The Initiated (2023)
Based on the novels by Colombian writer Mario Mendoza and on the character of detective Frank Molina, the filming of Los Initiados took place in Bogotá. In the saga of Frank Molina, which uses the books Lady Massacre, La melancolia de los feos, El diario del fin del mundo and Akelarre, the story of an alcoholic private investigator who unmasks sinister plots within the underworld of Bogotá is told.
Director: Juan Felipe Orozco
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Andrés Parra as Frank Molina |
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Aria Jara as Lady Masacre / Gaby López |
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Juan Pablo Urrego as Ignacio Pombo |
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Jorge Cao as Augusto Pombo |
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Francisco Denis as Padre Lazaro |
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Julio Pachón as Rojan |
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Silvia Santamaría as Carmen |
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Ana Wills as Verónica |
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Jefferson Quiñones as Al Magro |
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Jose Restrepo as Freddy |
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Patricia Tamayo as La Palestina |
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Victoria Hernández as Fiscal Gamboa |
| Directing | Juan Felipe Orozco | Director |
| Writing | Esteban Orozco | Writer |
| Writing | Nicolás Serrano | Writer |
| Writing | Mario Mendoza | Book |
| Production | Cristina Echeverri | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rodrigo Guerrero | Producer |
| Writing | Antonina Kerguelén | Creative Producer |
| Production | Mario Mendoza | Executive Producer |
| Production | Esteban Orozco | Producer |
| Production | Paola Andrea Pérez Nieto | Line Producer |
| Sound | Manuel José Gordillo | Music |
| Camera | Camilo Monsalve | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Alejo Alas | Editor |
| Production | Juan Pablo Rincón | Casting |
| Art | Sara Millán | Production Design |
| Art | Daniela Henao Cardenas | Art Direction |
| Art | Maria Andrea Rangel | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Camila Olarte | Costume Design |
| Directing | Andrés Barrientos | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Felipe Pava | Second Assistant Director |
| Editing | Ana Maria Pulido | Editorial Coordinator |