‘Beloved Tropic,’ Led by ‘Gloria’ Star Paulina Garcia, Opens IFF Panamá
variety.comAnna Marie de la Fuente The Panama Int’l Film Festival (IFF Panama) presented a brief opening ceremony April 4, where IFF Panama board president Pituka Ortega-Heilbron heralded the return of documentary filmmaker Ana Endara to the festival with her fiction feature debut “Beloved Tropic.” (“Querido trópico”).
Said Endara: “’Beloved Tropic’ ‘has been traveling, but no screening will ever be as special as this one, because it’s a homecoming, and home means Panama, and home means the Panama International Film Festival.” “It’s also special because I’m here with two incredible women who are my creative core, [producer] Isabela Gálvez and [co-writer] Pilar Moreno.
And especially because the actresses I had the honor of working with are here, and because so many people contributed to making this film.
Making a film takes a lot of people, and that’s what I love most—collaboration. In this room, there are so many people who helped bring this film to life,” she added.
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