Loco Fever (2001)
"La fiebre del loco" (original title)

When the Chilean officials lift the ban on harvesting the shellfish "el loco" (which purportedly is an aphrodisiac) in the seaside village of Puerto Gala greed and lust take hold. Greed is ... See full summary »

Director:

Andrés Wood

Writers:

René Arcos, Gilberto Villarroel,

Stars:

Emilio Bardi, Luis Dubó, Loreto Moya

5 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emilio Bardi	...	Canuto
Luis Dubó	...	Jorge
Loreto Moya	...	Sonia
Luis Margani	...	Padre Luis
Tamara Acosta	...	Nelly
María Izquierdo	...	Leila
Mariana Loyola
Patricia López	...	Isabel (as Patricia López Menadier)
Carmina Riego
Pilar Zderich	...	Denisse
Aldo Parodi
Julio Marcone	...	Yukio
Cristián Chaparro
Gabriela Medina
Carmen Barros

Storyline

When the Chilean officials lift the ban on harvesting the shellfish "el loco" (which purportedly is an aphrodisiac) in the seaside village of Puerto Gala greed and lust take hold. Greed is embodied by Carlos Maldonato, "El Canuto," who attempts to buy all of the shellfish for a Japanese company, and by a traveling band of prostitutes that accompany the influx of fishermen. El Canuto also wrangles to get into good stead with an old flame, Sonia, who is now the proprietor of "La Pincoya," a local restaurant. But "el loco" proves more effective, and more damaging, than anyone could have guessed.

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Plot Keywords:

shellfish | prostitute | aphrodisiac | chile | company | 

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Taglines:

Amor y avaricia en un mundo de buzos y moluscos.

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Details

Country:

Chile Mexico Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

October 2001 (Chile)

Also Known As:

Loco Fever

Filming Locations:

Puerto Gala, Chile

Company Credits

Production Co:

Altavista Films, Canal+ España, El Deseo S.A.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Great Movie!

Great all-around: good use of music, good story, works on many levels, corruption, love stories, etc. And I don't know how anyone could accuse the acting of being "wooden"- I thought it was uniformly excellent.

Great slice of life in Chile that shows the life of a small fishing community.

One of the films you could take just about anyone to, young or old.

Highly recommended.