Before the Rooster Crows (2016)
Teenager Carmín lives in a mountainous village in the center of Puerto Rico with her tough and conservative grandmother. Her mother left for the US without her. The arrival of her father, after long years in prison, eases Carmín’s profound sadness. The relationship with him, however, brings its own ambiguousness and complexities and as Carmín moves into womanhood this causes great confusion, mostly for her.
Director:
Arí Maniel Cruz
Writer:
Kisha Tikina Burgos
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Cordelia González as Gloria / Carmín's Grandmother |
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Miranda Purcell as Carmín |
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Kisha Tikina Burgos as Doris / Carmín's Mother |
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José Eugenio Hernández as Rubén / Carmín's Father |
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Isadora Lee Cintrón as Carmín's Teacher |
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Pablo Alicea as |
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Sylvia Bofill as |
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Laura Isabel Cabrera as |
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Israel Lugo as |
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Oscar Guerrero as |
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Mario Guerra as |
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Iliana García as |
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Nami Heldfeld as |
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Yamil Collazo as |
| Writing | Kisha Tikina Burgos | Screenplay |
| Sound | Eduardo Cabra | Music |
| Sound | Omar Silva | Music |
| Production | Esteban Lima | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzanne Krim | Costume Design |
| Sound | José Elí Pérez | Sound |
| Camera | Eduardo Mariota | Grip |
| Editing | Andrei Nemcik | Editor |
| Production | Tristana Robles | Production Manager |
| Directing | Arí Maniel Cruz | Director |
| Sound | Maite Rivera Carbonell | Sound Designer |
| Directing | Julio César Torres | Assistant Director |
| Art | Mayna Magruder | Production Design |
| Editing | Gabriel Coss | Editorial Services |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ybelka Hurtado | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Santiago 'Chago' Benet | Director of Photography |