Healthy mind in a healthy body
In this dramedy, a man tries through various methods to control the intense anxiety he feels in the midst of the pandemic lockdown.
For his acting Rodrigo Alfonso has won more than a dozen Best Actor awards from festivals around the world. The film has also won in the categories of Drama, Erotic, LGBTQ+ and Experimental shorts.
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Rodrigo AlfonsoDirector
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Rodrigo AlfonsoWriter
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Rodrigo AlfonsoProducer
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Rodrigo AlfonsoKey Cast"Alvaro Alvarez"
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Project Title (Original Language):Mente sana en cuerpo sano.
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Project Type:Experimental, Short, Web / New Media
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Runtime:19 minutes 4 seconds
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Completion Date:January 9, 2021
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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World Class Film AwardsMexico City
Mexico
June 17, 2023
Best Actor & Best Experimental FIlm -
Top ShortsLos Angeles
United States
June 29, 2021
Winner Best Actor in an Indie Film -
Actors AwardsLos Angeles
United States
June 9, 2021
Winner Best Actor in an Indie Film -
Toronto Independent Fil Festival of CiftToronto
Canada
June 16, 2021
Winner Best Actor in Short -
Monthly Indie ShortsBeirut
Lebanon
July 18, 2021
Winner Best Actor -
ADIFF Actor-Director AwardsSaint Petersburg
Russian Federation
May 31, 2021
Winner Best Actor in LGBTQ+ Film -
1st Monthly Film FestivalBelgrade
Serbia
July 4, 2021
Winner Best Actor Special Mention -
Barcelona International Film FestivalBarcelona
Spain
April 30, 2021
Winner Best Actor in Short -
Vesuvius International Film FestivalNaples
Italy
April 10, 2021
Winner Best Actor in Covid Short -
Nawada International Film FestivalNawada, Bihar
India
May 15, 2021
Winner Best Foreign Actor in Short Film -
Cooper AwardsSaint Petersburg
Russian Federation
June 4, 2021
Winner Best Actor -
Accord Cine FestMumbai
India
July 4, 2021
Winner Best Actor in Short -
Golden Reel International Film FestivalSingapore
Singapore
August 31, 2021
Winner Best Comedic Actor -
Niagara Falls International Short FestivalNiagara Falls
United States
July 21, 2021
Winner Best Erotic Short -
Berlin Shorts AwardsBerlin
Germany
April 30, 2021
Winner Best Drama -
New Jersey Film AwardsNewark, NJ
United States
July 1, 2021
Winner Best Experimental Short -
Art House Festival of Beverly HillsBeverly Hills
United States
July 27, 2021
Winner Best Erotic Short -
Gully International FFMumbai
India
November 21, 2021
Best Actor -
Direct Monthly Online Film Festival DMOFFLos Angeles
United States
July 27, 2021
Winner Top 1 of Week 30 -
Miracle Makers Action On Film FFLas Vegas
United States
July 30, 2021
Official Selection -
Best Shorts FFSan Diego
United States
September 23, 2021
Award of Merit Leading Actor -
Ashoka FFMumbai
India
January 9, 2022
Best Foreign Short, Best Foreign Actor
Rodrigo is an award winning actor originally from Colombia and now relocated to Los Angeles. He began acting from an early age, and when moved to California he joined the theatre departments at CSULB, Los Angeles Harbor College, Long Beach College among other schools. Since then he has participated in short films, web-series, reality shows, and plays. He's also a Founder Member of Teatro al Sur, a bilingual English/Spanish ensemble at Cal State Long Beach focused on Latin American works. He was part of Taller Telemundo, a fellowship of writers formed by Telemundo Network to find screenwriting talents. Rodrigo has won multiple awards for his acting and his self-produced short film Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body about the lock down.
I produced this short film Healthy Mind in a Healty Body (Mente Sana en Cuerpo Sano) in the midst of the Covid-19 lockdown finding myself recording a representation of some of my inner thoughts and anxieties. I'm from Colombia and I live in Los Angeles... but I hope the idea behind the short is more universal than that.