Cyrano Fernández

Cyrano Fernández is a 2007 [List of List of Venezuelan films|Venezuelan films|Venezuelan] drama film based on the 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, but set in contemporary times. Has credited as Executive Producers to Pedro Mezquita Arcaya, Carlos Lizarralde, Emilio Oviedo and Miguel Perelló.

Synopsis

The movie is based on the love triangle between Cyrano, Cristian and Roxanna during riots between a group of drug dealers and the residents of a slum in Caracas.
Cyrano is a romantic writer and the social hero of his barrio, alluding to the leaders of the Tupamaro movement.

Production

The film is set in the barrio of Caracas, where it was filmed; filming took place over eight weeks in 2006. The film also premiered in Cota 905.
Ramirez, after having made his Hollywood debut a few years earlier, was cast against type in Cyrano Fernández, with Cyrano different to Ramirez' "mostly one-dimensional 'macho' characters" to that point.

Awards

At the 2008 Venezuelan film festival, the film won seven awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Editing, Best Sound. It was also nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Writing.
Ramirez won two other Best Actor awards for the film, his first major awards. One was from the Amiens International Film Festival, the other from the Málaga Film Festival.