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 | Nicolás Serrano | Writer |
| Production | Cristina Echeverri | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Esteban Orozco | Writer |
| Writing | Mario Mendoza | Book |
| Production | Rodrigo Guerrero | Producer |
| Art | Daniela Henao Cardenas | Art Direction |
| Camera | Camilo Monsalve | Director of Photography |
| Art | Maria Andrea Rangel | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Alejo Alas | Editor |
| Directing | Felipe Pava | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Manuel José Gordillo | Music |
| Production | Paola Andrea Pérez Nieto | Line Producer |
| Directing | Andrés Barrientos | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Mario Mendoza | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Antonina Kerguelén | Creative Producer |
| Art | Sara Millán | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Camila Olarte | Costume Design |
| Production | Esteban Orozco | Producer |
| Production | Juan Pablo Rincón | Casting |
| Editing | Ana Maria Pulido | Editorial Coordinator |