Rubén Mendoza

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Rubén Mendoza

Born January 1, 1980 · Tunja, Boyacá, Colombia (age 46)

Rubén Mendoza was born in 1980. Director and screenwriter of eight short films, as well as editor of the latest films by renowned filmmaker Luis Ospina. His debut feature La sociedad del semáforo, won more than 15 international awards including, in its development stage, the Carolina Foundation Screenwriting Grant, the Screenwriting Stimulus from the Colombian Film Development Fund (FDC), a grant …

Known For

Wandering GirlWandering Girl · 2018
Wandering Girl
★ 6.22018
MovieDrama
Teenager Ángela meets her three adult step-sisters for the first time when their father dies. Fearing that Ángela will end up in state custody, the sisters embark on a 900-mile journey across Colombia to leave the young girl with an aunt she doesn't even know. During this journey, Ángela will discover what it means to be a woman.
SantuaryoSantuaryo · 2010
Santuaryo
★ 3.22010
MovieDrama
Santuaryo is a movie that centers on the unfolding narration of a young man named Archie (Basti Romero). Archie went looking for a lost treasure when he came into the possession of an ancient map left by an old adventurer. His journey left him battered and cloudy with memories as he was found drifting on the ocean and later rescued by island fishermen. When his long time lover, William (Will Sandejas) arrives at his side, he is forced to painfully recall what happened to him and describes how he crossed paths with a group of boys looking for the same treasure. In the end, Archie realizes what is most valuable in life and it is in his relationship with William that he finds his greatest fortune. Panoramic and provoking. Santuaryo is ultimately a hypothesis about the behavioral mutations of a group of boys when faced with desperate circumstances.
A Paper TigerA Paper Tiger · 2008
A Paper Tiger
★ 6.52008
MovieComedy
The life of Pedro Manrique Figueroa, a pioneer of collage in Colombia, is both incomplete and contradictory. Taking his life and work as a pretext, this mockumentary takes the viewer on a journey through history from the year 1934 up until 1981, when the artist mysteriously disappeared from view.
MontañitaMontañita · 2014
Montañita
2014
Movie
This room which no longer exists, was the one i share with my girl cousins...
La sociedad del semáforoLa sociedad del semáforo · 2010
La sociedad del semáforo
★ 5.92010
MovieDrama
By applying all his knowledge in electricity and electronics, Raúl Tréllez, a bum who lives in the downtown streets of Bogotá, struggles to control the time of a red light so that jugglers, cripples and other homeless people can achieve longer shows in the red light corner.
Dust on the TongueDust on the Tongue · 2014
Dust on the Tongue
★ 5.82014
MovieDrama
A grandfather, in the final stage of his existence, asks two of his grandchildren to kill him because he wants to die by the hand of someone who bears his own blood. However, the young children discover a truth that will make them take the opposite decision.
BakatáBakatá · 2024
Bakatá
★ 10.02024
Movie
Images of life in Bogotá, from sunrise to sunset. By showing human behaviour, social differences, architecture, landscapes, public transportation, love and loneliness, filmmaker Jorge Espíndola Carvajal invites you to feel and to live a day in the capital of Colombia.
Invisible RiverInvisible River · 2020
Invisible River
2020
MovieDocumentary
On a journey through the interior of the earth, we learn about the life and dreams of a swiss explorer who searches for caves and underground rivers in a sector marked by violence and armed conflict in Colombia. This underground labyrinth is a metaphor about a dark past, buried deep within the soul, where old war wounds heal with the infinite passage of time.

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SantuaryoSantuaryo · 2010
Santuaryo
★ 3.22010
MovieDrama
Santuaryo is a movie that centers on the unfolding narration of a young man named Archie (Basti Romero). Archie went looking for a lost treasure when he came into the possession of an ancient map left by an old adventurer. His journey left him battered and cloudy with memories as he was found drifting on the ocean and later rescued by island fishermen. When his long time lover, William (Will Sandejas) arrives at his side, he is forced to painfully recall what happened to him and describes how he crossed paths with a group of boys looking for the same treasure. In the end, Archie realizes what is most valuable in life and it is in his relationship with William that he finds his greatest fortune. Panoramic and provoking. Santuaryo is ultimately a hypothesis about the behavioral mutations of a group of boys when faced with desperate circumstances.

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