Manuel Belgrano (film)
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Manuel Belgrano is an Argentine film, based on the life of the Argentine national hero
Manuel Belgrano
. It is being produced in the context of the Argentina Bicentennial
, which raised the public interest in the May Revolution
and the Argentine War of Independence
. It is directed by Juan J. Campanella
, whose film The Secret in Their Eyes has already won an Oscar in 2010. Pablo Rago
, one of the actors of the aforementioned movie, will have the lead role. He left the TV series Botineras
before its ending, in order to take part in this movie.
The first scenes of the film were filmed in Quilmes, playing scene at Posta de Yatasto
where Manuel Belgrano hands the command of the Army of the North
to José de San Martín
, played by Pablo Echarri
. The film is scheduled to be filmed both at Buenos Aires and Tucuman.
Valeria Bertucelli played María Josefa Ezcurra, Belgrano's lover. Sebastián Pivoto declared that he intended to provide a more humane, less idealized, interpretation of the life of Belgrano.
The film premiered on November 27, 2010, at a public event at the National Flag Memorial
in Rosario
.
Folk hero
A folk hero is a type of hero, real, fictional, or mythological. The single salient characteristic which makes a character a folk hero is the imprinting of the name, personality and deeds of the character in the popular consciousness. This presence in the popular consciousness is evidenced by...
Manuel Belgrano
Manuel Belgrano
Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano , usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano, was an Argentine economist, lawyer, politician, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and created the Flag of Argentina...
. It is being produced in the context of the Argentina Bicentennial
Argentina Bicentennial
The Argentina Bicentennial is a series of celebrations and observances celebrated on May 25, 2010, and throughout the year. They commemorated the 200th anniversary of the May Revolution, a sequence of historical events that led to the Viceroy Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros' being ousted from office...
, which raised the public interest in the May Revolution
May Revolution
The May Revolution was a week-long series of events that took place from May 18 to 25, 1810, in Buenos Aires, capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, a Spanish colony that included roughly the territories of present-day Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay...
and the Argentine War of Independence
Argentine War of Independence
The Argentine War of Independence was fought from 1810 to 1818 by Argentine patriotic forces under Manuel Belgrano, Juan José Castelli and José de San Martín against royalist forces loyal to the Spanish crown...
. It is directed by Juan J. Campanella
Juan J. Campanella
- Life and career :Campanella was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He started studying engineering, but dropped out in 1980 after four years at university. He would later remark that the decisive factor for this decision was watching All That Jazz on the very day he was going to apply for a fifth...
, whose film The Secret in Their Eyes has already won an Oscar in 2010. Pablo Rago
Pablo Rago
Pablo Rago is an Argentine actor. He has acted in the movies The Official Story and The Secret in Their Eyes, two Argentine movies that have both won Oscar awards, as well as many other local movies and productions....
, one of the actors of the aforementioned movie, will have the lead role. He left the TV series Botineras
Botineras
Botineras is an Argentine telenovela produced by Endemol and Underground. Airing on Telefe, it was premiered on November 24, 2009, and was broadcast until August 25, 2010. It works around football players, their mediatic romances and police investigations...
before its ending, in order to take part in this movie.
The first scenes of the film were filmed in Quilmes, playing scene at Posta de Yatasto
Posta de Yatasto
The Posta de Yatasto is a estate located near San José de Metán, Salta Province, Argentina. It is known for historical meetings that took place at the site during the Argentine War of Independence, and was designated a National Monument of Argentina in 1942....
where Manuel Belgrano hands the command of the Army of the North
Army of the North
The Army of the North , contemporaneously called Army of Peru, was one of the armies deployed by the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata in the Spanish American wars of independence. Its objective was freeing the Argentine Northwest and the Upper Peru from the royalist troops of the Spanish...
to José de San Martín
José de San Martín
José Francisco de San Martín, known simply as Don José de San Martín , was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes , he left his mother country at the...
, played by Pablo Echarri
Pablo Echarri
Pablo Daniel Echarri is a leading Argentine actor.He was born in Villa Dominico, Buenos Aires Province, and began his career on Argentine television in 1993...
. The film is scheduled to be filmed both at Buenos Aires and Tucuman.
Valeria Bertucelli played María Josefa Ezcurra, Belgrano's lover. Sebastián Pivoto declared that he intended to provide a more humane, less idealized, interpretation of the life of Belgrano.
The film premiered on November 27, 2010, at a public event at the National Flag Memorial
National Flag Memorial (Argentina)
The National Flag Memorial in Rosario, Argentina, is a monumental complex built near the shore of the Paraná River...
in Rosario
Rosario
Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....
.