CinemaOSMovie · 2013 · 1h 20m

Carmita

52%(6)IMDbDocumentary

Nearly half a century ago, Carmen Ignarra arrived to Mexico after leaving behind her Cuban homeland, in the hopes of becoming the greatest Caribbean actress in Hollywood. But the American dream tur- ned out to be more difficult than she’d thought, and her brief initial success was followed by a slow, painful decline. Today, at 80, the woman who was once Cuba’s most beautiful actress lives totally forgotten in an old mansion in Monterrey. There she survives thanks to her tenants—strange men who she is constantly blaming for mysterious thefts and disappearances. Laura, a young woman also from the Caribbean, arrives at the mansion to work as an assistant in cleaning and housekeeping. With her she brings a video camera and the secret intention of making a documentary about the diva. Together they talk about the past, about wasted talent and lost loves.

Directed byIsrael Cárdenas, Laura Amelia Guzmán

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 20m
Language
ES
Released
February 22, 2013
Studios
Aurora Dominicana

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring

Carmen Ignarra

Herself

Laura Amelia Guzmán

Herself

Israel Cárdenas

Himself

Creative team
Directed by
Israel Cárdenas
Laura Amelia Guzmán
Written by
Israel Cárdenas
Laura Amelia Guzmán

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