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2010 | Color | 98 min

On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the triumph of Nicaragua?s Revolution, a long forgotten Sandinista commander appears: Paco Jarquín. Contrary to most of his former FSLN colleagues, he preferred to deny his glorious past and live anonymously as a dance teacher in neighboring Costa Rica.


Country: Brasil, Costa Rica
Direction: Ferraz; Vicente, Martínez; Isabel
Script: Ferraz; Vicente
Production: Martínez; Isabel
Photography: Ferraz; Vicente
Sound: Heder; Haymo, Istueta; Ricardo
Music: Padrón; Jenny
Cast:Catania; Alfredo, Ulloa; Anabel, Darkins; Thelma, Alcázar; Damián, Clara Carranza; Ana
Participation year at FICM: 2011

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