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Wikipedia article




'Latas Vacas', also known as 'Empty Cans', is a 2014 Paraguayan film and the feature film debut of Hrib Godoy.

An early version of the film premiered on 10 October 2013 during the International Film Festival in Asuncin and this rough cut won the 'Premio del Centro Cultural de la Repblica El Cabildo', which came with a financial prize that allowed Godoy to complete his filming.

Production



A completed version of 'Latas Vacas' had its official premiere on 20 September 2014 at that year's International Film Festival in Asuncin.

'Latas Vacas' is based on two short films, 'Accounts' (2010) and 'Pescadape' (2011), both of which were written by Hrib Godoy and also featured Anbal Ortiz. Filming took place in Coronel Oviedo beginning in mid-October 2012 and ended on April 12, 2014, making it the first feature film shot in the city. Within the film's first four weeks of release it sold 2,120 tickets.

Synopsis



Alfonso (Anbal Ortiz) is a treasure hunter that focuses his hunts on lost treasures of the Paraguayan War. However he's forced to flee a dig and ends up in Coronel Oviedo, a city that makes it survival by serving as a recycling landfill.

Cast



*Anbal Ortiz as Alfonso

*Antonia Florentn Medina as Vernica

*Mximo Florentn as Atilio

*Ftima Aquino

*Sergio Cardozo

*Blas Filrtiga

*Dani Gamarra

*Arturo Ortiz

*Miguel Rodrguez

Reception



ABC Color wrote a favorable review for 'Latas Vacas', noting that it had a "simple but compelling story" and praising it for making the most of the cast and crew's limited experience and resources.

Awards



*'Premio del Centro Cultural de la Repblica El Cabildo' (2013, won)

*'22 Festival Internacional de Cine a la Mejor Pelcula Paraguaya en Proceso de Terminacin' (2013, won)

*'Panamb Award for Best Picture' at the International Film Festival in Asuncin (2014, won)

References




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