Descansos (film)

Descansos
Directed by	Chris Roybal
Produced by	Jennifer Buntjer Kristin Roybal Chris Roybal
Written by	Chris Roybal
Music by	Nathan Fox-Helser Michael Hargan Edward Bell Steven Carlos Padin
Cinematography	Chris Roybal
Editing by	Chris Roybal
Distributed by	Incredible Films
Release date(s)	National Hispanic Cultural Center February 6, 2009 (2009-02-06)
Running time	140 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English Spanish American Sign Language

Descansos (Spanish: Resting Places) is a 2009 American 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 that take you across Northern New Mexico. Following several different characters dealing with love and loss for people who are soon to die or already have died, the film spans Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Nambe, Espanola, Taos, and finally ending at the sacred Santuario de Chimayo.

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 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

• Official website
• Descansos (film) at the Internet Movie Database
• DESCANSOS Motion Picture at createspace.