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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.

  • Rodrigo Alfonso
    Director
  • Rodrigo Alfonso
    Writer
  • Rodrigo Alfonso
    Producer
  • Rodrigo Alfonso
    Key Cast
    "Alvaro Alvarez"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Mente sana en cuerpo sano.
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Web / New Media
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 4 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 9, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • World Class Film Awards
    Mexico City
    Mexico
    June 17, 2023
    Best Actor & Best Experimental FIlm
  • Top Shorts
    Los Angeles
    United States
    June 29, 2021
    Winner Best Actor in an Indie Film
  • Actors Awards
    Los Angeles
    United States
    June 9, 2021
    Winner Best Actor in an Indie Film
  • Toronto Independent Fil Festival of Cift
    Toronto
    Canada
    June 16, 2021
    Winner Best Actor in Short
  • Monthly Indie Shorts
    Beirut
    Lebanon
    July 18, 2021
    Winner Best Actor
  • ADIFF Actor-Director Awards
    Saint Petersburg
    Russian Federation
    May 31, 2021
    Winner Best Actor in LGBTQ+ Film
  • 1st Monthly Film Festival
    Belgrade
    Serbia
    July 4, 2021
    Winner Best Actor Special Mention
  • Barcelona International Film Festival
    Barcelona
    Spain
    April 30, 2021
    Winner Best Actor in Short
  • Vesuvius International Film Festival
    Naples
    Italy
    April 10, 2021
    Winner Best Actor in Covid Short
  • Nawada International Film Festival
    Nawada, Bihar
    India
    May 15, 2021
    Winner Best Foreign Actor in Short Film
  • Cooper Awards
    Saint Petersburg
    Russian Federation
    June 4, 2021
    Winner Best Actor
  • Accord Cine Fest
    Mumbai
    India
    July 4, 2021
    Winner Best Actor in Short
  • Golden Reel International Film Festival
    Singapore
    Singapore
    August 31, 2021
    Winner Best Comedic Actor
  • Niagara Falls International Short Festival
    Niagara Falls
    United States
    July 21, 2021
    Winner Best Erotic Short
  • Berlin Shorts Awards
    Berlin
    Germany
    April 30, 2021
    Winner Best Drama
  • New Jersey Film Awards
    Newark, NJ
    United States
    July 1, 2021
    Winner Best Experimental Short
  • Art House Festival of Beverly Hills
    Beverly Hills
    United States
    July 27, 2021
    Winner Best Erotic Short
  • Gully International FF
    Mumbai
    India
    November 21, 2021
    Best Actor
  • Direct Monthly Online Film Festival DMOFF
    Los Angeles
    United States
    July 27, 2021
    Winner Top 1 of Week 30
  • Miracle Makers Action On Film FF
    Las Vegas
    United States
    July 30, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Best Shorts FF
    San Diego
    United States
    September 23, 2021
    Award of Merit Leading Actor
  • Ashoka FF
    Mumbai
    India
    January 9, 2022
    Best Foreign Short, Best Foreign Actor
Director Biography - Rodrigo Alfonso

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.

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Director Statement

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.