Vito Lonardo

In one corner of the world, the imminent arrival of an asteroid shakes the foundations of reality. Life, once predictable and routine, transforms into a frenetic search for meaning and celebration. 'La Rumba de Fin de Mundo' immerses us in a chaotic and moving week, where a diverse group of people confront the finitude of existence.

The film tells the story of Fernando Quintero (Gustavo Camacho), revolutionary leader who, after the fall of the dictatorship of Marcos Perez Jimenez, ascends to power, betraying their ideals to become an accomplice of repression against whom he fought.

Under a merciless rain, a man escapes from a relentless adversary. Exhausted, the man finds shelter in a house lost in the mountains. Once inside, his escape will become a search towards the obscure force that took him there.

Venezuela, the mid-nineteenth century. The polarization between liberals and conservatives marked the political agenda. Inequalities of colonial society kept farmers and slaves under the yoke of the oligarchy. Ezequiel Zamora mobilized by deep ideals of liberty is leading a fight to try to erase social inequalities and distribute land equitably.

A hit man of international prestige arrives in Caracas to carry out a political attack without knowing the identity of the victim. From the Illegal Immigrant Detention Center, El Paso, Texas, terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, alias Bambi C4, gets into the action, while revealing his activities in Venezuela and all of Latin America during its most active and deadly period.

The story of a girl without any commitments at all, until she finds love.

Dylan, a former extreme sports champion, is struggling with guilt. As he loses everything, he must learn to overcome his challenges and fight to the end to become the champion he once was.

The film reproduces the historical moment when Cipriano Castro, then president of Venezuela, proclaimed: "The insolent plant of the foreigner has desecrated the sacred soil of the fatherland!" While the coasts were invaded by imperial forces in 1902.

CARLOS is a deeply selfish teenager who dreams of succeeding in the “Intergalactic Baseball Leagues” but is forced to move to a place so remote that he himself has baptized “Pluto” and move greatly away from his goal. His only opportunity to push himself again towards the “Intergalactic Leagues” is to be part of a team of “Caimanes”, that is, some discarded players and challenge the “Lancers”, the best team in “Pluton”.

After the death of his father, young Pedro Pérez Delgado (Maisanta) becomes the man of the house. To help support his mother and sister, he begins working for Colonel Macías, who betrays his trust by courting his sister Petra despite being married, dishonoring the family name—a family honor his father had asked him to defend at any cost. Amid stories of love, betrayal, and vengeance, the figure of Maisanta is forged. The fair-skinned, blond-haired boy whom many called “The American” would eventually become a legend, known by his battle cry: Maisanta!

In an inn located in a jungle region near Mene Grande, a traveler from other times relives the history of a city and its inhabitants; consumed by the oil rush that led to its downfall. The short film seeks to adapt the essence of Latin American magical realism to the cinematographic language, through a Venezuelan play written by César Rengifo.