Back To Maracaibo
Back To Maracaibo

Movie·2022·1h 58m

Back To Maracaibo

“When art heals, laughter saves”

Country

Venezuela

Language

Spanish

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The Story

Original title: Venite pa’ Maracaibo

Eladio is a failed actor who has spent years in obscurity working maintenance at a TV station in the capital. When he’s forced to return to Maracaibo to care for his teenage niece —a fierce, guitar-playing rebel— their worlds clash. Amid loud music, insults, and generational conflict, Eladio accidentally reinvents himself as an acting teacher… and ends up entangled with one of the city’s most notorious crime syndicates. What follows is a hilarious, heartfelt, and uniquely Latin American story about rediscovery, family, and the absurdities of adulthood —at any age.

Written By

Amílcar Briceño

Producer

Carlos Daniel Alvarado, Irma Turkaly

Cinematography

Alexander Barroeta

Music

Leo Daniel Luzardo

Editor

Mauricio "Memo" Mendoza

Themes

venezuelafamilymusical journeylatin americafeel goodcomedycine latinoaward-winning filmcaribean city

Production House

Alvarado Original Films

Audience Score

52%

2 votes

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Timepass40%
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Perfection12%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Yenifer Guerrero

Arianni

Mario Sudano

Mario Sudano

Eladio Morillo

Fabricio Vasquez

Miki Fliki

Ozias Acosta

Eleazar

Sasha Soto

Pelua

Enzo Pradelli

El Chuky

Susana Medina

Marbella

El Payaso Bizcochón

Himself

Yunary Bolaños

Carmela

Ricardo Chourio

El Bosy

Henry Semprún

Mamá Dora

Daniel Medina

Rockolita

José Labrador

Bolón

Nereyda Pérez

Catalina

Aroldo Betancourt

Augusto Pradelli

Luis Alberto Lamata

Luis Alberto Lamata

María Antonieta Duque

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Crew

Alexander Barroeta

Director of Photography

Leo Daniel Luzardo

Original Music Composer

Carlos Daniel Alvarado

Director, Writer, Executive Producer

Amílcar Briceño

Writer

Irma Turkaly

Executive Producer

Ionesco Troconis

Producer

Mauricio "Memo" Mendoza

Editor

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