The Gringa & the Musician
| The Gringa & the Musician | |
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 Promotional release poster | |
| Directed by | Roberto Pazos |
| Written by | Roberto Pazos Steve Hunsicker |
| Produced by | Steve Hunsicker |
| Cinematography | Steve Hunsicker Roberto Pazos |
| Edited by | Roberto Barba |
Production company | Pazos TV |
Release date |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | Peru |
| Language | Spanish |
The Gringa & the Musician (Spanish: La Gringa y el Músico) is a 2024 Peruvian documentary film co-written, filmed and directed by Roberto Pazos.[1] It follows the life and unsolved crime left by the murder of German environmentalist Aune Hartmann.[2] The Executive Producer is Steve Hunsicker. [3]
Synopsis
[edit]The film tells the story and the crime without justice that involved Aune Hartmann, a German lawyer and environmentalist who was murdered in Copacabana in front of Lake Titicaca, Peru, allegedly at the hands of her partner Olguín Pacompía.[4]
Release
[edit]It had its world premiere on October 23, 2024, at the 3rd Amazon Film Festival,[5] then was screened on November 21, 2024, at the 11th Huánuco Film Festival.[6] It then screened at the Festival de Cine Incontrastable in Huancayo and at the Festival Hanan Cine - Puno Peru. On Friday, December 20, 2024, it was presented in a special screening at the Metropolitan Museum of Lima.[7] It premiered in Europe on May 16, 2025, in Karlsrule, Germany. [8] During the screening, producer Steve Hunsicker announced that the police in Peru had reopened the search for the suspect following the release of the documentary. [9] Director Roberto Pazos, in a newspaper interview before the screening, acknowledged his frustration with the lack of progress with the investigation after 16 years.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Banda de cumbia "Real Cachaza" estrenará video clip de "Bailar solito"". RPP Noticias (in Spanish). 2024-11-09. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ ""La Gringa y el Músico" se exhibe en festivales de cine de la Amazonía". Caretas.
- ^ The Gringa & the Musician (2024) - IMDb. Retrieved 2024-12-15 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ ""La gringa y el músico" se exhibe en festivales de cine de la Amazonía". La República (in Spanish). 2024-11-04. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "Próximas proyecciones". The Gringa Movie (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "Presentamos el programa del 11° Festival de Cine de Huánuco - FENACI 24". Facebook. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "PAST FESTIVALS". The Gringa Movie. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ Aktuell, S. W. R. (2025-05-16). "Mord am Titicacasee: Wer hat Aune Hartmann aus Karlsruhe umgebracht?". SWR Aktuell (in German). Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ "Mordfall Aune Hartmann: Film über tote Karlsruher Stadträtin kommt ins Kino | ka-news". ka-news.de (in German). 2025-05-17. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ "Regisseur Roberto Pazos über die Tötung einer Karlsruher Politikerin". Badische Neueste Nachrichten (in German). 2025-05-16. Retrieved 2025-05-18.