Olallo Rubio

Olallo Rubio is a Mexican filmmaker and broadcaster. He is known for his documentaries (So, What's Your Price?, Gimme the Power, and Ilusión Nacional) and the feature film This Is Not a Movie.

Career

Rubio's career began in radio at XHDL-FM.[1] His first film, So, What's Your Price?, a documentary film critical of consumerism, premiered at the 2007 Guadalajara International Film Festival.[2] His next film, This Is Not a Movie, stars Edward Furlong as a man who grapples with existential questions during the end of the world. It premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival in 2010 and had a budget of $3 million.[3][4] Gimme the Power, released just before the 2012 Mexican general election,[5] is a rockumentary about the Mexican band Molotov that is also critical of Mexican politics.[6] His latest film, released in 2014 just prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup,[5] is Ilusión Nacional, a documentary about football in Mexico.[7][8]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Radioactivo no desaparece: Olallo Rubio". El Universal (in Spanish). 2003-07-17. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  2. ↑ "Estrenará Olallo Rubio película en festival tapatío". El Universal (in Spanish). 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  3. ↑ Huerta, Cesar (2010-10-21). "Olallo Rubio estrena su primera película de ficción". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  4. ↑ Bárcenas, Arturo Cruz (2011-01-28). "Esta no es una película, sátira de la política intervencionista de EU, afirma Olallo Rubio". La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  5. 1 2 Garcia, Eric Ortiz (2014-02-05). "LA ILUSIÓN NACIONAL Trailer: Olallo Rubio Brings A Soccer Doc Prior The FIFA World Cup". Twitch Film. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  6. ↑ Caballero, Jorge (2012-05-31). "Gimme The Power, recuento de la historia de las resistencias en México". La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  7. ↑ Garcia, Eric Ortiz (2014-03-28). "Review: ILUSIÓN NACIONAL, Little More Than A Recap Of Mexico's History In The World Cup". Twitch Film. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  8. ↑ "Olallo Rubio cumple un sueño con Ilusión Nacional". El Universal (in Spanish). 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2014-07-23.

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