Cholo (film)

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Cholo
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Directed by Bernardo Batievsky
Release date
  • May 18, 1972 (1972-05-18)
CountryPeru

Cholo is a Peruvian film from 1972 directed by Bernardo Batievsky that tells the story of the Peruvian soccer player Hugo Sotil. [1]

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Synopsis

A young provincial painter migrates to Lima, where he finds a hostile and racist city. His soccer ability makes him reach sporting fame by traveling to several European countries. [2]

Production

After surviving a heart attack in the early 1970s, Batievsky began writing and later directing a film about soccer starring the successful soccer player Hugo Sotil. The film was released on May 18, 1972 in fifteen theaters in Lima. [3] A week after its release, the director had the film removed from the billboard after receiving negative reviews. [4]

The music was in charge of the Peruvian group El Polen. [4]

Restoration

Andrea Franco Batievsky, the director's granddaughter, oversaw the restoration process of Cholo and Mirage at the UCLA Film & Television Archive. [4] [5]

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