Director Andres Baiz's new film 'Pimpinero: Blood and Oil' dives into the dangerous world of gasoline smuggling between Colombia and Venezuela. Inspired by true events, the film follows three brothers who get caught in a power struggle with a ruthless rival organization.
Colombia n superstar singer Juanes, Alberto Guerra and Alejandro Speitzer play three brothers fighting for survival against a rival organization in Pimpinero: Blood and Oil. Colombia n director Andres Baiz is no stranger to the world of cartel crime dramas. After all, he was one of the directors behind the hit show,in Santa Marta, one of the oldest cities in his country. “I saw a line of cars going full speed, full of gas and with very young drivers. They didn’t stop at anything.
People told me this is a ‘death caravan,’ with kamikaze drivers coming from Venezuela,” Baiz said in an interview at the most recent Toronto International Film Festival.and is billed as a gripping thriller on the subject, set in the treacherous desert bordering the two South American countries.during the presidency of Hugo Chavez, with the smugglers taking advantage of the rock bottom prices of petrol. It all sounded like there was a good action movie waiting to be made. After some research into the lives of the gasoline smugglers, including interviewing people and taking photographs of the badlands between Colombia and Venezuela, Baiz brought Maria Camila Arias as a co-writer to add depth to the story.“We added a love story, and added humanity to all these characters, and put a spotlight on what’s happening in this border in between” the two countries, he said. Moises (Colombian superstar singer Juanes, who goes by one name) is the eldest of three Estrada brothers ferrying the fuel; his younger siblings are Ulises (Alberto Guerra) and Juan (Alejandro Speitzer). The family is turfed out of the business by a more powerful, rival organization headed by Don Carmelo (David Noreña). When Moises retires to open a restaurant, Ulises joins the rival gan
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