LOS INOCENTES

THE INNOCENTS

By Germán TEJADA

SEÑOR Z - as PROD

Drama - Post-Production 2022

The sexuality of Cara de Ángel is about to explote, Gabriela and Johnny, a punk singer, are in his sights but these feelings are constantly repressed. His masculinity is always questioned by the pack of his hood, which he is trying to join... Transgression, Betray, Punk and the End of Innocence.

Festivals
& Awards

Guadalajara FICG 2019
Encuentro de Coproducción, Premio de Coproducción
Ventana Sur 2022
Primer Corte
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Drama, Social issues, First film
    • Countries
    • PERU, MEXICO
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Budget
    • 0.6 - 1 M$
    • Duration
    • 93 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Germán TEJADA
    • Writer(s)
    • Christopher VASQUEZ , Germán TEJADA
    • Producer(s)
    • Lorena UGARTECHE (Señor Z), Marco Antonio SALGADO (BDC Producciones), Paulina VILLAVICENCIO (DISRUPTIVA FILMS)
    • Synopsis
    • Cara de Ángel (14) is a boy with an androgyne beauty in the stage of sexual exploration, the stage of uncontrollable erections. In his exploration of being a man que faces his hormones that scream uncontrolled and his desire to be part of the man gang. His masculinity is always questioned by the pack of his hood in a repressive context which venting valve is punk, drawing, zombies and transgression.

      His opportunity of losing his virginity is getting closer. Gabriela (14) seems attracted by Cara de Angel´s particular way of being, she likes that he is different and want to have sex with him for the first time. Although, she realized that Cara de Ángel is attracted by Jhonny (17), the singer of a punk band that he admires. Cara de Ángel draw the posters for his concerts, they go to the movies and to his band practices. Jhonny plays with his state of insecurity. Gabriela, confused, started getting into this game.

      The gang of his hood in planning a robbery, they will enter the house of an Old gay that pays kids for sex. It´s Cara de Ángel opportunity to get the acceptation of the gang so he offer himself to be part of it. Colorete doesn´t like the idea, but El Príncipe, the leader, accept: “ with that face no one will tell”. The robbery will take place the same day of Jessica´s birthday party. One by one will get out so nobody suspects: Colorete will take the Old gay out of the house, El Príncipe will watch from the outside and Cara Ángel will be in charge of entering the house and taking the money.

      At the party, Cara de Ángel is dancing with Gabriela when Jhonny surprisingly appears and join them. Moved by his sexual desire, Cara de Ángel takes Gabriela to Jessicas room forgetting about the robbery. They touch each other and take out their clothes when suddenly Johnny enters. He sits between them, kisses them, and when it looks like they were going to have a trio Cara de Ángel is excluded, and see how Jhonny and Gabriela have sex.

      In shock, Cara de Ángel get out of the room and see infinites calls from El Príncipe. He runs to the Old gay house, he get in and find El Príncipe inside the house. El Príncipe, furious, sets him a tramp and locks him inside the house. The police arrived but Cara de Ángel find the way to scape and run.

      His innocence is taken away by bretayal and he realized that in the world where he lives he is alone.