PARAÍSO TRAVEL

Synopsis

Adapted from Jorge Franco’s acclaimed novel, Paraiso Travel (which has broken box-office records in Colombia) is the story of Marlon Cruz, a young Colombian, who motivated by his girlfriend Reina, leaves his confortable life in Medellín and travels with her through Guatemala and Mexico, to enter illegally into the United States. Marlon’s journey takes him through seedy strip clubs, dance halls, homeless hostels, and the streets of Jackson Heights and ultimately to a place he could not have imagined. Directed by Simon Brand with a screenplay by Jorge Franco and Juan Rendón, Paraíso Travel also stars John Leguizamo, Margarita Rosa de Francisco and Ana De La Reguera..

National Prizes

    Producción de Largometrajes. Fondo para el
    Desarrollo Cinematográfico.
    Premio del Público. Premios Nacionales de
    Cine

International Prizes

    Mejor Película y Premio del Público. Festival
    de Cine Latino de Los Ángeles (USA).
    Premio del Público. Festival de Cine de San
    Francisco (USA).
    Mejor Actor para Aldemar Correa. Festival de Puerto Vallarta (México).
    Audience Foreign Feature Prize. Fort
    Lauderdale International Film Festival (USA).
    Mejor Opera Prima de Ficción Ibero América.
    Festival Internacional de Cine de Cancún
    (México).
    Premio de la Audiencia a Mejor Película,
    Premio del Instituto Cervantes a Mejor
    Película. Festival de Huelva (España).

With the support

Jose Molinari (EE.UU.), Arie Kowler (Colombia)

Characteristics

  • Nationality: Colombia
  • Release date: 18 de Enero de 2008
  • Lenght: Feature Films
  • Stage: National Released
  • Format cap: 35mm
  • Format pr: 35mm
  • Color: Color
  • Locations: Nueva York

Technical team

Manuel Hinojosa (Colombia), Berenice manjarrez (EE.UU., Colombia)

Assistant director

Andrea Alvarez

Script

Jaime Correa (Colombia), Maria Nelson (EE.UU), Carla Hool (México)

Casting

Juan Rendón, Jorge Franco

Screenplay

Basada en la novela homónima de Jorge Franco

Text - Argument

Paraíso Pictures y Grand Illusions Entertainment

Production

Jose Molinari (EE.UU.), Arie Kowler (Colombia)

Assistant producer

Santiago Díaz, Juan Rendón, Alex Pereira, Isaac Lee

Producer

Jonathan Sanger, Ed Elbert, Sarah Black, Jorge Pérez

Executive Producer

Juan Santiago Rodríguez

Co producing

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Alberto Chehebar, Mauricio Kassin, Roberto Chehebar, Roy Azout

Producers Associate

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Luís Fernando Ortiz (Colombia), Chirs Bonjourne (EE.UU.)

Production manager

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Rafa Lluch

Director of photography

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Guillermo Forero, Gonzalo Córdoba

Direction of art

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Sandra Camacho

Costumer

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Persefone Karakosta

Makeup

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John Chalfant

Sound Designer

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Lynn Fainchtein, Angleo Milli

Music

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Alberto Del Toro

Edition

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Exhibición Theatrical Colombia


Contact presses:
Grupo Trebol Comunicaciones
Teléfonos: (+57 1) 6045757, 6045758 (Bogotá - Colombia) Paula Jaramillo, paula@trebolcomunicaciones.com, Lizzeth Acosta Melo
Oficina: (571) 3175478, 3216296 (Bogotá - Colombia)
Celular: (57) 313 3875742
lizzeth@trebolcomunicaciones.com
Contact production:
Paraiso Pictures
3020 SW 28th Street
Miami, FL 33133
Office: (305) 433-4962
Cell: (310) 717-3343

Paraíso Pictures
Cra. 11 No. 117A-09 Of. 301 Bogotá
Teléfonos: 571 8125648
e-mail: carlos@paraisopictures.com
web: www.paraisotravelmovie.com