The Story of Artigas

1h 54m
4.7

In 1884, the famous painter Juan Manuel Blanes, from Uruguay, is asked to create a portrait of José Artigas. There is only one drawing of his face, done in his old age so Blanes must imagine what he looked like by reading up on his ideas and learning about his life.

Cast

Yamandú Cruz
Blanes
Jorge Esmoris
Artigas
Franklin Rodríguez
Maximo Santos
Gualberto Sosa
Ansina
Rodolfo Sancho
Larra / Calderón
Cristina Techera
Hermana de Artigas

Crew

César Charlone
Director, Writer, Cinematography, Producer
Pablo Vierci
Writer
Daniel Rezende
Editor
Fabio Burtin
Cinematography
Sergio de León
First Assistant Director
Diego Ferrando Mazzotti
Second Assistant Director
Carla Schertel
Producer
Luciano Supervielle
Music
Osvaldo Ortiz Faiman
Art Direction
Daniel Fernández Vaga
Art Direction
Mariana Pereyra
Art Direction

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