NARCISO
¿QUIÉN MATÓ A NARCISO? (WHO KILLED NARCISO?)


SYNOPSIS
Paraguay, 1958. Under a suffocating military regime, the charismatic and mysterious Narciso returns from Buenos Aires with rock & roll in his veins. He becomes a radio sensation and a symbol of freedom. Desired by both men and women, Narciso captivates and unsettles. After his final show, he is found lifeless. In a country where silence reigns and fear smothers the truth – who killed Narciso?

DIRECTORMarcelo Martinessi
YEAR2026
STATUScompleted
FESTIVALS AWARDSBerlinale Panorama 2026
ArteKino Development Award Berlinale 2021

 
CASTDiro Romero
Manuel Cuenca
Nahuel Pérez Biscayart
Mona Martínez
Margarita Irún
Arturo Fleitas

 
CO PRODUCTION WITHLa Babosa Cine (Paraguay)
in co-production with
Pandora Film Produktion (Germany)
Esquina (Brasil)
Oublaum (Portugal)
Bteam Prods (Spain)
Mutante Cine (Uruguay)
La Fabrica Nocturna Productions (France)
and in co-production with
ZDF/ ARTE
SUPPORTED BYINAP (Paraguay)
World Cinema Fund
Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
ANCINE (Brasil)
ICA (Portugal)
ICA (Spain)
Ibermedia
among others
WORLD SALESLuxbox
GERMAN DISTRIBUTOR

 
LENGTHca. 120 min.
FORMAT
SHOOTING LOCATIONParaguay
ORIGINAL LANGUAGESpanish

 
PRODUCERSSebastián Peña Escobar (producer)
co-producers Germany: Christoph Friedel & Claudia Steffen
Holger Stern (commissiong editor ZDF/ ARTE)
WRITERSMarcelo Martinessi
based on the novel by Guido Rodríguez Alcalá
CASTING
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHYLuis Arteaga
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENTAna Arza
EDITINGFernando Epstein
Marcelo Martinessi
MUSICZeltia Montes
SOUNDTiago Raposinho
ART DIRECTIONCarlo Spatuzza
Babi Targino
COSTUMESDiana Leste
MAKE UP HAIR

 
SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLEn/s
DVD VIDEO AVAILABLEn/s
LINKSn/s

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