Cristo Rey (2014)
Set in the Dominican Republic, Leticia Tonos Paniagua’s uniquely Caribbean retelling of Romeo and Juliet chronicles the love between a kind-hearted teenager, ostracized for his mixed Haitian-Dominican descent, and the beautiful sister of a local drug kingpin he’s hired to protect.
Director:
Leticia Tonos
Writers:
Alejandro Andújar, Leticia Tonos.
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James Saintil as Janvier |
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Akari Endo as Jocelyn |
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Yasser Michelén as Rudy |
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Jalsen Santana as Coronel Montilla |
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Arturo Lopez as Món |
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Leonardo Vasquez as El Bacá |
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Moisés Trinidad as Pedro Lee |
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Salvador Pérez Martínez as Don Manuel |
| Writing | Alejandro Andújar | Screenplay |
| Writing | Leticia Tonos | Screenplay |
| Directing | Leticia Tonos | Director |
| Editing | Angélica Salvador | Editor |
| Camera | Kika Ungaro | Director of Photography |