Octavio: The metamorphic history of Octavio Ocampo is a film biopic about the famous Mexican artist Octavio Ocampo

Octavio Ocampo

Octavio Ocampo was born on 28 February 1943 in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. He grew up in a family of designers, and studied art from early childhood. At art school, Ocampo constructed papier mache figures for floats, altars, and ornaments that were used during carnival parades and other festivals....

, its release is announced for the fall of 2011 in Mexico. The film is directed by Mexican director José Antonio Torres

José Antonio Torres

José Antonio Torres is a Mexican film director, producer, and musician based at Inukshuk Films Studios. His film work includes writing and directing Octavio and Astral; both films were breakthroughs in digital cinema in Mexico....

 (which was her debut film) and produced by E Corp and Inukshuk Films.

Plot

The film is a documentary that captures the family roots, cultural and academic that became Octavio Ocampo in one of the most recognized Mexican artists worldwide. For the first time, the artist opens the doors of his house to have contact with their parents and siblings (everybody share artistic roots), his first drawings, anecdotal stories of her artistic godmother Maria Luisa "La China" Mendoza and his workshop where he made most of his work.

Cast

• Octavio Ocampo
  Octavio Ocampo
  Octavio Ocampo was born on 28 February 1943 in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. He grew up in a family of designers, and studied art from early childhood. At art school, Ocampo constructed papier mache figures for floats, altars, and ornaments that were used during carnival parades and other festivals....
  
  , painter and creator of the painting style called "metamorphic".
• Rafael Ángel Ocampo, Octavio's father.
• Octaviana González, Octavio's mather.
• Eduardo Ocampo, Octavio's brother.
• Gregorio Ocampo, Octavio's brother.
• María Luisa "La China" Mendoza, Mexican journalist and writer.

Production Notes

The documentary uses footage shot over 5 years, exposing the artist's life in a way that has never been done, documenting video for the first time in his work, life and art from his inner circle.
It also offers access to personal catalog of Ocampo, as well as a host of celebrities who have lived with him throughout his career and training.