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: ''Esther en alguna parte'') is a 2013 Cuban-Peruvian
comedy-drama
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film directed by
Gerardo Chijona
Gerardo Chijona Valdés (born in Havana on 1949) is a Cuban film director and critic. Among his best known work is the 2011 film Ticket to Paradise. Other films he is known for include ''Adorable Lies'', '' Esther Somewhere'', '' Un paraíso bajo ...
and written by Eduardo Eimil. Starring
Reynaldo Miravalles
Reynaldo Agustín Miravalles de la Luz (22 January 1923 – 31 October 2016), known as Reinaldo Miravalles, was a Cuban actor residing in Miami.
His birthplace is Callejón del Chorro, Old Havana. He died on 31 October 2016 in Havana at the age o ...
and Enrique Molina, the film is based on the homonymous novel by Eliseo Alberto Diego. It premiered on February 21, 2013, in Cuban theaters.
Synopsis
One year after the death of his wife Maruja, Lino Catalá, a serious and formal old man, is approached by Larry Po, another quirky old man with
multiple personalities
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. Larry confesses to Lino that his late wife, Maruja, led a double life: an ordinary housewife by day, and an imposing
bolero
Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It h ...
singer by night. From this moment on, the two old men join in a meticulous search in Maruja's past, while trying to find the whereabouts of Esther Rodenas, the great love of Larry's life. While they follow the trail of the women they loved, a friendship arises between them that transforms them in a definitive way and that shows them that life does not end in old age.
Cast
The actors participating in this film are:
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Reynaldo Miravalles
Reynaldo Agustín Miravalles de la Luz (22 January 1923 – 31 October 2016), known as Reinaldo Miravalles, was a Cuban actor residing in Miami.
His birthplace is Callejón del Chorro, Old Havana. He died on 31 October 2016 in Havana at the age o ...
Daisy Granados
Daisy Granados (born 9 December 1942) is a Cuban film actress. She has appeared in more than 40 films since 1964. At the 11th Moscow International Film Festival in 1979, she won the award for Best Actress for her role in the drama film '' Portra ...
as Maruja
* Eslinda Núñez as Elenita Ruiz
* Alicia Bustamante as Mercedes (Huesito)
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Verónica Lynn
Verónica Lynn López Martínez (born May 7, 1931) is a Cuban Actor, actress and theatre director with an extensive career in film, theatre, radio and television. She founded the theater group Trotamundos in 1989 with Pedro Álvarez, her husband. ...
as Rosa Rosales
* Paula Ali as Julieta Cañizares
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Laura De la Uz
Laura de la Uz (; born 14 February 1970) is a Cuban film, television and theatre actress. She appeared in the theatre drama "Un Rayo de Esperanza" in 2020 Cubacultura.
She was nominated for Platino Award for Best Actress twice.
Career
Laura de ...
as Ofelia
* Luis Alberto García as Lieutenant Chang
* Elsa Camp as Rafaela Tomey
* Héctor Medina as Ismael
* Danae Hernandez as Sofía
* Kevin Kovayashi as Totó
Production
Principal photography
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Personnel
Besides the main film personnel, such as the ...
for the film began on March 23, 2012 and ended on June 25 of the same year in