Vengo (film)

2000 film

Vengo

Directed by| Tony Gatlif
Written by|

* Tony Gatlif
* David Trueba

Produced by|

* Tony Gatlif
* Luis Ángel Bellaba

Starring| Antonio Canales
Cinematography| Thierry Pouget
Edited by| Pauline Dairou
Music by| Tony Gatlif

Production
company

Princes Films

Release date

* 2000 (2000)

Running time

| 90 minutes
Countries|

* France
* Spain
* Germany
* Japan

Languages|

* French
* Spanish

Vengo is a 2000 Spanish-French-German-Japanese film directed and written by Tony Gatlif. It is a musical drama about two Andalusia gypsy families locked in an age-old struggle for power.[1] The film features a performance by Spanish flamenco singer Maria del Carmen Salazar ("La Caita").

## Plot

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With flamenco dancing as the backdrop and cultural theme, the primary storyline centres around a feud between Spanish Gypsies. Caco (played by Antonio Canales) as the main character, must fight for his family's honor and safety.

## Cast

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* Antonio Canales: Caco
* Orestes Villasan Rodriguez: Diego
* Antonio Dechent: Primo Alejandro
* Bobote: Habib
* Juan Luis Corrientes: Primo Tres

## Reception

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Vengo was selected as closing film at the 57th Venice International Film Festival[2] in 2000.

## References

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1. ^ Vengo, retrieved 2017-08-18
2. ^ Indiewire (12 September 2000). "Venice 2000 REVIEW: 'Andalusian Dog, Gatlif's 'Vengo'".

## External links

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* Vengo at IMDb

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Films directed by Tony Gatlif

* La Tête en ruine
* La Terre au ventre
* Corre gitano
* Canta gitano
* Les Princes
* Rue du départ
* Pleure pas my love
* Gaspard et Robinson
* Latcho Drom
* Mondo
* The Crazy Stranger
* Je suis né d'une cigogne
* Vengo
* Swing
* Exils
* Transylvania
* Korkoro
* Geronimo

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