Pimpinero: Blood and Oil (Spanish: Pimpinero: Sangre y Gasolina) is a 2024 Colombian crime thriller film directed by Andrés Baiz. It stars Laura Osma, Alejandro Speitzer, Alberto Guerra, and Juanes. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2024.
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Cast
Alberto Guerra as Ulises
Alejandro Speitzer as Juan
Laura Osma as Diana
Juanes as Moisés
David Noreña as Don Carmelo
Isabella Sierra as Juliana
Junior González as Polito
Emilia Ceballos as Marisol
Yull Núñez as Fabián
Juan Sebastián Calero as Miguel
Ariel Sierra as Francisco
Judith Segura as Blanca
David Noreña as Don Carmelo
Norberto Rivera as Evaristo
Johan Rivera as Gonzo
Nelson Camayo as Wielder
Ángela Cano as Wendy
Merilng Sosa as Piratas
Paola López
Nicol Juliana Rodríguez
Julián Mondragón
Production
The film was shot in Colombia, specifically Cesar and La Guajira, in 2023.
Release
Promotional stills were released in August 2024. The trailer was released on 5 September 2024.
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2024.
Reception
Carlos Aguilar of RogerEbert.com gave the film 2 out of 4 stars, praising cinematographer Mateo Londono for bringing "a grounded sumptuous to the visual relation between the people and the land", but criticized the film as having delved into several clichéd tropes of the genre, writing that Baiz was "more than fluent in these realms of the unlawful but struggles to craft characters and situations layered beyond superficial motivations."