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Completed - SPANISH - Drama - 100 minutes

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TAITA BOVES chronicles a thirst for revenge that devastated a country. It tells the true story of Jose Tomás Boves, a cruel man who became a legend during the Venezuelan War of Independence, the most violent in the Americas.

Previous markets

  • Ventana Sur 2010 (Premiere)
  • Cannes 2011 (Line up)
  • Busan 2012 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2010

Director(s) : Luis Alberto LAMATA
Writer(s) : Luis Alberto Lamata LAMATA
Cast : Daniela ALVARADO, Juvel VIELMA

Producer(s) : Luisa DE LA VILLE

Synopsis

TAITA BOVES chronicles a thirst for revenge that devastated a country. It tells the true story of Jose Tomás Boves, a cruel man who became a legend during the Venezuelan War of Independence, the most violent in the Americas. He went from seafarer to pirate, horse smuggler to prosperous merchant, prisoner to military chief. Spanish by birth, he spearheaded a grass roots troop of slaves, mulattoes, Indians and mestizos that crushed Simón Bolívar and his patriot army. Respectfully referred to as "Taita" by them, he fought for the underprivileged and the poorest of the poor, and curtailed three centuries of order in this colonial region. This film is about his passions and power, his loves and misadventures, and a bloody saga that rocked Venezuela.

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Country(ies) : VENEZUELA


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