The Story of Artigas (2011)

4.7/10 114 min

Overview

In 1884, the famous painter Juan Manuel Blanes, from Uruguay, is asked to create a portrait of José Artigas. There is only one drawing of his face, done in his old age so Blanes must imagine what he looked like by reading up on his ideas and learning about his life.

Cast

Jorge Esmoris

Artigas

Franklin Rodríguez

Maximo Santos

Rodolfo Sancho

Larra / Calderón

Cristina Techera

Hermana de Artigas

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