Oh the imperfections of the web: Guerrero is obviously famous having been in several films and soap operas and yet he has neither a
wikipedia page nor any personal information
on the IMDb. Weirder still, the IMDb does not even list him as appearing in
Miente, a film in which he plays
the lead role!
Right:
George Pistereanu (19) for Romania.
Some people think he looks like...Left:
Gael García Bernal (31) for Spain in
Even the Rain. He's from Mexico and the most familiar face in
this year's submission list outside of Javier Bardem, who is from Spain representing Mexico with
Biutiful. They've flip-flopped countries, submission-wise. I sat two rows behind them -- they were together so I assume they're friends -- in Toronto for
The Sea Inside premiere back in 2004.
Memories ♫ Right:
Boris Ler (25) for Bosnia Hersegovina in Danis Tanovic's
Cirkus Columbia.
Left:
Coco Martin (26) who stars in
Noy for The Philippines. (
see previous post)
Right:
Santiago Cabrera (32), who you'll remember from the TV show
Heroes (first season only -- the tortured artist) who is the romantic lead of Chile's
The Life of Fish. The Chilean actor was born in Venezuela, speaks four languages and lives in London. International!
Left:
Pablo Derqui (34) for Costa Rica's
Of Love and Other Demons. He was born in Barcelona and is a TV star in Spain.
Right:
Asser Yassin (29) for Egypt in
Messages From the Sea.
Left:
Aarif Lee (23) for Hong Kong's
Echoes of the Rainbow. He won the Best Newcomer Award in the Hong Kong Film Awards for this role. He's starring in a Bruce Lee biopic next.
Here's more info on the Lee picture.
Right:
Mateusz Kościukiewicz (24) for Poland. He stars in the punk rock drama
All That I Love. At least
one website names him the Polish Robert Pattison !
Gorg' Ladies...
Left:
Maria Bonnevie (37) for Norway in
Engelen (
Angel).
See previous post for more on Maria.
Right:
Lubna Azabal (age unknown) for Canada in
Incendies (it's one to watch for the finalist list, I think). She's from Belgium and of Moroccan descent.
Left:
Sibel Kekilli (30) for Germany's award winning
When We Leave.
We are fond of her.
Right:
Blanca Lewin (36) for Chile in the romantic drama
The Life of Fish. She's a television star there.
Left:
Takako Matsu (33) for Japan in
Confessions (see
previous post for exciting trailer). She won several best actress awards recently for the melodrama
Villon's Wife.
Right:
Micaela Ramazzotti (31) for Italy in
The First Beautiful Thing. She plays the young mother of two kids in this nostalgic memoir. (The role is shared with award-winning Stefania Sandrelli when the mother gets older).
Lotsa photos of Micaela... she currently has darker hair.
Left:
Jana Zupančič (age unknown) for Slovenia's
9:06. Like Guerrero up top she's also not listed on the IMDb as part of her submitted film, but she's one of only three actors on the poster. You may remember her from last year's submission
Landscape No. 2 (
previously reviewed right here).
Right:
Mariana Santángelo (34) for Puerto Rico's
Miente / Lie. She's from Argentina.
For Specialized Tastes...
Left:
Jenny Larrue &
Cindy Scrash who play rival transsexual cabaret stars in Portugal's
To Die Like a Man.
Right:
Various for Hungary in what must be the oddest Oscar submission this side of
Uncle Boonmee. It's called
Bibliotheque Pascal.
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<--- Meanwhile, in my weekly column for Towleroad I've issued a cinema-altering challenge to James Cameron involving Elizabeth Taylor, bitched about the MPAA and their fear of peen, and shared a performance moment from the dueling trans stars of Portugal's Oscar submission. Why is it that no matter where you go in the world, the drag playlists remain exactly the same?
