Panamericana

Panamericana

Original movie poster
Directed by
  • Severin Frei
  • Thomas Rickenmann
  • Jonas Frei
Produced by
  • MB Productions
  • ExtraMile Films
Music by Siete Records
Cinematography
  • Thomas Rickenmann
  • Jonas Frei
Editing by
  • Thomas Rickenmann
  • Severin Frei
Distributed by MovieBiz Films
Release date(s) September 9, 2010 (2010-09-09)
Running time 98 minutes
Country Switzerland
Language Spanish
Budget $200,000

Panamericana is a 2010 documentary about the life at the longest road on Earth: a road-trip from Mexico to Argentina through 12 countries and for 13,000 kilometers.

Plot

One street, two continents, three months, 12 countries and 13,000 kilometers. The adventure begins in Laredo (USA) and documents a trip through Central and South America to Buenos Aires (Argentina). The film “PanAmericana” tells stories of lives on and around the Pan-American Highway. It illustrates unique natural beauty, contrasts of wealth and poverty, the importance of money as well as the tireless life’s longest consecutive road network in the world, from northern Alaska to southern Chile.

The film was shot on the original historic route between Laredo (USA) and Buenos Aires (Argentina). The idea of a single cross-continental highway was at the Fifth International Conference of American States in 1923. To consolidate peace, the convention on the Carretera Panamericana finally got signed on 23 December 1936 at the Inter-American Conference in Buenos Aires.

Soundtrack

Panamericana (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film score by El Siete
Released September 9, 2010
Genre Soundtrack
Length 53:01
Label Siete Records
Producer El Siete

Panamericana's soundtrack score was created by El Siete.

The tracklisting for the original CD is as follows:

  1. "Via Panam" (Title Track) (04:14) - Performed by El Siete feat. Delinquent Habits
  2. "Amor" (03:22) - Performed by Manu Vazquez
  3. "Llama a la Chota" (03:44) - Performed by El Elote
  4. "Valparaiso" (Live) (03:24) - Performed by Jorge Medina
  5. "Desilucion" (04:45) - Performed by Jayac
  6. "Nuestro Juramento" (03:19) - Performed by Joaquin Cabrera
  7. "Diffunta Correa" (Live) (02:54) - Performed by Francesca
  8. "Camino a Guanajuato" (03:06) - Performed by Joaquin Cabrera
  9. "No te Olvides" (04:29) - Performed by Jayac
  10. "Beat Andino" (02:31) - Performed by Andino
  11. "Adoro" (Live) (02:52) - Performed by Jorge Medina
  12. "Creo" (03:14) - Performed by Joaquin Cabrera
  13. "Bienvenido" (04:43) - Performed by Corina feat. El Siete
  14. "Historia" (Live) (02:58) - Performed by Jorge Medina
  15. "Que bonita es esta vida" (02:47) - Performed by Joaquin Cabrera
  16. "Destino cruel" (06:18) - Performed by Jayac
  17. "Animitas" (03:31) - Performed by Francesca feat. El Siete
  18. "Te fuiste" (03:48) - Performed by Jayac
  19. "Guapa y linda" (02:51) - Performed by Manu Vazquez
  20. "Guantanamera" (04:34) - Performed by Puerto Cuba
  21. "Marimba" (Live) (02:57) - Performed by Banda en vivo

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