Orozco the Embalmer
2001 Spanish-language documentary film
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Orozco the Embalmer (Spanish: Orozco el embalsamador) is a 2001 Spanish-language mondo film directed by Kiyotaka Tsurisaki.[2][3] It follows a Colombian embalmer named Froilan Orozco Duarte, who is shown living in El Cartucho, an impoverished and crime-ridden area of Bogotá, Colombia, where the homicide rate is high and corpses can be seen on the streets.[4][5]
Directed byKiyotaka Tsurisaki
Written byKiyotaka Tsurisaki
StarringFroilan Orozco
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Orozco Productions
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| Orozco the Embalmer | |
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English-language DVD cover[1] | |
| Directed by | Kiyotaka Tsurisaki |
| Written by | Kiyotaka Tsurisaki |
| Starring | Froilan Orozco |
Production companies | Orozco Productions V&R Planning |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Countries | Colombia, Japan |
| Language | Spanish |
The film comprises footage taken over a period of several years, documenting in a graphic cinéma vérité manner[original research?] Orozco's embalming of corpses. Orozco died during the production of the film.[2]
