Candelaria (film)

Candelaria
Directed by	Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza
Screenplay by	Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza Carlos Quintela María Camila Arias Abel Arango
Starring	Verónica Lynn Alden Knight
Cinematography	Yarará Rodríguez
Edited by	Anita Remon
Music by	Alvaro Morales
Release date	2017 (2017)
Language	Spanish

Candelaria is a 2017 romantic drama film co-written and directed by Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza. ^{[1] [2]}

A co-production between Colombia, Germany, Norway, Argentina and Cuba, the film was entered into the Giornate degli Autori competition at the 74th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in which it won the Fedeora Award for Best Film and the Director’s Award. ^{[3] [4]} The film also won two Macondo Awards, for best actor (Alden Knight) and best screenplay. ^[5]

Cast

• Verónica Lynn as Candelaria
• Alden Knight as Víctor Hugo
• Manuel Viveros as El Negro
• Philipp Hochmair as El Carpintero
• Juan Oscar Margrina as Pereyra
• Diego Tomatis as Pereyra Jr.
• Felix Rondón as Basilio

References

1. Ide, Wendy (3 September 2017). "'Candelaria': Venice Review". Screen International . Retrieved 2 August 2025.
2. Bergondi, Juan Cruz (9 April 2018). "Candelaria". EscribiendoCine (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2025.
3. Vivarelli, Nick (8 September 2017). "Venice: Cuba-Set 'Candelaria' Wins Top Venice Days Prize". Variety . Retrieved 2 August 2025.
4. Scarpa, Vittoria (9 September 2017). "Review: Candelaria". Cineuropa . Retrieved 2 August 2025.
5. ""Roma", Mejor Película Iberoamericana en los Premios Macondo de Colombia". Telemetro (in Spanish). 10 November 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2025.

External links

• Candelaria at IMDb