Promedio rojo (2004)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Nicolás López

Writers:

Nicolás López (writer)
Beatriz Santana (writer)

Release Date:

4 November 2004 (Chile)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Who said that school was the best time of your life?

Plot:

Nerdy comic book aficionado Roberto Rodriguez battles low self-esteem, loser friends and vicious high school bullies as he vies for the heart of Cristina, the hot new girl from Madrid. |

Plot Keywords:

High School Friends | Romantic Rivalry | Masturbation Scene | Coming Of Age

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Ariel Levy	...	Roberto Rodriguez
Xenia Tostado	...	Cristina Santelices
Benjamín Vicuña	...	Fele
Nicolas Martinez	...	Condoro
Berta Muñiz	...	Papitas (as Sebastián 'Berta' Muñiz)
Fernando Larraín	...	Manolo
Tatiana Astengo	...	Enfermera Berta Bravo
María Cristina Peña y Lillo	...	Marcela (as Cristina Peña y Lillo)
Fernando Farías	...	Abuelo de Roberto
Teresita Reyes	...	Madre de Roberto
Ernesto Belloni	...	Padre de Fele
Katty Kowaleczko	...	Madre de Fele
Eduardo Bertran	...	Marcos
Santiago Segura	...	Doctor
Daniel Segal	...	Padre de Condoro / Alumna con barba
Tania Abaud	...	Madre de Condoro
Juan Andres Salfate	...	Jabba
Bea Santana	...	Chica Tv 1
Cristina Pascual	...	Chica Tv 2
Dago Soto	...	Auxiliar
Isidora Tupper	...	Alumna Histerica

Directed by
Nicolás López

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Nicolás López		writer
Beatriz Santana		writer

Produced by
Miguel Asensio	....	producer
Matías Cornejo Bunger	....	associate producer
Carlos Garriga	....	associate producer
María Luisa Gutiérrez	....	executive producer
María Luisa Gutiérrez	....	producer
Marilú Gutiérrez	....	associate producer
Nicolás López	....	executive producer
Pablo Saavedra	....	assistant producer
Pablo Schwencke	....	associate producer
Santiago Segura	....	executive producer
Javier Sepúlveda	....	location producer
Diego Valenzuela	....	associate producer
Javier Valiño	....	executive producer
Cristina Ybarra	....	producer

Original Music by
Manuel Riveiro

Cinematography by
Chechu Graf

Film Editing by
Diego Macho

Production Design by
Miguel Asensio

Art Direction by
Nelson Daniel

Set Decoration by
Soledad Morales
Matías O'Donnell

Costume Design by
Constanza Lopehandía Meza

Makeup Department
Karina Arbulú	....	makeup artist
Carola Lizana	....	assistant makeup artist
Germán Pérez	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Paola Zoccola	....	production boss

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pablo Atienza	....	assistant director
Matías Cornejo Bunger	....	assistant director
Francisco Ferrada	....	second assistant director
Daniel Segal	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Pascuala Beza	....	assistant graphic designer
Nelson Daniel	....	graphic designer
Clara González	....	stand-by props
Juan Guerrero	....	props
Ciro Paredes	....	props
Bladimir Salazar	....	props
Margarita Steffens	....	props
Walter Thompson	....	props

Sound Department
Aitor Berenguer	....	sound
Mauricio Castañeda	....	assistant sound
Marcos De Aguirre	....	sound supervisor
Fabio Huete	....	sound
David Miranda	....	sound mixer
Mauricio Molina	....	sound editor
Claudio Vargas	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Constanza Aliaga	....	special effects
Juan Pablo Aliaga	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Pablo Gil Agero	....	visual effects supervisor
Ricardo Gómez	....	visual effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Francisco Canales	....	assistant camera
Juan Manuel García	....	electrician
Sara Gómez	....	video operator
Andrea Guzmán	....	assistant camera
Matías Hederra	....	grip
Isaías Ibáñez	....	electrician
Matias López	....	camera operator
José Ocares	....	electrician
Luis Portocarrero	....	assistant camera
César Urra	....	electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nicole Blanc	....	assistant costume designer

Other crew
José Luis Brogeras	....	production assistant
Silvia Camacho	....	production assistant
Eva Cupeiro	....	production secretary
Martín Del Río	....	production assistant
Karina Elgueda	....	continuity
Cristián Gónzalez	....	technical producer
Bea Morillas	....	press executive
Rodrigo Olcay	....	production assistant
Mailo Darriba	....	secretary of production (uncredited)

Thanks
Esteban Rojas	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Aldea Films (co-production)
• Sobras.com Producciones (co-production)
• Amiguetes Entertainment (co-production)

Distributors

• Eleven Arts (2005) (Japan) (all media)

Country:

Spain | Chile

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Chile:14

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Company:

Aldea Films

Trivia:

'Benjamin Vicuña' (Fele) was sick during the shooting and the production used a double in some scenes in which you cant see the face of the character.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Star Wars (1977)

Dull and vugar nerd comedy

Chilean comedies seem to have a great flaw: they're either dull or vulgar: this one is both. Quite influenced by the Spanish director Alex de la Iglesia, this movie imitates his style, including his faults. The story is very silly and there's nothing original in it. It concerns high school nerds in their sexual awareness and the attempts to have their first experiences (does that sound familiar to you?) It certainly looks quite old fashioned,with the most recurrent stereotypes of the American youngster comedies of the sixties like "Porky" and all its sequels and imitations. The humor is rough - kind of vulgar actually - and the interpretations are quite elementary. It was quite popular in Chile but it faded away a few months after being released.