Alsino and the Condor
Alsino and the Condor is a 1982 Nicaraguan film directed by Chilean filmmaker Miguel Littín. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It won the Golden Prize at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. The film was a co-production between Nicaragua, Mexico and Cuba. The film is loosely based on the novel Alsino by Chilean writer Pedro Prado.
It was the comeback film of actor Dean Stockwell. Notable Cuban director of photography Jorge Herrera died during the production due to a brain hemorrhage.Cast
- Dean Stockwell as Frank
- Alan Esquivel as Alsino
- Carmen Bunster as Alsino's Grandmother
- Alejandro Parodi as The Major
- Delia Casanova as Rosaria
- Marta Lorena Pérez as Lucia
- Reynaldo Miravalles as Don Nazario, the Birdman
- Marcelo Gaete as Lucia's Grandfather
- Jan Kees De Roy as Dutch Adviser
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