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Alsino and the Condor (Spanish: Alsino y el cóndor) is a 1982 Nicaraguan film directed by Miguel Littín. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It won the Golden Prize at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. The film was a co-production between Nicaragua, Mexico and Cuba. The film is loosely based on the novel Alsino by Chilean writer Pedro Prado. It was the comeback film of actor Dean Stockwell. Notable Cuban Director of Photography Jorge Herrera died during the production due to a brain hemorrhage.
Original Release
12/01/1982
US Release
05/01/1983
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dean Stockwell | Frank |
Alan Esquivel | Alsino |
Carmen Bunster | Alsino's Grandmother / Mamabuela |
Alejandro Parodi | The Major / Garin |
Delia Casanova | Rosaria / Rosario |
Marta Lorena Pérez | Lucia |
Reynaldo Miravalles | Don Nazario, the Birdman / El Pajarero |
Marcelo Gaete | Lucia's Grandfather / El Leonero |
Jan Kees de Rooy | Dutch Adviser / Rohm |
Rogelio Blain | Manuel |
Directors
Writers
Miguel Littin, Pedro Prado, Tomás Pérez Turrent, Isidora Aguirre
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dean Stockwell | Frank |
Alan Esquivel | Alsino |
Carmen Bunster | Alsino's Grandmother / Mamabuela |
Alejandro Parodi | The Major / Garin |
Delia Casanova | Rosaria / Rosario |
Marta Lorena Pérez | Lucia |
Reynaldo Miravalles | Don Nazario, the Birdman / El Pajarero |
Marcelo Gaete | Lucia's Grandfather / El Leonero |
Jan Kees de Rooy | Dutch Adviser / Rohm |
Rogelio Blain | Manuel |
Raúl Eguren | El Maestro |
Carlos Aguirre Calero | El Cuyi |
Luz Amparo Gutiérrez | La Prostituta |
Gustavo Alberto Saballos | Sgt. Gonzalez |
Ivan Turcios | Etiope |
Jose Uriel Duarte | Amigo del Cuyi |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hernán Littin | Producer |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1983 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |