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El Carro
El Carro Summary:
One of the biggest Colombian box office hits in the country's history, El Carro (The Car) follows the travails of the Velezes, a typical middle-class family from Bogotá, as they buy their first car in an attempt to move up the social ladder. After the father accidentally gives away a winning lottery ticket for a new car to the neighbors, the Velezes decide to save face and buy their neighbor's old car -- a 1950s cherry-red Chevy convertible -- spending their entire nest egg. First-time director Luis Orjuela manages to create a hilarious social farce, portraying such quintessential Colombian experiences as a daughter's quinceañera (15th birthday party), Christmas, and the lottery craze with a rare balance of sympathy and humor. (Cinema Tropical
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El Carro Info:
Release Date:
DVD: May 9, 2006
Theatrical: January 5, 2006
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 90 minutes, Color
Genre:
Comedy
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Foreign
Country: Colombia
Language: Spanish (with English subtitles)
Directed By:
Luis Orjuela
Written By:
Dago GarcÃa
Cast:
Fernando Arevalo
César Badillo
Luly Bossa
Diego Cadavid
Elkin DÃaz, Fernando GarcÃa
Claudia Lozano, Ana MarÃa Sánchez
Fernando Solórzano
Zaira Valenzuela
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