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Antes la Lluvia (First, the Rain)

"Antes la Lluvia" is the story of two women, Maria and Esther. Both are in the midst of heavy losses. María is a Salvadoran migrant woman who unfairly loses her job after falling ill and is also ending a painful relationship. Esther, an elderly woman with Alzheimer's, is losing her memory, and with it her most important memories. In the midst of this, they build a special friendship and deep questions about oblivion, which result in a complete reconstruction of María and the making of decisions that make her consider her return home with her son.

  • Brenda Vanegas
    Director
    "El camino más largo", "Mujeres santas", "Paula"
  • Brenda Vanegas
    Writer
    "Paula", "Antes la lluvia"
  • Brenda Vanegas
    Producer
  • Mario Soundy
    Producer
  • Leticia Macua
    Producer
  • Pablo Mondragón
    Producer
  • André Guttfreund
    Producer
  • Patricia Rodríguez
    Key Cast
    "María"
  • Isabel Dada
    Key Cast
    "Esther"
  • Inma López
    Key Cast
  • David Pinto
    Cinematographer
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 37 minutes 49 seconds
  • Country of Origin:
    El Salvador
  • Country of Filming:
    El Salvador, Spain
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara (FICG)
    Guadalajara
    Mexico
    September 4, 2020
    Industry Award (most awarded project)
Director Biography - Brenda Vanegas

Brenda Vanegas (El Salvador, 1982) studied Social Communication at the Mónica Herrera School of Communication, (2006). During her second year of university, at the age of 17, she began working at a small local production company, where Brenda acquired her first experiences in audiovisual production.

In 2006 she traveled to New York to live with her mother, where her world view changed. Brenda lived and worked with Latin migrant women and in 2007 she traveled to Spain to do a Master's Degree in Screenwriting for Film and Television at the prestigious TAI School. (Madrid).

In 2011 Brenda founded her own production company, LA ESTACIÓN, in El Salvador, together with Mario Soundy. They focused on documentary work on migration, women, migrant children, in various countries of Central America, Mexico, Canada and the United States.

In 2014, Brenda won the Pixels Award from the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador, ($25,000) for the production of her first fiction feature film (script and direction) ANTES LA LLUVIA.

In 2016, they both founded ENCANTADA DE LA VIDA, which absorbed LA ESTACIÓN, a production company with a new label with which they aspire to continue telling stories such as “Lucía's letters”.

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