Samantha Castillo
Biography: Samantha Castillo, Venezuelan actress, was born on March 12th, 1980, in Los Teques, Venezuela. With more than fifteen years of theater experience, Samantha has a Bachelors degree in Arts at Central University of Venezuela, and additional acting training in different techniques and schools in Venezuela and Cuba. In the cinema field, she has been awarded numerous times for her performance in national and international festivals. The role that has given her most recognition was "Marta" in the film Pelo Malo by Mariana Rondon (winning film of La Concha de Oro at the San Sebastian Festival 2013). Samantha accompanied the film in a circuit of more than 15 international festivals, earning seven awards and two nominations for her role as Marta. In Malquerido by Diego Risquez, she played La Lupe, an icon of Latin music, being recognized as best supporting actress at the Merida Film Festival and the Caracas Film Festival in Venezuela. In the film El Amparo by Rober Calzadilla (winner film of the Public Award in Biarritz), Samantha had an additional challenge, along with the artistic team, being immersed in isolation in the Venezuelan plains for over 2 months. This enabled real acquisition of the physical and emotional subtleties required by the character. Samantha received a special mention as Supporting Actress at the Merida Film Festival in Venezuela. In Le Badanti by Italian director Marco Pollini, Samantha played Lola, a Latin American immigrant in Italy. To excel in her interpretation, Samantha studied Italian intensively during the previous months and took Pole Dance lessons for a one-minute sequence in the film. Samantha has also contributed to theater research and teaching in Venezuela, developing professional training programs for young actors, stressing both practical and theoretical work elements of the actor. These trainings have taken place in theater schools in Caracas, The Higher School of Performing Arts Juana Sujo and The School of Musical Theater of Caracas.
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El Malquerido
2015-12-18
El Malquerido
Overview: The film follows the rise to fame of venezuelan singer Felipe Pirela. From the beginnings when he worked alongside Billo Frometa and his band Billo's Caracas Boys to the days of his death at the hands of a drug dealer.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2015-12-18
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Evil Eye
2022-09-22
Evil Eye
Overview: Nala, a thirteen-year-old girl from the city, travels with her family to her grandmother's home in the countryside, to try to find a cure for her little sister's mysterious illness - But she'll soon find her granny is not exactly what she seems...
Genres: Horror
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2022-09-22
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Bad Hair
2013-09-04
Bad Hair
Overview: A nine-year-old boy’s preening obsession with straightening his hair elicits a tidal wave of homophobic panic in his hard-working mother, in this tender but clear-eyed coming-of-age tale.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2013-09-04
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Jezabel
2022-03-10
Jezabel
Overview: Four upper-class high school students live carefree between drugs, games and love until one of the girls, Eli, is brutally killed. Sixteen years later, the memory of the crime torments Alain, another member of the group.
Genres: Thriller Crime Mystery Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2022-03-10
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Villa Bella
2015-06-11
Villa Bella
Overview: Three women from different walks of life, all struggling with various personal issues, come together as caretakers at an elderly home.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2015-06-11
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Huesera: The Bone Woman
2023-02-10
Huesera: The Bone Woman
Overview: Valeria's joy at becoming a first-time mother is quickly taken away when she's cursed by a sinister entity. As danger closes in, she's forced deeper into a chilling world of dark magic that threatens to consume her.
Genres: Horror Mystery Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2023-02-10
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Woman Who Cries
2024-04-18
Woman Who Cries
Overview: Miguel, a 7-year-old boy, lives with three generations of estranged women in an old house. Among them is his mother who, after a traumatic divorce, distances herself from the boy. Miguel takes comfort in Carmen, an enigmatic Venezuelan immigrant who works as a maid for this Brazilian family. Carmen becomes an ambiguous mother figure for the boy, who develops an intimate and unusual bond with her, introducing him to a universe in which the real and the imaginary intertwine.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2024-04-18
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El show de Willi
2016-12-23
El show de Willi
Overview: Willi premieres his own reality show and the first guest is the famous telenovela actress, Elsy Ferrer.. It immediately captivates the public with absurd and hilarious situations inspired by the routines of the most celebrated hosts of Latin American television.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2016-12-23
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Panorama
2016-01-12
Panorama
Overview: Dazed by her mother's death, 9-year-old Hanali travels with her father to a remote town where she meets Rosa, a mother who recently lost her child. Under the weight of their grief, delusion takes hold - pulling the two together as they seek to find what they've lost.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2016-01-12
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El Amparo
2016-09-21
El Amparo
Overview: On the border of Venezuela with Colombia, during the late 80's, two men survive an armed assault near the Arauca River, in which fourteen of their companions end up dead. The Army accuses them of being guerrilla fighters and tries via intimidation to seize them from the cell where they are being watched over by the local police officer and by the entire village. They say they are simple fishermen, but pressure to yield to the official version is overwhelming.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2016-09-21
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Contactado
2020-04-15
Contactado
Overview: An aging self-proclaimed prophet who revisits his past as a spiritual guru after an eager young follower entices him to return to preaching.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2020-04-15
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Puzzle
2021-04-23
Puzzle
Overview: In a dystopian society, Albertini must face an abusive and indifferent administration just to complete a simple puzzle.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2021-04-23
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Under the Heavens
2020-12-05
Under the Heavens
Overview: Marta, a young Venezuelan mother, immigrates to Brazil. During her journey, she meets a struggling young couple. The couple has a baby and Marta the ability to breastfeed.
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Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2020-12-05
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Far from the Sea
2024-09-05
Far from the Sea
Overview: Roxana, a young Venezuelan woman exiled in Mexico City, defies the law when her father dies in a boarding house, and tries to convince Hilda, the landlady, not to report it to the authorities. Hilda faces the dilemma of helping her or getting into trouble. Roxana’s determination almost convinces her, but her fear is stronger. Alone, in an unknown country, Roxana has to part with her father’s body, her only family
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Original Language: es
Release Date: 2024-09-05
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Zafari
2024-09-05
Zafari
Overview: In a small zoo, the arrival of the hippopotamus Zafari is celebrated by neighbours of opposing social classes. Ana, Edgar and their son Bruno watch all the action from the windows of their decadent high-class building. Amidst a chaos of food, water and electricity shortages, the family has to solve everyday problems and the lack of basic needs while trying to find a solution to escape. Ana scavenges for food in the abandoned apartments, but strange noises in the dark corridors frighten her more and more. In a world that has become wild, Zafari is the only one who still has enough to eat.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2024-09-05
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