[11/01/24 - 09:30 AM] Prime Video Reveals "Pimpinero: Blood and Oil" will Premiere Exclusively on November 22 The film is set in the desert bordering Colombia and Venezuela, where gasoline smugglers known as "pimpineros" risk their lives transporting illegal fuel from one country to another.
[via press release from Amazon]
Prime Video Reveals "Pimpinero: Blood and Oil" will Premiere Exclusively on November 22
From the director of Narcos and Griselda, Andrés Baiz, the Colombian Original film stars Alberto Guerra, Alejandro Speitzer, Laura Osma and Juanes
The upcoming launch on Prime Video follows the film's official selection and world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival
BOGOTÁ, Colombia - November 1, 2024 - Today Prime Video announced the highly anticipated film Pimpinero: Blood and Oil will launch exclusively on Friday, November 22 on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The launch comes following the film's official selection and world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, as well as featuring at prestigious film festivals around the world, including Rio International Film Festival, Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia, Cine Latino Film Festival, New York Latino Film Festival, among others.
Pimpinero: Blood and Oil is set in the desert bordering Colombia and Venezuela, where gasoline smugglers known as "pimpineros" risk their lives transporting illegal fuel from one country to another. When Juan (Alejandro Speitzer) - the youngest in a clan of three brothers entangled in this perilous trade - is forced to work for a sinister rival, the underbelly of the business is laid bare with tragic consequences. Determined to uncover the gruesome secrets that shroud this no-man's-land, Juan's girlfriend Diana (Laura Osma) embarks on a quest for the truth.
Directed by the acclaimed filmmaker Andrés Baiz (Griselda, Narcos, The Hidden Face), the film marks Baiz' triumphant return to the big screen after a successful career directing global series. Pimpinero: Blood and Oil explores the powerful and universal themes of borders and family bonds, making it a must-watch for audiences around the world. The highly celebrated cast includes Alberto Guerra (Griselda), Alejandro Speitzer (La Cabeza de Joaquin Murrieta), Laura Osma (Goles en contra), and multi-award winning Grammy(R) artist Juanes.
The film is produced by production company Dynamo. It's written by María Camila Arias (Birds of Passage) and directed, written and produced by Andrés Baiz (Griselda, Narcos, The Hidden Face). The production team includes Andrés Calderón (La Cabeza de Joaquin Murrieta, Narcos) as a producer and Cyndi Rojas (Mile 22) as an associate producer.
Pimpinero: Blood and Oil adds to Prime Video's growing selection of non-English language Originals, including recent international hits My Fault ('Culpa Mía'), Maxton Hall - The World Between Us, and Golden Globe winner Argentina 1985, as well as upcoming titles such as Your Fault ('Culpa Tuya'), Freedom, and Like a Dragon: Yakuza, global Amazon Originals such as The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Fallout, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Boys, The Summer I Turned Pretty, Road House, Saltburn, and The Idea of You.
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About Dynamo
Founded in 2006, Dynamo is an independent Colombian entertainment company based in Bogota with offices in Mexico City, Madrid and New York. It is one of the most important audiovisual production companies in Ibero-America. To date, Dynamo has produced more than 47 feature films and 25 television series. Dynamo has supported talent including the team behind series like Wild District (Netflix), Crime Diaries (Netflix), Green Frontier (Netflix), La Cabeza de Joaquin Murrieta (Amazon Prime), and films such as The Hidden Face, Monos and Tarumama (HBO Max). Beyond developing original content, Dynamo also offers top-notch production services to foreign producers that wish to shoot in Colombia. It has provided local production services to many ambitious projects, including television shows like Narcos (Netflix), El Chapo (Netflix/Univision), Falco (Amazon) and films like Los 33 with Antonio Banderas, American Made with Tom Cruise, Mile 22 with Mark Wahlberg and Gemini Man with Will Smith, among others.
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