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Descansos (Spanish: Resting Places) is a 2009 American neo-realist film written and directed by Chris Roybal, his second feature film and first to be released. The drama features, in neo-realist fashion, an ensemble cast of professional and non-professional actors.
The drama consists of eight vignettes that take you across Northern New Mexico. Following several different characters dealing with love and loss for people who are soon to die or already have died, the film spans Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Nambe, Espanola, Taos, and finally ending at the sacred Santuario de Chimayo.
The film premiered at the National Hispanic Cultural Center on February 6, 2009.
Cast
Among intermittent scenes of The Man (Frederick Aragon) setting down a descanso for each vignette, the eight stories in the picture include:
Marcelina
Steven Martinez as Archie
Sylvia Sarmiento as Marcelina
Samantha
Alex Cosby as Max
Amelia Ampuero as Samantha
Rober Gumm as Stem's Customer
Lina
Genia Michaela as Deb
Lenore Armijo as Lina
Rachel Hroncich as Kimberly
Sue
Eduardo Flores as Gil
Diego Deane as Juan (Prisoner 060586)
Eva
Navajo Nguyen as Eva
Ryan Angell as Dillon
Angeleah Cuevas as Other Girl
Bella
Bernardo Gallegos as Nick
Maggie Fine as Carmella
Francisco Sandoval as Baby
Grandma
Everette Scott Ortiz as Zack
Eppie Guillen as Grandpa
Regina Sanchez as Grandma
Jessica
Nichole Otero as Jessica
David Busse as Jack
Michael Manzanares as Teenage Boy
Amber J. Chenault as Teenage Girl
External links
Official website
Descansos at IMDb
DESCANSOS Motion Picture at createspace.