- El Amateur
Infobox Film
name = El Amateur
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caption = DVD Cover
director =Juan Bautista Stagnaro
producer = Juan Bautista Stagnaro
writer = Juan Bautista Stagnaro
Mauricio Dayub
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starring = Mauricio Dayub
Vando Villamil
music =Jaime Roos
cinematography =Víctor González
editing =Miguel Pérez
distributor =Aleph Producciones S.A.
released =April 22 ,1999
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country = ARG
language = Spanish
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imdb_id = 0202223|"El Amateur" (English: "The Amateur") is an Argentine
drama film released in 1999, written and directed byJuan Bautista Stagnaro . [imdb title|id=0202223|name=El Amateur]The film was based on a novel by
Mauricio Dayub .The picture was nominated for five
Silver Condor Awards.Plot
On the outskirts of a provincial town, Pajaro is determined to enter the
Guinness Book of Records by breaking the longest bike-ride record.He rides around the
fountain in the square with the help of his friend, Lopecito. He is willing to face many challenges that face him, in attaining this new record.Will this race open the path to love for him, and for his redemption?
Cast
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Mauricio Dayub as Alfonso 'Pájaro' Romero
*Pedro Heredia as Ramón
*Vando Villamil as Lopecito
*Arturo Goetz as Concejal
*Cacho Espíndola as Intendente
*Alejandra Puy as La Mora
*Darío Grandinetti as Funcionario municipalExhibition
The film premiered in
April 22 ,1999 and was released inCanada at theMontreal Film Festival and in America inMiami at the Hispanic Film Festival.The film was produced by
Aleph Producciones S.A. and distributed byTranseuropa Video Entertainment onVHS .Footnotes
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