Casi Casi
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| Directed by | Jaime Vallés Tony Vallés |
| Produced by | Jaime Vallés Tony Vallés |
| Written by | Jaime Vallés Tony Vallés |
| Starring | Marian Pabón Mario Pabón Irene Lucio Fernando Castro - Álvarez Alexis Arce Ricardo Arias Marisa Gómez Maite Cantó Manuel Benítez Albert Rodríguez Tino García |
| Release date(s) | 2006 |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Puerto Rico |
| Language | Spanish |
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- This article is about the 2006 Puerto Rican film. For other meanings, see CASI.
Casi casi (in English, Almost) is a 2006 Puerto Rican film, written and directed by brothers Jaime and Tony Vallés.
The film takes place in a Catholic school in Puerto Rico where the main character, Emilio, is infatuated in love for Jacklynne, the most popular girl in school. In an attempt to win her over, he decides to run for Student Council President to impress her, only to discover that Jacklynne herself will be his adversary. Emilio then devises a plan, together with his friends, to rig the election and lose on purpose. All this without being caught by strict school Principal Richardson (Marian Pabón).
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[edit] Title
Casi [cah'-se], adv. means: Almost, nearly, somewhat more or less; just. Casi que or casi casi, Very nearly.
[edit] Cast
- Marian Pabón - Principal Richardson
- Mario Pabón - Emilio
- Irene Lucio - María Eugenia
- Fernando Castro - Álvarez - Ángel
- Ricardo Arias - Alfredo
- Marisa Gómez - Natalia
- Alexis Arce - Mónica
- Maite Cantó - Jacklynne
- Manuel Benítez - Manolete
- Albert Rodríguez - Sr. Bismark
- Tino García - Don Paco
[edit] Production Details
First-time directors, Jaime and Tony Vallés, had some experience working in theater. However, they had never made a movie before. They then set out to learn everything they needed about it through books and the Internet [1]
To achieve this, they approached the members of their own family for help, among them Puerto Rican actress, Marian Pabón, and Mario Pabón. Most of the cast are unexperienced actors taken directly from school with the intention of giving naturality and spontaneity to the film [2].
The auditions for the teenage cast were held in three private schools from San Juan, Puerto Rico:
- Academia del Perpetuo Socorro (both of the directors graduated from this school)
- Commonwealth High School
- Saint John's School
None of the actors chosen for the parts had any previous experience in films. The directors had some troubles with some of the actors. For example, Ricardo Arias originally didn't want to do the film. The directors, however, managed to persuade him. Also, the role of María Eugenia was given to another actress who left the film a few days after filming began. It was then that Irene Lucio was brought in to fill in the role.
To minimize expenses, all of the cast had to provide their own wardrobe, except for the school uniform shirts.
[edit] Reviews
Despite being a low-budget film, it has received much critical praise from audiences around the world. Ronnie Scheib (Variety magazine) gave the film a very favorable review [3]. Joe Baltake, of the Philadelphia Film Festival compared it with Mean Girls and Clueless [4].
[edit] Awards
- San Diego Latino Film Festival - Audience Award [5]
- Philadelphia Film Festival - Third Place
- Chicago Latino Film Festival - Third Place
- New York International Latino Film Festival - Official Selection
- Vistas Film Festival - Official Selection
- Boston Latino Film Festival - Official Selection
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Mariela Fullana Acosta (January 11, 2007). Primera Hora: "Casi casi" producto del ingenio de dos hermanos.
- ^ Mariela Fullana Acosta (January 10, 2007). Primera Hora: Marian Pabón sirve de guía a su hija y sus sobrinos.
- ^ Ronnie Scheib (August 21, 2006). Variety Reviews: Casi Casi.
- ^ Joe Baltake (2006). 2006 Philadelphia Film Festival.
- ^ Media Arts Center (2006). San Diego Latino Film Festival Awards.
