La Verónica () is a 2020 Chilean drama film written and directed by Leonardo Medel. Starring Mariana Di Girolamo accompanied by Patricia Rivadeneira, Ariel Mateluna, Antonia Giesen, Willy Semler, Josefina Montané, Coco Páez and María Jesús Vidaurre. It was recorded in more than fifty sequence shots in which the protagonist is always in the foreground.
Synopsis Popular model Verónica Lara lives a seemingly happy life married to an international soccer star, but all this changes when she discovers that she is the main suspect in the murder of her daughter that occurred 10 years earlier. Under a lot of pressure, her marriage falls apart and she begins to feel jealous of Amanda, her newborn daughter.
Cast The actors participating in this film are:
Mariana Di Girolamo as Verónica Lara Patricia Rivadeneira as Andrea Ariel Mateluna as Javier Antonia Giesen as Julieta Willy Semler as Fiscal Josefina Montané as Carolina Coco Páez as Moni Gloria Fernández as Amanda María Jesús Vidaurre as Roberta Gilda Maureira as Ester Sylvia Hernández as Verónica's Mother Renata Rojas as Laura Matias Cornejo as Manuel Vicente Toledo Mahmoud as Jaime Ignacia Jara as Ignacia Emilio Edwards as Biut Executive Benjamin Berger as Biut Manager Carolina Castillo as Campaign Producer Joaquín Yutronic as Verónica's Photographer Valentina Hites as Model 1 Valeryia Alfirovich as Model 2 Anastasia Tverdokhlebova as Model 3 Ingrid Fiorini as Model 4 Francisca Neumann as Party Guest Thiare Vega as Party Guest / Graveyard Attendee Javiera Lucero as Graveyard Attendee Stephan Cabezas as Graveyard Attendee
Production Principal photography began in October 2019 in Santiago, Chile amid social unrest in the capital.
Release La Verónica had its world premiere at the end of September 2020 at the 68th San Sebastián International Film Festival, then screened on September 9, 2020, at the 45th Toronto International Film Festival. It was commercially released on August 5, 2021, on the Alto Parlante streaming service. Later, it was screened on December 3, 2021, at the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema.
Accolades YearAward / FestivalCategoryRecipientResultRef.2020San Sebastian International Film FestivalLatin Horizons AwardLa VerónicaTallinn Black Nights Film FestivalRebels with a Cause Award (Tied with "Dinner in America")2021Aswan International Women's Film FestivalBest ActressMariana di GirolamoNorth Bend Film FestivalBest FilmLa VerónicaBest PerformanceMariana di GirolamoLima Film FestivalBest FilmLa VerónicaInternational Festival of New Latin American CinemaSignis AwardFIPRESCI Award2022Caleuche AwardsBest Leading ActressMariana di Girolamo
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