THE BLACK KING

EL REY NEGRO

By Paola GOSALVEZ

PUCARA FILMS - as PROD

Social issues - Completed 2017

Julio Pinedo is a legitimate descendant monarch of an African tribe and the only monarch acknowledged in Latin America. However, he is not the king some could imagine: without a palace and a royal suit, he lives a simple life in the countryside.

Festivals
& Awards

Ventana Sur 2017
Video Library
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Social issues, Documentary
    • Countries
    • BOLIVIA, SPAIN, BRAZIL
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Budget
    • 0 - 0.3 M$
    • Duration
    • 68 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Paola GOSALVEZ
    • Producer(s)
    • Paola GOSALVEZ (PUCARA FILMS), Rafael LINARES PALOMAR (Creta Producciones S.L.)
    • Synopsis
    • Julio Pinedo is a legitimate descendant monarch of a tribe in Africa. Julio’s ancestors were part of forced migration during the Spanish colonialism in Bolivia brought to work in the silver mines of Potosi. Today Julio Pinedo is the only monarch acknowledged in America Latina, and tough he is not the king some could imagine, without a palace and a royal suit, he lives simple life in the countryside.
      He dreams in taking a trip to meet his roots and lineage and meet all the missing links of his personal story.