AMORES PENDIENTES
Direction:
Oscar Estévez
Genre:
ComedyPremiere:
2023
Synopsis:
Carla and Román have been friends since adolescence, they love and value each other, but do they really know each other? Upon meeting again after some time, they will talk about what has been pending between them: the mutual attraction and the love they feel for each other.
Bio Director:
Oscar Estévez was born in Montevideo in December 1968. A screenwriter and director in both fiction and documentary formats for television and film, he has made significant contributions to Uruguayan and international cinema and television. Between 2002 and 2024, Estévez directed and wrote 7 fiction series for Uruguayan broadcast television. In the realm of television documentary, he notably wrote and directed "Community Heroes" (2010, 2011, and 2012) for BYU International Channel in the United States, which garnered two EMMY Rocky Mountain awards: Best Human Interest Documentary Program in 2012 and Best Cultural Documentary in 2013. Oscar Estévez's cinematic works include writing "The Silent House" (2010), premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, and co-writing and co-directing "The Night Watchman" (2017). In 2021, he released the mockumentary "The Secret of Sarah Reyles". The following year, Estévez co-directed and co-wrote the documentary film "Journey Home", winning the Audience Award at the International Human Rights Festival "Tenemos que ver". In 2023, as both writer and director, he premiered "Pending Loves", a film honored at the International Comedy Film Festival in Cuenca, Spain, and chosen by Uruguay to represent it at the 2024 Goya Awards. Additionally, Oscar Estévez has contributed to the field of acting by teaching at IAM (Montevideo Acting Institute) and co-founding and directing the acting and audiovisual crafts school "La Escena" alongside Cecilia Caballero. He has also served as a jury member at the FONA awards and at the "Tenemos que ver" and "Detour" festivals.
Awards:
Ganadora Mejor Película - Festival Internacional de Cine de Comedia de Cuenca (España)
25º Festival Internacional de Cine de Punta del Este – Función especial
41º Festival Cinematográfico Internacional del Uruguay – Selección Oficial
2º Festival Internacional del Cine del Fin del Mundo (Ushuaia/Argentina) – Competencia Oficial
Pre selección short list Premios Platino 2024
Funds Earned:
Montevideo Socio Audiovisual Post Producción
Characteristics:
Production:
Release Year: 2023
Production Year: 2018
Duration: Feature Film
Status: Released
Type: Fiction
La Escena
Cast:
Script:
Cecilia Caballero Jeske
Fernando Dianesi
Constanza del Sol
Santiago Musetti
Federica Lacaño
Guadalupe Estévez
Rodolfo Requejo
Iñaki Moreno
Gabriela Rosselló Caics
Miguela Giménez
Cecilia Silva Chá
Federico Repetto
Gonzalo Varzi
Andrea Rodríguez Mendoza
Natalia Olmedo
Elaine Lacey
Tatiana Taroco
Oscar Estévez
Production House:
La Escena
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