El mar de Lucas is an Argentine

Argentina

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 film

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, directed by Víctor Laplace

Víctor Laplace

Víctor Laplace is an acclaimed Argentine film actor. He has appeared in over 80 films since 1970, such as Eva Perón and Un Amor en Moisés Ville in 2001, as well as extensive local and international theatre credits.-Filmography:#Detrás del sol, más cielo - Antón#Angelelli, la...

, and written by Laplace and Martín Salinas. The story features Víctor Laplace

Víctor Laplace

Víctor Laplace is an acclaimed Argentine film actor. He has appeared in over 80 films since 1970, such as Eva Perón and Un Amor en Moisés Ville in 2001, as well as extensive local and international theatre credits.-Filmography:#Detrás del sol, más cielo - Antón#Angelelli, la...

, Pablo Rago, Virginia Innocenti, and others.

Plot

The films tells of father, Juan Denevi (Victor Laplace), who gets the surprise of his life on his fiftieth birthday when he finds out that he's become a grandfather. The movie opens in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Juan is cooking individual personal favorite dishes for his friends, the patrons of his restaurant.

A young woman named Manuela (Virginia Innocentti) appears with a 3-year-old boy (Lucas) and announces that Lucas is Juan's grandson. Juan hasn't seen his son Facundo (Pablo Rago) for many years, and during this time, Facundo has married and had a son.

Facundo's wife and son find Juan at his birthday party and beg him to come help Facundo with a family crisis.

Cast

• Víctor Laplace
  Víctor Laplace
  Víctor Laplace is an acclaimed Argentine film actor. He has appeared in over 80 films since 1970, such as Eva Perón and Un Amor en Moisés Ville in 2001, as well as extensive local and international theatre credits.-Filmography:#Detrás del sol, más cielo - Antón#Angelelli, la...
  
   as Juan Denevi
• Pablo Rago as Facundo Denevi
• Virginia Innocenti as Manuela
• Ana María Picchio as Clara
• Betiana Blum as Ana
• Rodolfo Ranni
  Rodolfo Ranni
  Rodolfo Ranni is an Italian Argentine film actor.He has made over 85 film and TV appearances since 1958. More recently he has appeared in Argentine television dramas.-External links: ....
  
   as Rolo
• Ulises Dumont
  Ulises Dumont
  Ulises Dumont was a prolific Argentine film actor, credited with over 80 appearances in film and countless others in theatre and television from 1964 until his death in 2008.-Life and work:...
  
   as Nacho
• Lautaro Penella as Lucas Denevi
• Norberto Díaz as Secretario del intendente
• Adolfo Yanelli as Carlitos
• David Di Napoli as Martillero
• Pía Uribelarrea as Silvia
• Óscar Guzmán as Lalo
• Antonio Bax as Pedro
• Eugenia Tobal as Marisa

Awards

Wins

• Mar del Plata Film Festival
  Mar del Plata Film Festival
  The Mar del Plata International Film Festival is an international film festival that takes place every November in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina...
  
  : Special Mention, Víctor Laplace, for a first work; 1999.
• Cartagena Film Festival
  Cartagena Film Festival
  The Cartagena Film Festival, or Festival Internacional de Cine y T.V. de Cartagena de Indias. is a Colombian film festival which focuses on the promotion of Colombian television programs, Latin American films, and videos...
  
  : Golden India Catalina, Best Screenplay, Víctor Laplace; 2000.

Nominations

• Cartagena Film Festival: Golden India Catalina, Best Film, Víctor Laplace; 2000.
• Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor, Best First Film, Víctor Laplace; Best Supporting Actress, Virginia Innocenti; 2001.

External links

• El mar de Lucas at the cinenacional.com
  Cinenacional.com
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