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Pimpinero: Blood and Oil (Spanish: Pimpinero: Sangre y Gasolina) is a 2024 Colombian crime thriller film directed by Andrés Baiz. It stars Laura Osma [es], Alejandro Speitzer, Alberto Guerra, and Juanes. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2024.

SpanishPimpinero: Sangre y Gasolina
Directed byAndrés Baiz
Written by
  • Andrés Baiz
  • María Camila Arias
Produced by
  • Andrés Baiz
  • Andrés Calderón
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Pimpinero: Blood and Oil
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SpanishPimpinero: Sangre y Gasolina
Directed byAndrés Baiz
Written by
  • Andrés Baiz
  • María Camila Arias
Produced by
  • Andrés Baiz
  • Andrés Calderón
Starring
CinematographyMateo Londoño
Edited byLuis Carballar
Music byPedro Bromfman
Production
company
Dynamo
Release dates
  • 9 September 2024 (2024-09-09) (TIFF)
  • 10 October 2024 (2024-10-10) (Colombia)
Running time
121 minutes
CountryColombia
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Plot

Cast

  • Alberto Guerra as Ulises
  • Alejandro Speitzer as Juan
  • Laura Osma [es] as Diana
  • Juanes as Moisés
  • David Noreña [es] as Don Carmelo
  • Isabella Sierra as Juliana
  • Junior González as Polito
  • Emilia Ceballos [es] as Marisol
  • Yull Núñez as Fabián
  • Juan Sebastián Calero as Miguel
  • Ariel Sierra as Francisco
  • Judith Segura as Blanca
  • David Noreña [es] as Don Carmelo
  • Norberto Rivera as Evaristo
  • Johan Rivera as Gonzo
  • Nelson Camayo as Wielder
  • Ángela Cano [es] as Wendy
  • Merilng Sosa as Piratas
  • Paola López
  • Nicol Juliana Rodríguez
  • Julián Mondragón

Production

The film was shot in Colombia, specifically Cesar and La Guajira, in 2023.[1][2]

Release

Promotional stills were released in August 2024.[3][4] The trailer was released on 5 September 2024.[5]

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2024.[6][7]

Reception

Carlos Aguilar of RogerEbert.com gave the film 2 out of 4 stars, praising cinematographer Mateo Londono for bringing "a grounded sumptuous to the visual relation between the people and the land", but criticized the film as having delved into several clichéd tropes of the genre, writing that Baiz was "more than fluent in these realms of the unlawful but struggles to craft characters and situations layered beyond superficial motivations."[8]

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