Four Moons

2014 Mexican film

Four Moons

Directed by| Sergio Tovar Velarde
Written by| Sergio Tovar Velarde
Produced by| Edgar Barrón
Starring| Antonio Velázquez
Alejandro de la Madrid
César Ramos
Gustavo Egelhaaf
Alonso Echánove
Alejandro Belmonte
Karina Gidi
Juan Manuel Bernal
Cinematography| Yannick Nolin

Release dates

* 25 March 2014 (2014-03-25) (Guadalajara)
* 12 February 2015 (2015-02-12)

Country| Mexico
Language| Spanish

Four Moons (Spanish: Cuatro lunas) is a 2014 Mexican drama directed by Sergio Tovar Velarde.[1][2] It stars Antonio Velázquez,[3] Alejandro de la Madrid,[4] César Ramos, Gustavo Egelhaaf, Alonso Echánove,[5] Alejandro Belmonte, Karina Gidi[6] and Juan Manuel Bernal.[7][8][9][10][11][12] It was one of fourteen films shortlisted by Mexico to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards,[13][14] but it lost out to 600 Miles.[15] Alonso Echánove was nominated for an Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2015 for his role in Cuatro Lunas.[16]

## Plot

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Four interwoven and complex stories of love and acceptance (of self and others): a boy who has secretly been attracted to his male cousin through life; two college students starting a secret relationship; a committed couple severely tested by the arrival of another man; and an old married man dazzled by a young married male who hustles to get back to his own family.

## Cast

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* Antonio Velázquez as Hugo
* Alejandro de la Madrid as Andrés
* César Ramos as Fito
* Gustavo Egelhaaf as Leo
* Alonso Echánove as Joaquín
* Alejandro Belmonte [es] as Gilberto
* Karina Gidi [es] [17] as Laura
* Gabriel Santoyo [18] as Mauricio
* Sebastián Rivera [19] as Oliver
* Juan Manuel Bernal[20] as Héctor
* Marta Aura as Petra
* Mónica Dionne[21] as Aurora
* Astrid Hadad as Alfonsina
* Hugo Catalán [22][23] as Sebastián
* Jorge Luis Moreno as Enrique
* Luis Arrieta as Alfredo
* Laura de Ita [24] as Amanda
* Joaquín Rodríguez [25] as Bruno
* Marisol Centeno as Mariana
* Alejandra Ley as Tania
* Héctor Arredondo as the priest
* Ricardo Polanco [es] as Rolando
* Renato Bartilotti as Doctor
* Oscar Olivares as Alejandro
* Martín Barba as Pepe

## References

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1. ^ Huerta, César (2011-06-11). "Película controvertida se prepara en México" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
2. ^ Bañuelos, Fernando (2011-08-10). "Sergio Tovar Velarde, un inadaptado que crea Cuatro Lunas" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
3. ^ Ubillos, Saioa (2012-06-30). "Seducido por la magia granadina" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
4. ^ García, Martha (2012-12-24). "De la Madrid sufre infidelidad en cine" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
5. ^ Rentería, Hugo (2012-04-01). "Alonso Echánove, una carrera en renovación" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-08-25.
6. ^ Huerta, César (2013-03-23). "Es mamá de un niño gay" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
7. ^ De la Cruz, Fabián (2012-05-13). "Juan Manuel Bernal apoya las cuatro lunas de Tovar Velarde" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
8. ^ Hernández, Ricardo (2012-08-17). "Diversidad sexual, tema de película" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
9. ^ "Cuatro lunas, retratos gays sobre aceptación personal" (in Spanish). 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
10. ^ "Películas de Brasil, Chile, Ecuador y México, finalistas de Guadalajara Construye 7" (in Spanish). 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
11. ^ "FICG28: Anuncian los ganadores de Guadalajara Construye y el Encuentro de Coproducción" (in Spanish). 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
12. ^ Vizuet, Ignacio (2013-03-23). "Cuatro Lunas, homenaje al amor y la libertad" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
13. ^ "Goya y Oscar 2016". Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
14. ^ "14 Films Compete to Represent Mexico at the Oscars". Variety. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
15. ^ "Mexico Picks '600 Miles' Starring Tim Roth as Oscar Entry". IndieWire. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
16. ^ "Lista completa de nominaciones a los premios Ariel 2015" (in Spanish). Morelia International Film Festival. April 13, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
17. ^ Solís, Erik (2013-04-10). "Karina Gidi representa el desamor..." (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
18. ^ "Juan Manuel Bernal, Karina Gidi, Mónica Dionne… en cinta gay" (in Spanish). 2013-03-26. Archived from the original on 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
19. ^ "2013 pinta muy bien" (in Spanish). 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
20. ^ Reforma, Agencia (2013-03-11). "Tiene Juan Manuel Bernal hijo "bulleado" en filme Cuatro Lunas" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
21. ^ "Cuatro Lunas nueva película de homosexualidad, con Mónica Dionne" (in Spanish). 2011-12-06. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
22. ^ "2013 pinta muy bien" (in Spanish). 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
23. ^ Hernández, Sandra (2013-04-04). "Poquer de filmes por estrenar" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2013-05-06. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
24. ^ García, Martha Patricia (2012-06-29). "Laura de Ita, madre en la pantalla" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
25. ^ Ruíz, Diana (2012-08-18). "La diversidad sexual viaja en cuatro lunas" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2012-08-25.

## External links

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Portals:

* Mexico
* LGBTQ
* Film

* Cuatro lunas at IMDb
* Cuatro lunas on Twitter
* Cuatro lunas on Facebook