ROSITA: LA FAVORITA DEL TERCER REICH

ROSITA: THE FAVORITE OF THE THIRD REICH

By Pablo BERTHELON

CARNADA FILMS - as PROD

Documentary - Completed 2013

This documentary tells the story of the Chilean singer admired by the leaders of the Third Reich. Official Voice of Nazi Germany, is disgraced by supporting the Jews. After the war he worked for Disney in Hollywood. He died alone, poor and forgotten at her country.

Festivals
& Awards

Trieste 2013
Best Film
Atlantidoc 2013
Best Debut
Atlantidoc 2013
Best Production Design
Festival de cine recobrado 2013
Best Film
Fedoc 2013
Best Film
Mar Del Plata FF 2013
Latin American Selection
Festival Bio Bio Cine 2013
Best Documentary
Festival Colchagua cine 2014
Bet Film
    • Year of production
    • 2013
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • CHILE
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Budget
    • 0 - 0.3 M$
    • Duration
    • 94 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Pablo BERTHELON
    • Writer(s)
    • Pablo BERTHELON, Roberto TREJO
    • Producer(s)
    • Pablo BERTHELON, Roberto TREJO
    • Synopsis
    • A documentary that chronicles the adventures of a woman who, breaking all social barriers, makes his existence a permanent search of lost happiness and the need to be recognized. It is the story and history of a woman who has been considered the main Chilean actress and singer of the twentieth century. Dazzled the halls and the leaders of Nazi Germany; starred in over 15 films, supported the Jews persecuted in Europe, was mistress of the King of Sweden, married a Jewish-Egyptian billionaire, worked for Disney Studios in Hollywood, was idolized by General Pinochet, whom he hated, and he died alone, poor and forgotten.
      The documentary is structured from the character's emotional search, from the memories of her niece and singer who knew her in life. This process leads to discover the different stages, different lives and different experiences that women abroad and on his return to Chile. From the memories of people, images of films, photographs, diaries and chronicles files, is being built a multifaceted character who in real life was named MARIA ESTHER ALDUNATE, but the history of popular music and European film called ROSITA SERRANO.
    • Partners & financing
    • Carnada Films EIRL (Chile): US$ 70.000
      Fondo Fomento Audiovisual (Chile): US$ 80.000
    • Beginning of shooting
    • Jan 01, 2012
    • End of shooting
    • Sep 30, 2012