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EL NIÑO DE LOS MANDADOS (THE ERRAND BOY)
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Post-Production - SPANISH - Drama - 93 minutes

Log Line

After the loss of his mother rendering him completely alone, an 11-year-old boy is employed as the errand boy by the only pharmacy in his small town. He ends up discovering his true calling in life: becoming the “little doctor” of the region.

Year of production : 2016

Director(s) : Carlos DEL CASTILLO
Writer(s) : Carlos DEL CASTILLO
Cast : Ramiro MENESES, Alejandro BUENAVENTURA, Luis Fernando MONTOYA, Vianny MORA, Wilmer AMADO, Judy HENRIQUEZ, Caroll FONTECHA, Ricardo VESGA, Isabella GARCIA, Gustavo OJEDA, Lina RESTREPO, Pierre BELLANGER, Amalia SANTA MARIA

Producer(s) : Carlos DEL CASTILLO (Phothogroup Films), Andrea NAJAR PEÑA (AN), Robespierre RODRIGUEZ (Scarlett Cinema)

Synopsis

Set in the mid 50’s, Alfonso, a small 11 year old boy who has never met his father unfortunately loses
his mother rendering him completely alone to fend for himself in an old, humble suburban house. To
survive he began to search for work, but the only job available was at the pharmacy in the small town
in which he lived. At his workplace he began to read everything he could about medicine, learning
more than anyone in the region. There were no doctors in the area and the closest thing to one was his

boss, the drunken pharmacist. Alfonso ends up becoming the “Little Doctor” of the region and discov-
ers his true calling in life.

Production

Country(ies) : COLOMBIA

Festivals and Awards

Ventana Sur 2017 Video Library


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