''Descansos'' (Spanish: ''Resting Places'') is a 2009
American
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** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, pe ...
neo-realist film written and directed by Chris Roybal, his second feature film and first to be released. The drama features, in neo-realist fashion, an ensemble cast of professional and non-professional actors.
The drama consists of eight
vignettes
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* Vignette (entertainment), a sketch in a sketch comedy
* Vignette (graphic design), decorative designs in books (originally in the form of leaves and vines) to separate sections or chapters
* Vignette (literature), short, i ...
that take you across Northern
New Mexico
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, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
. Following several different characters dealing with love and loss for people who are soon to die or already have died, the film spans
Albuquerque
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,
Santa Fe,
Nambe,
Espanola,
Taos
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Places
* Taos, Missouri, a city in Cole County, Missouri, United States
* Taos County, New Mexico, United States
** Taos, New Mexico, a city, the county seat of Taos County, New Mexico
*** Taos art colony, an art colo ...
, and finally ending at the sacred
Santuario de Chimayo
El Santuario de Chimayó is a Roman Catholic church in Chimayó, New Mexico, United States. (''Santuario'' is Spanish for "sanctuary".) This shrine, a National Historic Landmark, is famous for the story of its founding and as a contemporary pil ...
.
The film premiered at the
National Hispanic Cultural Center on February 6, 2009.
Cast
Among intermittent scenes of The Man (Frederick Aragon) setting down a
descanso Descanso may refer to:
* Descanso (roadside memorial)
* ''Descanso'' (spider), a genus of jumping spider
* Descanso, California, an unincorporated community in the United States
* Descanso, Santa Catarina, a town and municipality in Brazil
* Des ...
for each vignette, the eight stories in the picture include:
;Marcelina:
* Steven Martinez as Archie
* Sylvia Sarmiento as Marcelina
;Samantha:
* Alex Cosby as Max
* Amelia Ampuero as Samantha
* Rober Gumm as Stem's Customer
;Lina:
* Genia Michaela as Deb
* Lenore Armijo as Lina
* Rachel Hroncich as Kimberly
;Sue:
* Eduardo Flores as Gil
* Diego Deane as Juan (Prisoner 060586)
;Eva:
* Navajo Nguyen as Eva
* Ryan Angell as Dillon
* Angeleah Cuevas as Other Girl
;Bella:
* Bernardo Gallegos as Nick
* Maggie Fine as Carmella
* Francisco Sandoval as Baby
;Grandma:
* Everette Scott Ortiz as Zack
* Eppie Guillen as Grandpa
* Regina Sanchez as Grandma
;Jessica:
* Nichole Otero as Jessica
* David Busse as Jack
* Michael Manzanares as Teenage Boy
* Amber J. Chenault as Teenage Girl
External links
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''DESCANSOS Motion Picture''at createspace.
2009 films
2000s Spanish-language films
2009 drama films
American drama films
2000s American films
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