Surf inspires Mexican film in Costa Rica - Puntarenas Portal

	Garabito (Jaco) Posted on 24 August 2009 at 08:23:52 by admin.\|
With the World Championship Surf competition as a background and Playa Hermosa, Jacó as the center stage, filming began in the area for the film Buscando la ola (Looking for the wave) by Mexican director Gabriel Retes.
The movie is about a comedy of errors which deals with “the natural beauty of Costa Rica, an important world surf competition, and concerns about ecological issues,” pointed out the producer and script writer for the film, Lourdes Elizarrará, who is also Retes’ wife. “Buscando la ola tells of three different stories that center around the surf tournament and eventually become connected,” stated the Mexican actor Jahel Palmero, who is in the film. According to Retes, the film script was written 8 months ago and deals with some ecological issues since this is one of his concerns. “In one story, two friends confront each other; the second centers around a love story, and in the other story, a character passes off as someone else,” added Palmero. “The movie mentions environmentalist issues, but it isn’t boring. Ecology worries me because, all around us, we see deterioration and we must be aware of it, and do something about it,” indicated the experienced director. According to Elizarrarás, the film will involve actors from Costa Rica, Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina, as well as appearances from professional surfers like Gilbert Brown from Costa Rica, and Angelo Josué Lozano from Mexico. Other Mexican actors like Carlos Macías, Alexander Da Silva, and Ignacio Castello, also play an important role in the film. Assistant producers of the film will be the Costa Rican born director Gustavo Fallas, the sound technician, Nano Fernandez, and executive producer Silvio Bonomelli.