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Director:
Sergio M. Castilla
Writers:
Sergio M. Castilla (writer)
J.B. Miller (writer)
Release Date:
9 April 1998 (Chile) more
Plot Keywords:
Boy
Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
nicely done, good idea, fine cast more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Sebastián Pérez ... Iván
Mateo Iribarren ... Flaco
Catalina Guerra ... Camila
Alejandro Goic ... Jorge
Kevin Dean ... Billy
William Dean ... Billy's Father
Liliana Ross ... Tete
José Manuel Salcedo ... Mario
Tamara Acosta ... María
Gonzalo Muñoz-Lerner ... Manuel (as Gonzalo Muñoz)
Alejandra Fosalba ... Carmencha
Raul Alcaino ... Médico
Claudio Rojas ... Raperos
Michael Vallejos ... Raperos
Luis Basnura ... Raperos
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Additional Details

Runtime:
100 min
Country:
Chile
Language:
Spanish
Color:
Color
Certification:
Chile:TE
Filming Locations:
New York, USA more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
nicely done, good idea, fine cast, 1 February 1999
Author: Sergio Lucero (sergio@ucdavis.edu) from Davis, California

Gringuito tells the story of Ivan, a kid whose family decides to go back to Chile from New York, after at least a decade away. Ivan of course is not quite the Chilean kid his grandparents would like him to be: he sulks, misses the Opera, finds things odd and ugly, acting like a real "little gringo" (hence the title). This films strikes home since it's the case for many of us Chileans (and latinos in general) that we find it very difficult to adapt to the realities of our native countries once we've been living abroad (in the 1st world) for an extended period of time. The chemistry between El Flaco and Ivan is the highlight of the movie. Clearly the best Chilean film of 1998.

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