[09/05/24 - 08:01 AM] Video: "Prime Video Releases the Trailer and Key Art for "Pimpinero: Blood and Oil" Set in the desert bordering Colombia and Venezuela, where gasoline smugglers known as "pimpineros" risk their lives transporting illegal fuel from one country to another, the film follows Juan (Alejandro Speitzer).
[via press release from Amazon]
Prime Video Releases the Trailer and Key Art for "Pimpinero: Blood and Oil"
Ahead of its World Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, Prime Video reveals the trailer for its action-packed Colombian Original feature film
Pimpinero: Blood and Oil will be available on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide later this year
BOGOTÁ, Colombia - September 5, 2024 - Today, Prime Video released the official trailer and key art for the highly anticipated Colombian Original movie Pimpinero: Blood and Oil, which will premiere on Prime Video later this year.
Set in the desert bordering Colombia and Venezuela, where gasoline smugglers known as "pimpineros" risk their lives transporting illegal fuel from one country to another, the film follows Juan (Speitzer). He is the youngest in a clan of three brothers entangled in this perilous trade, as he's forced to work for a sinister rival. Determined to uncover the gruesome secrets that shroud this no-man's-land, Juan's girlfriend Diana (Osma) embarks on a quest for the truth. Packed with action, drama and romance, Pimpinero: Blood and Oil touches on universal themes around geographical, ethical, and familly borders.
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Andrés Baiz (Griselda, Narcos, The Hidden Face), the movie features a stellar cast, including Alberto Guerra (Griselda), Alejandro Speitzer (La Cabeza de Joaquin Murrieta), Laura Osma (Goles en contra) and multi-award winning Grammy(R) artist Juanes, who graces the big screen in his acting debut.
The trailer comes days before Pimpinero: Blood and Oil is set to celebrate its world premiere at the 49th annual Toronto International Film Festival on September 9 as part of the International Centerpiece programme.
The film is produced by production company Dynamo. It's written by María Camila Arias (Birds of Passage) and directed, written, and produced by Andrés Baiz (Griselda, Narcos, The Hidden Face). The production team includes Andrés Calderón (La Cabeza de Joaquin Murrieta, Narcos) as a producer and Cyndi Rojas (Mile 22) as an associate producer.
Pimpinero: Blood and Oil adds to Prime Video's growing selection of non-English language Originals, including recent international hits My Fault ('Culpa Mía'), Maxton Hall - The World Between Us, and Golden Globe winner Argentina 1985, as well as upcoming titles such as Your Fault ('Culpa Tuya'), Freedom, and Like a Dragon: Yakuza, global Amazon Originals such as The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Fallout, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Boys, The Summer I Turned Pretty, Road House, Saltburn, and The Idea of You.
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About Dynamo
Founded in 2006, Dynamo is an independent Colombian entertainment company based in Bogota with offices in Mexico City, Madrid, and New York. It is one of the most important audiovisual production companies in Ibero-America. To date, Dynamo has produced more than 47 feature films and 25 television series. Dynamo has supported talent including the team behind series like One Hundred Years of Solitude (Netflix) Wild District (Netflix), Crime Diaries (Netflix), Green Frontier (Netflix), The Head of Joaquin Murrieta (Prime Video), Mala Fortuna (Prime Video) and films such as The Hidden Face, Monos and recently Tarumama (HBO Max). Beyond developing original content, Dynamo also offers top-notch production services to foreign producers that wish to shoot in Colombia. It has provided local production services to many ambitious projects, including television shows like Narcos (Netflix), El Chapo (Netflix/Univision), Medellin (Prime Video), Falco (Prime Video) and films like Los 33 with Antonio Banderas, American Made with Tom Cruise, Mile 22 with Mark Wahlberg, and Gemini Man with Will Smith, among others.
About Proimágenes Colombia
Dedicated to the development of the Colombian film industry, Proimágenes Colombia (Fondo Mixto de Promoción Cinematográfica) is an autonomous non-profit entity with public and private sector participation. It administers the Film Development Fund - FDC, which provides cash resources to national productions and co-productions and represents Colombian cinema internationally. It also has the Colombian Film Commission, which promotes the country as a filming destination by channeling incentives to national and international productions with cash refunds and tax incentives for foreign audiovisual projects.
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