer, discovers her in her town, Chichiriviche, despite the opposition of Lydia (Walter's lover) and Venancio (Aurora's boyfriend).
Cast
- Lila Morillo ... Aurora
- Simón Díaz ... Simon
- Doris Wells ... Lydia
- Orangel Delfín ... Venancio
- Efraín de la Cerda ... Walter Perez
- Hugo Blanco ... Himself
- Héctor Bayardo
- Jose Vasquez
- Gisela López
- Carlos Flores
- Alba Pinto
- Miguel Angel Fuster
- Nelida Leo
Production
The film introduced Cerda's focus on poverty and marginalization, which he continued in his later works. Due to the political content, he was unable to obtain state funding until the mid-1970s.[4] The director said of the film: "I knew from the start that it was a good movie, but in Venezuela there are no schools, no tradition or film industry, which is why I believe we should start with movies aimed at the general public."[5]