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Wikipedia article
'Bolvar el hroe' (lit. Bolivar the hero) is a Colombian anime influenced animated film about the life of Simon Bolivar.
It tells the story of the Liberator Simn Bolvar through characters and situations of fiction. For example, attempts were made to simplify the conflict against Spain by creating the composite character "Tyrannical", symbolizing Spanish evil and oppression. Its counterpart is "Amrico", who represents the slavery and the craving for freedom of the people.
Its budget has never been revealed exactly by the producers, but thanks to information given by Mquel Diaz Ramajo it is known that through personal messages, one of the producers of the film (Miguel Angel Vasquez Aguirre) Of giving the money for the film was in effect the director, Guillermo del Rincon who used 70,000 dollars for it.
It premiered on December 25, 2003, stayed in theatres for over 4 weeks.
The movie received extremely negative reception, mostly attribute to its poor animation quality.
Film festivals
* II Festival de animacin de Maracaibo, Venezuela - February 1722, 2004
* Festival Iberoamericano, Montreal, Canada - October 1622, 2004
* Primera muestra de cine colombiano en Porto Alegre, Brazil - December 18, 2004
* Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Hispanoamericano - Havana, Cuba - December 2004
* Festival de Cine de animacin - Valparaso, Chile - April 2005
* IV Festival Infantil y Juvenil 2005 Quito, Ecuador - August 2005
* VII Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena para Nios y Jvenes Cartagena, Colombia - October 2005
* San Juan CINEMAFEST de Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico - October 2005
* Feria del Libro de Guadalajara - Invitado especial Colombia. Guadalajara, Mxico - November 2007
See also
*Anime-influenced animation
*Simn Bolvar (1942 film)
*Simn Bolvar (1969 film)
*The Liberator (film)
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