Santiago Miter’s political thriller Argentina, 1985, and the Colombian series News of a Kidnapping, created by Andrés Wood and Rodrigo García, swept the top awards at the tenth Platino Awards Satur…
ARGENTINA, 1985, from left: Ricardo Darin, Peter Lanzani, 2022. © Amazon Studios / Courtesy Everett Collection, and the Colombian seriesMiter’s film took home six gongs, including Best Ibero-American Fiction film, Best Screenplay for co-writers Mitre and Mariano Llinas, Best Actor for Ricardo Darín, and the Audience Award.
The film is the tale of Argentinian lawyers Julio Strassera and Luis Moreno Ocampo, who bravely prosecuted members of the country’s former bloody military dictatorship. Under the regime, from 1976 to 1983, an estimated 30,000 people disappeared. The pic debuted in Competition at Venice, where it picked up the Fipresci prize, and was Argentina’s entry for the international Oscar race.
“In Hollywood, most of the stories are not designed for minorities. I have Latino friends who asked me if it didn’t bother me to be typecast as Latino because there are usually not good roles for Latinos,” he said. “But, after studying acting, I had the opportunity to work with directors, writers, and producers who listened to my cry for giving a dimension to the character, oh, somehow I convinced them”.
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