In Search of Maria

In Search of Maria

15 mins | Documentary | June 16, 1985

Based on the only four surviving shots of the first Colombian silent film, MARÍA (1921), by directors Máximo Calvo (Colombia) and Alfredo del Diestro (Spain), IN SEARCH OF ‘MARIA’ combines historical research, interviews, and scenic reconstruction to rescue the memory of a lost film.

In Search of Maria

15 mins | Documentary | June 16, 1985

In Search of Maria
Based on the only four surviving shots of the first Colombian silent film, MARÍA (1921), by directors Máximo Calvo (Colombia) and Alfredo del Diestro (Spain), IN SEARCH OF ‘MARIA’ combines historical research, interviews, and scenic reconstruction to rescue the memory of a lost film.
Producers
Original title En busca de María
Directors Jorge Nieto, Luis Ospina
Writers

Cast

Elsa Vásquez

as María

Sandro Romero Rey

as Efraín

Carlos Mayolo

as Máximo Calvo

Luis Ospina

as Alfredo del Diestro

Jorge Nieto

as Federico López