Tamarind Juice (Spanish: Jugo de tamarindo) is a 2019 Peruvian comedy film written, directed, produced and co-starred by Julio Andrade in his directorial debut.[1] Starring Karen Dejo, Leslie Stewart and Gerardo Zamora,[2] it is based on the homonymous video clip by Julio Andrade.[3]

Tamarind Juice
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJulio Andrade
Written byJulio Andrade
Produced byJulio Andrade
StarringKaren Dejo
Leslie Stewart
Gerardo Zamora
Production
company
Star Films
Distributed byStar Films
Release date
  • January 24, 2019 (2019-01-24)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryPeru
LanguageSpanish

Synopsis

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Jugo de tamarindo focuses on a musician with domestic and marital problems. Until, in the middle of the tour, he meets a dancer with a traumatic past and with whom he made a successful video clip some time ago.[1]

Cast

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The actors participating in this film are:[2][4]

  • Julio Andrade
  • Karen Dejo
  • Leslie Stewart
  • Gerardo Zamora
  • Carolina Alvarez
  • Américo Zúñiga
  • Nicolás Fantinato
  • Gustavo Cerrón
  • Carlos Barraza
  • Kukuli Morante
  • Patsy Bendayán

Production

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On September 9, 2015, the making of a film based on his video clip Jugo de tamarindo was announced.[5] Principal photography began in May 2016.[6][7]

Release

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Tamarind Juice was scheduled to be released on January 10, 2019, in Peruvian theaters,[8] but ended up being released on January 24 of the same year.[9]

Reception

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In its opening weekend it attracted 1,200 moviegoers,[10] being surpassed by the re-release of Schindler's List.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (18 January 2019). ""Jugo de tamarindo": Karen Dejo, del "Quibiribironbo"a la pantalla grande | LUCES". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Reparto Completo de Jugo de tamarindo (Cine.com)". cine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  3. ^ Zavala, Sebastián (15 November 2018). "'Jugo de tamarindo' ya tiene primer trailer". Fotografía Calato (in European Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Reparto de Jugo de tamarindo (película 2019). Dirigida por Julio Andrade". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Julio Andrade filmará 'Jugo de Tamarindo: La película' con Karen Dejo". TobiTeVe.com (in Spanish). 10 September 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Karen Dejo regresa al cine con 'Jugo de tamarindo'". Ojo (in Spanish). 30 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Karen Dejo: "Comenzaremos el rodaje de 'Jugo de Tamarindo' en mayo"". Peru21 (in Spanish). 29 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  8. ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (16 November 2018). ""Jugo de tamarindo": mira el tráiler del filme peruano inspirado en famoso videoclip". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Sacándole el Jugo". Caretas (in Spanish). 24 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  10. ^ a b GrupoRPP (30 January 2019). "Reestreno de "La Lista de Schindler" llevó más espectadores que "Jugo de tamarindo" en su primer fin de semana". RPP (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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