Juana tenía el pelo de oro (2006)

A magician announces in a show that in Ciénaga, a small town in the Colombian Atlantic Coast, there's a little girl whose hair is made of real gold: Juana. The Deacon, the Mayor, and the ... See full summary »

Director:

Luis Fernando Bottia

Writers:

Luis Fernando Bottia, Álvaro Cepeda Samudio (story)

Stars:

Ernesto Benjumea, Carlos Cruz, Xiomara Galeano

Cast

Credited cast:
Ernesto Benjumea	...	Deacon
Carlos Cruz	...	Mayor
Xiomara Galeano	...	Juana
Franky Linero	...	Bishop
Brigitte Roüan	...	Hotel owner
Fernando Solórzano	...	Journalist

Storyline

A magician announces in a show that in Ciénaga, a small town in the Colombian Atlantic Coast, there's a little girl whose hair is made of real gold: Juana. The Deacon, the Mayor, and the greedy population of this town find in this unusual gift the solution of their financial difficulties. But sooner or later, Juana's gift will become in a curse she'll try to fight.

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Taglines:

Los dones son disfraces de maldiciones (Curses disguise as gifts)

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Colombia

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

16 November 2007 (Colombia)

Filming Locations:

Ciénaga, Magdalena, Colombia

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was shot in 1998, and it wasn't until 2006 when it was screened for the first time.

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Goofs

Bishop shows to the people that the Juana's hair is truly golden hair, but in the shot where we see the hair in a container with liquid, the hair is floating. If were golden hair, it would be at the bottom of the container, not in the surface, since Gold is a metal.

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Connections

References Lolita (1962)

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Soundtracks

"La Gabriela"
Written by Hector Buitrago and Andrea Echeverri
Performed by Aterciopelados
Courtesy of BMG Ariola (Colombia)
Under license from BMG Special Products, Inc

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