Galatea
As Manuel is now an engineer, everybody in town wants him to settle, specially Don Beto, an old friend of his grandfather. Manuel does not look at the local girls, and he says his mind is set on a statue in the city! He says one day he will bring her to life and will make her his. Of course, nobody believes him, until one day...
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Sergio E AvilesDirectorfin del mundo
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Sergio E AvilesWriterfin del mundo
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María Antonieta OyervidesProducerfin del mundo
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Jorge Jimenez VaraKey Cast
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María LancónKey Cast
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Project Title (Original Language):Galatea
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Romance
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Runtime:17 minutes 22 seconds
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Completion Date:May 23, 2015
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Production Budget:50,000 MXN
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Country of Origin:Mexico
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Country of Filming:Mexico
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Language:Spanish
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Shooting Format:digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Feria Internacional del Libro en ArteagaArteaga, Coahuila
Mexico
May 23, 2015
Mexico premiere
Sergio E. Avilés was born in Saltillo, Coahuila, México. He is the author of the comic strip "Ping Pong" and the books, "Me enamoré de una cucaracha," "Antes de ser," Coahuila, espejismo pleno", "indi-Gestión Pública" and the novel "El nombre del gato," (also available in English as "The name of the cat").
He has worked as a producer for Guillermo Arriaga in the shorts "El pozo" and "La sangre de dios." He is also the writer/director of the short films "Fin del mundo" and "Piloto."
Avilés graduated from the school of communications at Monterrey Tech in 1981. he has been the editor of the Ducks Unlimited Mexico magazine and Tetla-ni, a magazine for ITESM alumni. He has been a professor for magazine editing and design, photography, electronic publications design, script writing and cinema language at Monterrey Tech, Briham Young University, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila and LaSalle University.
He has also held the post of director general of Coahuila State Institute of Ecology, serves in the board of the Museum of Mexican Birds and is president of the board of the Federal Technical Forestry School "José Angel de la Cruz Campa" in his hometown.
Stories should not be that expensive to turn into good movies.