El chacotero sentimental: La película (1999)

Director:

Cristián Galaz

Writer:

Mateo Iribarren (writer)

Release Date:

28 October 1999 (Chile)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

La Película.

Plot:

A young and excentric radio DJ airs a successful program in which diverse calls come in from anonymous listeners, who reveal their love stories, all charged with mix-ups, disputes and passion. |

Plot Keywords:

Radio | Shock Jock | Talk Radio | Radio Show | Chile

Awards:

5 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Roberto Artiagoitía	...	Rumpi the DJ
Daniel Muñoz	...	Juan
Lorene Prieto	...	Claudia
Sergio Schmied	...	Lalo
Fernando Farías	...	Juan's Father
Martín Salinas	...	Pulga
Myriam Palacios	...	Aunt Lastenia
Fernando Gallardo	...	Newsstand Owner
Pedro Vicuña	...	Mailman
Clara María Escobar	...	Juan's Mother
Ximena Rivas	...	Carmen
Mateo Iribarren	...	Carmen's Father
Claudia Celedón	...	Carmen's Mother
Patricia Rivadeneira	...	Alicia
Camila Rojas	...	Young Carmen

Also Known As:

The Sentimental Teaser (USA)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

Chile

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Chile:14 | France:U

Filming Locations:

Santiago, Chile

Company:

Cebra Producciones

Trivia:

Based on the popular radio show of the same name.

Recommended, Two thumbs up!

Based on stories from the radio show "El Chacotero Sentimental", -something like The Love Joker- It's a real radio show where anyone can call and tell his/her sentimental problems, and its announcer -Rumpi- tries to guide them with humor. The movie... Three stories... They are: "El Patas Negras", "Secretos" and "Todo es Cancha". The second story -"Secretos"- is the best and most powerful in my opinion. Very cinematographic and with the emotional depth required. It has an schizophrenic look and feel. Very adequate. The performances are all very good, especially Claudia Celedón and Tamara Acosta. The movie goes from light comedy to hard drama to comedy-drama. And it surprisingly succeeds in all three. A warning though: the announcer appears from time to time during the stories; this can be distracting for some people; I think he is a bit overacted -well, he's not an actor, this is the real guy playing himself- his part needed more work to be completely satisfying. Anyway, this was by far the most successful Chilean movie ever seen in Chile in decades. Surpassing in the box office such films as "The Sixth Sense" and many other Hollywood blockbusters... for weeks! This is one of the best Chilean movies I've seen in a while. Not since "La Frontera" has another Chilean movie really moved me like this one did. Great work.