TATUADO / TATTOOED - US Premiere

Argentina. 2005. 35 mm. Fiction. 90 min.

EDUARDO RASPO
Paco, a teenager, lives with his newly married father, step-mother, baby sister and the memory of a mother he never knew. A strange tattoo on his forearm serves as an undecipherable message from his mother and motivates him to learn the real reason why she left. Paco decides to search for his family with the help of his girlfriend. Their search, along with Paco’s father, leads them to a small town to find his relatives and the truth about his mother.

Paco, un adolescente, vive con su padre, madrastra, hermanita y la memoria de una madre que nunca conoció. Un extraño tatuaje en su antebrazo le sirve como mensaje indescifrable de su madre y como motivación para entender la verdadera razón por la que ella se marchó. Paco decide buscar a su familia con la ayuda de su novia. La búsqueda los lleva a un pueblo pequeño al cual viajan junto al padre de Paco para encontrar a sus parientes y la verdad acerca de su madre.

BEST SCREENPLAY: MONTREAL FILM FESTIVAL; BEST PICTURE: BIARRITZ FILM FESTIVAL; BEST FILM AND DIRECTOR: TRIESTE FILM FESTIVAL; CONDOR DE PLATA BEST ACTOR: VINA DEL MAR FILM FESTIVAL

QUAD CINEMA 4/17@ 7:20pm Director Present for Q & A. 4/18 @ 5:10pm

EDUARDO RASPO

Eduardo Raspo was born in Cordoba, Argentina. He studied film at Instituto Nacional de Cinematografía Argentina from 1984 to 1985. He directed his first short film, La tela de la locura, in 1984, and Nubes en los ojos the following year. Since then he has worked as an Actor and Producer, and Director of television programs, videos, short films, and PSAs. He directed his first feature, Geisha, in 1995. He has worked with filmmakers such as Juan Jose Jusid, Jorge Zanada, Gustavo Mosquero, Sergio Bizzio, and Alejandra Dorian. Tattoed is his second feature.

EDUARDO RASPO nació en Córdoba (Argentina). Entre 1984 y 1985 estudió Cine en el Instituto Nacional de Cinematografía Argentina. En 1984 dirigió La tela de la locura, su primer cortometraje, y un año después Nubes en los ojos. Posteriormente ha trabajado como actor, productor, director de programas de televisión, vídeos, cortos y anuncios publicitarios. En 1995 dirigió su primer largometraje, Geisha. Ha colaborado con cineastas como Juan José Jusid, Jorge Zanada, Gustavo Mosquera, Sergio Bizzio y Alejandro Doria. Tatuado es su segundo largometraje.