El Infierno de Gaspar Mendoza

El Infierno de Gaspar Mendoza
Directed byJulio Balam
Written byJulio Balam
StarringAlberto Alifa
CinematographyAlberto Alifa
Production
company
Villa Del Cine
Release date
  • 2015 (2015)
CountryVenezuela
LanguageSpanish

El Infierno De Gaspar Mendoza is a Venezuelan movie produced by Fundación Villa. It was started by Alberto Alifa, Vicente peña, Diana Marccocia, and Luis Abreu, among others. Set fifteen years after the federal war, an elderly man tries to live in peace, but is haunted by a ghost of his past in the war. This film was the first movie of Juliao Balam.[1]

The movie had a domestic release in 2015.[2]

Plot

The movie takes place in 1878. After the end of the Federal War, Captain Gaspar Mendoza leads a life of austerity and effort with his family in an old mansion in the interior of Venezuela. Although Gaspar has done everything possible to leave that tragedy behind, it will be his daughter, Maria Eugenia, who seems to revive it through terrible nightmares that mercilessly harass her.

Cast

  • Alberto Alifa
  • Vicente Peña
  • Diana Marcoccia
  • Luis Abreu

Reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics in national theaters[3].

Production

The film was shot in several cities, such as Barquisimeto, Paracotos, Valencia, and Caracas. Actor Alberto Alifa acted as Executive producer[4].

External reference

  1. ↑ administración (2015-03-05). "El infierno de Gaspar Mendoza llegará a las salas de cine nacional este 13 de marzo". Yvke Mundial | De La Mano Con El Pueblo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  2. ↑ "El infierno de la Villa | El Estímulo". elestimulo.com (in Spanish). 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  3. ↑ "El infierno de la Villa | El Estímulo". elestimulo.com (in Spanish). 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  4. ↑ "El cine venezolano, una "luz" que también brilla en Miami". www.telemetro.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-03.