It will be the first national premiere in Colombia, also promising to be the first big hit of the year, hitting theaters in the country this Friday, «The man«.
Felipe de las Aguas, a taxi driver who is tired of seeing the weakest suffer, decides to become a real superhero, one of flesh and blood, who not with wonderful powers, but with his empirical effort, cunning and justice, helps the too armed only with a deep faith in himself. He dresses in the colors of his country, with a t-shirt, boots, belt and a cape that represent no more than his deep patriotism, and he goes out to liberalize his land. His arch enemy is Federico Rico (paradoxical last name), an old neighbor of the neighborhood whose ambition has earned him untold wealth, and total control over the neighborhood.
The film has been directed by Harold Trumpeter (the Trumpeter sniper), and also written by him, and features the leading role of Bernardo García, Fernando Solórzano, Aída Bossa, Inés Prieto and Jaime Barbini.
The director has said that the idea of creating a real superhero had been around him for several years, but that in the past everyone had made fun of his idea. It was only in 2009, and with a greater need for ideas, that he managed to carry out the project. At the same time, he poses as a non-religious man, but he does respect faith as the engine of any activity. And it raises the great need that Colombia has today to have its own superhero, which is also a reflection of the capacity of each of the country's inhabitants. A sense, a force that gives faith and hope to the people who need it so much.