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Toro De Oro

Valentine Gallardo, a Mexican matador is torn between the love of his life and his love for bullfighting after having a near-death injury in his last fight. Valentin has to come to terms with what is truly important to him, family or fame.

  • Pedro Perez Nuñez
    Director
  • Pedro Perez Nuñez
    Writer
  • Rogelio Camarillo
    Writer
  • Parco Richardson
    Producer
  • Aiden Chapparone
    Director of photography
  • Rogelio Camarillo
    Key Cast
    "Valentin"
  • Elizabeth Selby
    Key Cast
    "Esperanza"
  • Sylvia Chimbo
    Key Cast
    "Rita"
  • Silviano Tanori
    Key Cast
    "Aristeo"
  • Julio Garcia
    Key Cast
    "Macario"
  • Kevin Robles
    Composer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Toro De Oro
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    25 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 1, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Arri mini LF
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:76:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Indie film festival
    Phoenix Arizona
    United States
    February 12, 2022
    Best Picture, Best Score, Best supporting actor
  • Downtown LA film festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    September 17, 2022
    Best foreign language film
  • Panamanian international film festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    November 19, 2022
    Best Actress
  • Official latino film festival
    Palm Springs
    United States
    December 10, 2022
    Outstanding production design
  • San Franciso arthouse short festival
    San Francisco
    United States
    Semifinalist
  • Venice Shorts
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Peachtree Village International Film Festival
    Atlanta Georgia
    United States
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Pedro Perez Nuñez

Pedro Perez Nuñez is a writer/ director, producer and overall filmmaker. Growing up in Sonora, Mexico, Pedro never dreamed of making it to the U.S. To Pedro, every compelling film is subject to its storyline. Pedro has directed sets ranging from documentaries, music videos to personal profiles to short films. Currently, Pedro, just finished his latest short film "Toro De Oro” he wrote and directed. Toro de Oro won best picture, best score and best supporting actress at the Indie film fest where it premiered. He is in the process of making his first feature film. Pedro works as a freelancer in commercial and film production in Phoenix, Az. He has worked in many positions in film, commercial productions from beginning as a production assistant, art department, assistant director, grip/ electric, camera department to directing his own projects. His interests are stories that show the Latino experiences in American. He speaks, reads, and writes Spanish and English fluently. Pedro believes stories can change people’s perspectives
on the world.

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Director Statement

Director's note - Runtime is 35 mins with credits. Credit's can be cut for the Festival program.