Taita Boves (2010)
TAITA BOVES chronicles a thirst for revenge that devastated a country. It tells the true story of Jose Tomás Boves, a cruel man who became a legend during the Venezuelan War of Independence, the most violent in the Americas. He went from seafarer to pirate, horse smuggler to prosperous merchant, prisoner to military chief. Spanish by birth, he spearheaded a grass roots troop of slaves, mulattoes, Indians and mestizos that crushed Simón Bolívar and his patriot army. Respectfully referred to as "Taita" by them, he fought for the underprivileged and the poorest of the poor, and curtailed three centuries of order in this colonial region. This film is about his passions and power, his loves and misadventures, and a bloody saga that rocked Venezuela.
Director:
Luis Alberto Lamata
Writer:
Luis Alberto Lamata
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Luis Abreu as Juan Palacios |
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Alberto Alifa as Juez Briceño |
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Daniela Alvarado as Inés |
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Wilfredo Cisneros as Padre Llamozas |
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Juvel Vielma as José Tomás Boves |
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Antonio Delli as |
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Héctor Manrique as |
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Dimas González as |
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Marcos Moreno as |
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Basilio Alvarez as |
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Pedro Durán as |
| Directing | Luis Alberto Lamata | Director |
| Sound | Francisco Cabrujas | Music |
| Editing | Jonathan Pellicer | Editor |
| Crew | Alejandro García Wiedemann | Cinematography |
| Writing | Luis Alberto Lamata | Screenplay |
| Production | Hernán Jabes | Executive Producer |