Papi (2020 film)
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by Rita Indiana
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| Directed by | Noelia Quintero |
| Screenplay by | Noelia Quintero |
| Based on | Papi by Rita Indiana |
| Produced by | Rafael Elías Muñoz[1] |
| Starring | Avril Alcántara Hony Estrella Amauris Pérez Olga Bucarelli |
| Cinematography | Pedro Juan López |
| Edited by | Nino Martínez Sosa |
| Music by | Rita Indiana Luis Amed Irizarry |
Production company | Lantica Media |
| Distributed by | Caribbean Films Distribution |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Language | Spanish |
Papi (lit. 'Daddy') is a 2020 Dominican surrealist drama film written and directed by Noelia Quintero in her directorial debut.[2] Based on the novel of the same name by Rita Indiana,[3] the film stars Avril Alcántara, Hony Estrella, Amauris Pérez and Olga Bucarelli.[4] It follows the memories and imagination of an eight-year-old girl as she deals with the abandonment of her drug-dealing father.[5]
Sonia, an eight-year-old girl, is waiting for her father, a Dominican mobster who has promised to take her to the beach. Papi keeps her waiting because the trafficking of cars, dollars, merchandise, and girlfriends between Miami and Santo Domingo in the 1980s keeps him very busy.[6]
Cast
- Avril Alcántara as Sonia
- Hony Estrella as Rosalia
- Amauris Pérez as Papi
- Olga Bucarelli as Cili
- Orlando Almonte as José Hamilton
- Jean Luis Burgos as Puchy
- Ángela Sofía Caro as La Turca
- Yubo Fernandez as Zoila
- Rita Indiana as Muerta
- Canario Joseph as Papa Clari
- Soraya Pina as China
- Vanessa Torres as Milly
- Roger Wasserman as Armando
- Eddy Avila as Amigo de Papi
Production
Principal photography took place between October and late December 2017 at Pinewood Dominican Republic Studios, located in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic.[7][8]
Release
Papi had its world premiere on November 25, 2020, at the Downtown Center in Santo Domingo,[9] followed by a wide national theatrical release on November 26.[10]