Private Project

The faceless hero

Artigas is the beloved hero of Uruguay. His image is always present. Every coin, every school and every government office has his portrait. Uruguayans believe that this is his real face but that is an invention of the artist Juan Manuel Blanes, who along with a group of intellectuals decided to create a hero and the national identity. From the analysis of the portrait, experts in the field discuss the myths that shape the history. Meanwhile the true face of the hero is revealed using the latest forensic techniques.

  • Marcelo Rabuñal
    Director
  • Marcelo Rabuñal
    Writer
  • Marcelo Rabuñal
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Detrás del mito
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Art, History, Documetary, Latinamerica
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 8 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 30, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    125,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Uruguay
  • Country of Filming:
    Uruguay
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 1080p
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Miradas DOC
    Tenerife, Spain.
    European Premiere
  • Filmar
    Isla Margarita, Venezuela
    World Premiere
    Best editing
  • MARFICI
    Mar del Plata
    Uruguay
    Argentinian Premiere
  • Tres Fronteras
    Puerto Iguazú
    Argentina
  • Atlantidoc
    Atlántida
    Uruguay
    Jury Award
  • Telas
    Sao Paulo
    Brazil
  • Festival Internacional de Punta del Este
    Punta del Este
    Uruguay
    National Premiere
  • Festival Cinematográfico del Uruguay
    Montevideo
    Uruguay
Director Biography - Marcelo Rabuñal

He was born on Montevideo, Uruguay on 1980. Audiovisual Communication graduate from the ORT University. On 2005 he is selected from six-hundred Latin-American film directors to participate in the Buenos Aires Talent campus. On 2006 his project is selected for the ORT16 program, sponsored by the Kodak Film Institute. On 2011 works as cinematographer of the film “Todavia el amor”, Selected in the festivals IDFA (Amsterdam 2012), Hot Docs (Toronto, 2013), DocsBarcelona (Barcelona, 2013) and FICG (Guadalajara, 2013) and on the documentary TV series "Pebeta de mi Barrio" and "A Escena con los Maestros”. On March 2013 he wins the production funds of the ICAU to make his director debut with the film “The Faceless hero", selected as “Director a disección” by Guadalajara’s Doculab 2015 and winner of Best Editing Award on FILMar (Venezuela, 2015). On 2014 he gets the first place in the international short-film contest “Corto Corto” Organized by EFTI (Madrid), he works on the cinematography of the film “Mirando al cielo” and directs a series of short-documentaries about politic reality for TNU channel.

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