''El mar de Lucas'' (

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

) is an

Argentine Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their ...

film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...

directed by

Víctor Laplace Víctor Laplace (born 30 May 1943) is an Argentina, Argentine film actor. Laplace was born in Tandil, Buenos Aires. The son of a watchmaking jeweler and a housewife. When he was 14, he started working as a metallurgist in a factory, there he al ...

and written by Laplace and Martín Salinas. The story features

, Pablo Rago, Virginia Innocenti, and others.

Plot

The films tells of father, Juan Denevi (Victor Laplace), who gets the surprise of his life on his fiftieth birthday when he finds out that he's become a grandfather. The movie opens in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Juan is cooking individual personal favorite dishes for his friends, the patrons of his restaurant. A young woman named Manuela (Virginia Innocentti) appears with a 3-year-old boy (Lucas) and announces that Lucas is Juan's grandson. Juan hasn't seen his son Facundo (Pablo Rago) for many years, and during this time, Facundo has married and had a son. Facundo's wife and son find Juan at his birthday party and beg him to come help Facundo with a family crisis.

Cast

as Juan Denevi * Pablo Rago as Facundo Denevi * Virginia Innocenti as Manuela * Ana María Picchio as Clara * Betiana Blum as Ana * Rodolfo Ranni as Rolo * Ulises Dumont as Nacho * Lautaro Penella as Lucas Denevi * Norberto Díaz as Secretario del intendente * Adolfo Yanelli as Carlitos * David Di Napoli as Martillero * Pía Uribelarrea as Silvia * Óscar Guzmán as Lalo * Antonio Bax as Pedro * Eugenia Tobal as Marisa

Awards

Wins *

Mar del Plata Film Festival The Mar del Plata International Film Festival () is an List of film festivals, international film festival that takes place every November in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina. It is the only competitive feature festival recognized by the FIAPF ...

: Special Mention, Víctor Laplace, for a first work; 1999. *

Cartagena Film Festival The Cartagena Film Festival (), or FICCI, is a film festival held in Cartagena, Colombia, which focuses mainly on the promotion of Colombian television series, Latin American films and short films. The Cartagena Film Festival, which is held ever ...

: Golden India Catalina, Best Screenplay, Víctor Laplace; 2000. Nominations * Cartagena Film Festival: Golden India Catalina, Best Film, Víctor Laplace; 2000. * Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor, Best First Film, Víctor Laplace; Best Supporting Actress, Virginia Innocenti; 2001.

References

External links

*
''El mar de Lucas''
at the

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