Portable Country (1979)
Portable Country is a classical Venezuelan film about the urban guerrilla. Based on the novel of the same name, written by Adriano González León, the film centers on Andrés Barazarte, a disillusioned man from a wealthy landowning family, who grapples with his personal and political identity in the midst of Venezuela's tumultuous social changes and engages in the guerrilla. He reflects on his life, his family's decline, and the broader struggle for power in a country torn between tradition and revolution.The story unfolds as Andrés is tasked with transporting a mysterious package. This journey becomes a metaphor for his search for meaning and a confrontation with his family’s, and his country's, violent past. His recollections weave together with present events, creating a complex tapestry of memory and history.
Directors: Iván Feo, Antonio Llerandi.
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Héctor Duvauchelle as Salvador Barazarte |
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Iván Feo as Andrés Barazarte |
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Eliseo Perera as León Perfecto Barazarte |
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Alejandra Pinedo as Delia |
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Silvia Santelices as Ernestina Barazarte |
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Ibsen Martínez as José Eladio Barazarte |
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Nardy Fernández as Hortensia Barazarte |
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Eduardo Gil as Nicolasito Barazarte |
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Fernando Gómez as Epifanio Barazarte |
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Fausto Verdial as Eliseo Quintero |
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Asdrúbal Meléndez as Sacerdote |
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María Luisa Lamata as Adelaida Barazarte |
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Fermín Valladares as |
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Oswaldo Ron as |
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Guillermo Feo as |
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Manolo Recondo as |
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Raúl Gómez as |
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Reinaldo de los Llanos as |
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José Manuel Funes as |
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Angel Bueno as |
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César Díaz as |
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Mariela Ramos as |
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Miguel Ángel Pérez as |
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Tania Sarabia as |
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Enrique Ascanio as |
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Edith Díaz as |
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Manuel Bermúdez as |
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Hugo Ledezma as |
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Fernando Serrano as |
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Orlando Cabrera as |
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Victorino Lezama as |
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Pascual Gianelli as |
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Alexis Suárez as |
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Iván González as Jaramillo |
| Directing | Iván Feo | Director |
| Directing | Antonio Llerandi | Director |
| Writing | Antonio Llerandi | Writer |
| Writing | Iván Feo | Writer |
| Writing | Adriano González León | Writer |
| Sound | Chuchito Sanoja | Music |
| Production | César Díaz | Executive Producer |
| Art | Tony Sánchez Baute | Art Direction |
| Art | Lesbia Hernández | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Álvaro Rodríguez | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Miguel Corso | Art Department Assistant |
| Editing | Alberto Torija | Editor |
| Editing | Antonio Llerandi | Editor |
| Crew | Ibsen Martínez | Treatment |
| Directing | Alberto Torija | Assistant Director |
| Crew | José Antonio Arigita | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Nelson Bolívar | Sound |
| Crew | Raúl Falomir | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luis Giménez | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lesbia Hernández | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Virginia Solórzano | Costume Design |
| Camera | Eddy León | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Alberto Torija | Camera Technician |
| Camera | Raúl Gómez | Camera Technician |
| Camera | Freddy García | Camera Intern |
| Camera | Hipólito Rojas | Camera Intern |
| Camera | Gustavo Dao | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Carlos Pecheneda | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Marta Velasco | Script |
| Crew | Marianela Alas | Script |
| Production | Nardy Fernández | Production Manager |
| Production | Jorge Gherardi | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | José Antonio Sánchez | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Héctor Ríos | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Ibsen Martínez | Adaptation |
| Costume & Make-Up | Iván Feo | Costume Designer |