Back to School (Spanish: A los 40, lit. 'At 40') is a 2014 Peruvian comedy film written and directed by Bruno Ascenzo. Starring Carlos Alcántara Vilar, Carlos Carlín, Katia Condos, Lali Espósito, Gianella Neyra, Wendy Ramos, Sofía Rocha, Stefano Salvini and Johanna San Miguel
Andrés Wiese[1]
Back to School | |
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Directed by | Bruno Ascenzo |
Written by | Bruno Ascenzo |
Produced by | Miguel Valladares Carlos Alcántara Vilar |
Starring | Carlos Alcántara Vilar Carlos Carlín Katia Condos Lali Espósito Gianella Neyra Wendy Ramos Sofía Rocha Stefano Salvini Johanna San Miguel Andrés Wiese |
Cinematography | Fergán Chávez-Ferrer |
Production company | Tondero Films |
Distributed by | New Century Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | Peru |
Language | Spanish |
Synopsis
editEight characters in their 40s face their past, present and future at a prom reunion party that leads them to question where their lives are headed.[2]
Production
editThe film was announced with a teaser on September 25, 2013.[3] On November 12 of the same year, filming began in Lima.[4] The comedians from Patacláun Carlos Alcántara, Carlos Carlín, Johanna San Miguel and Wendy Ramos were present.[5]
Cast
editThe actors participating in this film are:[2][6][7]
- Carlos Alcántara as Luis Miguel Corrales.
- Carlos Carlín as Eddy Montalvo.
- Katia Condos as Francesca.
- Lali Esposito as Melissa.
- Gianella Neyra as Sofia.
- Andrés Wiese as Alejandro.
- Wendy Ramos as Lourdes Flores.
- Johanna San Miguel as Julia Dueñas.
- Sofía Rocha as Bárbara Martínez.
- Stefano Salvini as Mariano.
- Patricia Portocarrero as Anita Montalvo.
- Salvador del Solar as Esteban.
Reception
editBox-office
editOn May 1 it was released in Peru.[8] Just 8 days after its premiere, the film exceeded 400 thousand viewers.[9] In its entirety, it reached more than a million and a half viewers, generating a profit of 6 million,[10] and obtaining the record of being the second highest-grossing film in the history of Peruvian cinema,[11] as well as being the highest grosser in 2014.[12]
References
edit- ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2013-10-03). "Bruno Ascenzo: "No estoy pensando en superar la valla que dejó 'Asu Mare'" | LUCES". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ a b PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2013-09-25). ""A los 40", la nueva película de los creadores de "Asu Mare" [VIDEO] | LUCES". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ "Bruno Ascenzo lanza teaser de película "A los 40"". www.studio92.com (in Spanish). 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ PERU21, NOTICIAS (2013-11-12). "Bruno Ascenzo inició rodaje de su película 'A los 40' | ESPECTACULOS". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2013-12-04). "Lali Espósito terminó grabaciones de "A los 40" y se despidió del Perú | LUCES". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ CORREO, NOTICIAS (2013-04-11). "Bruno Ascenzo reúne elenco de lujo para su ópera prima | ESPECTACULOS". Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2013-11-06). "Andrés Wiese será pareja de Lali Espósito en película "A los 40" | LUCES". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ "Cinescape: Todos los detalles de la alfombra roja de A los 40 | América Televisión". 2015-04-02. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ Linares, Christiaan Lecarnaqué (2014-05-05). "A los 40 superó los 400 mil espectadores". El Pirata (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ GrupoRPP (2014-05-13). "´A los 40´ supera el millón de espectadores". RPP (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2014-05-09). ""A los 40": segunda película peruana más vista de la historia | LUCES". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ GESTIÓN, NOTICIAS (2014-12-26). "Con sabor nacional: "A los 40" fue la película más vista del 2014 | TENDENCIAS". Gestión (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
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