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Elpidio Valdés

1979 · 80 min

A lively, good-natured cartoon adventure that turns history into playful chases and scrappy heroics, easy to enjoy with family.

Directed by
Juan Padrón
Genres
Animation
Starring
Frank González, Irela Bravo
Overview
Tells the birth of Elpidio, the death of his father and the beginnings of the War of Independence; as he knows María Silvia and how he becomes a scourge for the Spanish army, the counter-guerrilla and the American landowners. It develops almost totally in 1895.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Juan Padrón
Genres
Animation
Starring
Frank González, Irela Bravo
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • freedom
  • rebellion
  • coming-of-age
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour6
Realism4
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Runtime
80 min
Country
Cuba
Languages
Spanish

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