10 · 24 · 24 Andres Baiz and Alejandro Speitzer Presented PIMPINERO: SANGRE Y GASOLINA at the 22nd FICM Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with mail Copy to clipboard Daniel Hernández In celebration of the 22nd edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), the cast of Pimpinero: sangre y gasolina, a film by Colombian director Andrés Baiz, walked the red carpet before the screening of the film. Andrés Bais, Alejandro Speitzer The movie was presented by Andres Baiz and actor Alejandro Speitzer. Located in the treacherous desert along the Colombia-Venezuela border, gasoline smugglers known as “pimpineros” risk their lives transporting illegal fuel across the harsh landscape.Baiz explained that the film's genesis stems from a trip to Colombia during which he saw a caravan of pickup trucks smuggling gasoline from Venezuela. Alejandro Speitzer, Andrés Bais The adrenaline that he got from it was what led him to work immediately on the film's screenplay: "I loved this dangerous job, which was the genesis of the story."During the presentation, Alejandro Speitzer expressed the enormous gratitude he felt towards Andrés Baiz. “He gave me the character I love the most, one of the most beautiful months of my career and my personal life.” He also emphasized that this film is an example of the enormous growth that Latin American cinema is currently experiencing.Both personalities highlighted empathy as an important value within the film. Finally, Baiz mentioned that to him the film speaks of borders, not only physical but ethical and moral: “ We must feel empathy for those who we believe to be strangers, when in fact they are not,” he concluded.
