Tuno negro (2001)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Directors:

Pedro L. Barbero
Vicente J. Martín

Writers:

Pedro L. Barbero (writer)
Vicente J. Martín (writer)

Release Date:

20 July 2001 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

La ignorancia mata.

Plot:

Students of the university of Salamanca are brutally murdered by a black masked minstrel. Alex, an architecture...

Plot Keywords:

Blood | Splatter | Female Nudity | Fight | Gore

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Silke	...	Alejandra 'Álex' Alonso
Jorge Sanz	...	Eduardo 'Edu'
Fele Martínez	...	Víctor
Patxi Freytez	...	Trucha
Enrique Villén	...	Teo
Rebecca Cobos	...	Michelle (as Rebeca Cobos)
Sergio Pazos	...	Alacrán
Javier Veiga	...	Marcial
Benjamín Seva	...	Insulino (as Benjamín Seba)
Eusebio Poncela	...	Don Justo
Maribel Verdú	...	Arancha
Carla Hidalgo	...	María
Paca Gabaldón	...	Profesora de Criminología
Mario Martín	...	Rector
Estrella Zapatero	...	Seven Eleven
Francisco Maestre	...	Conserje
Aitor Mazo	...	Profesor de Patología
Marián Aguilera	...	Alumna novata
Alfredo Díaz	...	Pascual
Montse Mostaza	...	Sandra
Carmen Lázaro	...	Mujer Rector
David Pinilla	...	Avelino
Gabriel Gómez Manzaneque	...	Tuno Guaperas
Alexis Valdés	...	Drake
Emilio Azofra	...	Forense
Carmen Lucas	...	Madre Superiora
Felicitas López	...	Monja Sorda
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Camilo García	...	Tuno Negro (voice)
Pablo Vega

Directed by
Pedro L. Barbero
Vicente J. Martín

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Pedro L. Barbero		writer
Vicente J. Martín		writer

Original Music by
Roque Baños
Alex Martínez

Cinematography by
Carlos Suárez

Casting by
Camilla-Valentine Isola

Art Direction by
Wolfgang Burmann

Makeup Department
José Quetglás	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Luisa García	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Estíbaliz García	....	second assistant director
Javier Petit	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Manuel Carrión	....	foley artist
James Muñoz	....	supervising sound editor
Mark A. Van Der Willigen	....	sound

Visual Effects by
Javier Mosqueda	....	colorgrading artist
Javier Mosqueda	....	scanner operator
Ramón Ramos	....	digital compositor
Pablo Urrutia	....	Inferno artist
Pablo Urrutia	....	digital effects artist
El Khadir Palomo Yusef	....	digital artist

Stunts
Ángel Plana	....	stunt coordinator

Editorial Department
Miguel P. Gilaberte	....	color timer
Francisco Amaro Gómez	....	assistant editor
Javier Mosqueda	....	telecine master colorist

Music Department
José Vinader	....	music engineer

Other crew
José Luis Cubillo	....	script supervisor
Cinta Meniz	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Lolafilms

Distributors

• Anolis Entertainment (Germany)
• Filmauro Distribuzione
• Iberoamericana Films Producción (Spain)
• Lolafilms Distribución
• Ventura Distribution

Also Known As:

Black Serenade (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, violence, language and some drug content.

Runtime:

110 min | Spain:98 min (original running time)

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:18 | Spain:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain

Company:

Lolafilms

Trivia:

The tagline (Nescientia necat) is Latin and means "Ignorance kills".

Movie Connections:

References Scream 2 (1997)

Soundtrack:

Tequila

Nescientia necat

Very good Spanish slasher movie, with an interesting and darkly humorous idea (a slashing minstrel going from one university to another each year, killing the worst students, cutting the bad seeds of society).

Only slightly different from his american models (the plethora of college slashing films), Tuno negro is a very good addiction to the genre, with several good death scenes, many talented actors and actresses (the lead cutie is a sort of Spanish clone of Katie Beckinsale), good musical score. All in all, a good way to spend 100 minutes, far better than many of his similar from the States.