Rosario Tijeras

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Rosario Tijeras
Directed by	Emilio Maillé
Produced by	Matthias Ehrenberg
Written by	Jorge Franco Ramos (novel) Marcelo Figueras
Starring	Flora Martínez Manolo Cardona
Distributed by	Columbia TriStar
Release date(s)	12 August 2005 (Colombia) November 11, 2005 (United States, AFI FEST)
Running time	126 min.
Language	Spanish
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Rosario Tijeras is a Colombian film based on the book of the same name written by Jorge Franco. The film was released in Colombia in 2005. In that same year the film had its North American premiere at the American Film Institute festival in Hollywood. The film also was nominated for a Goya Award for best foreign film. Rosario Tijeras is reportedly the second highest-grossing film in Colombian history.^[1]

1 Cast
2 Crew
3 Plot summary
4 See also
5 Notes and references
6 External links

[edit] Cast

Flora Martínez - Rosario Tijeras
Manolo Cardona - Emilio
Unax Ugalde - Antonio

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Juanes, song included in the soundtrack

[edit] Plot summary

The movie, based in a book by Jorge Franco, deals with the life of a beautiful woman involved with the subculture of sicarios, the motorcycle-riding hitmen of the slums of Medellín, Colombia, in the late eighties-early nineties. Rosario, a dangerous woman who was molested and raped as a child, and now claiming to be owned by no man, lives a life on the edge while trying to come to terms with her past and the men in her life, not making the best choices along the way.

The film is told in flashback from the point of view of Antonio, a young man from the upper class of Medellín. While at a Medellín disco one night, both he and his best friend, Emilio, simultaneously lay eyes upon the beautiful Rosario. Emilio pursues her and begins an affair with her. However, Emilio's family rejects the relationship, which crushes Emilio. Antonio continues his own platonic relationship with Rosario as her confidante. When Rosario's brother, Jonhefe, with whom Rosario lives, is killed, Antonio and Rosario grow closer. However, Rosario, who specializes in murdering men while kissing them, is a marked woman, and she eventually meets her comeuppance. It is Antonio who takes her to the emergency room, from where he relates her story.