Abo So

Abo So (Papiamento for "Only You") is a 2013 musical romance film written and directed by Juan Francisco Pardo. Set in Aruba, this Papiamento language film features the music of Padú del Caribe.^[1][2][3]

Abo So
Film poster
Directed by	Juan Francisco Pardo
Written by	Juan Francisco Pardo
Produced by	Juan Francisco Pardo Rebecca Roos
Starring	Raphaela Mahadeo Miguel Genser
Cinematography	Miquel Galofré
Edited by	Juan Francisco Pardo
Music by	Padú del Caribe Adriano Nanof
Production companies	Audiovisual Institute of Aruba Rebecca Roos Productions
Distributed by	Audiovisual Institute of Aruba
Release date	July 2013 (2013-07)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	Aruba
Languages	Papiamento Spanish English

Production

The filming was performed over a period of 10 days. The cast worked for free.^[3]

Synopsis

A love story between Tatiana, an Aruban Mestiza woman, and Santiago, a Latino man.

Release

Abo So was premiered in Aruba in July 2013.^[4] At the Aruba International Film Festival, it won the People’s Choice Award of the Caribbean Spotlight Series.^[5]

Abo So was screened at the 2013 Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival.^[6]

It was shown at the Bahamas International Film Festival in December 2014, where it won Best Narrative Feature.^[7][8]