El Paseo (film)

El Paseo (lit. 'The ride') is a 2010 Colombian road-comedy film directed by Harold Trompetero and starring Antonio Sanint and Carolina Gómez. The official Colombian release was on December 25, 2010.

El Paseo
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Harold Trompetero
Written by	Dago García
Produced by	Dago García Iván García
Starring	Antonio Sanint Carolina Gómez María Margarita Girlado Adelaida López Miguel Canal Luis Fernando Múnera Álvaro Rodríguez Carlos Serrato Karoll Ma
Cinematography	Manuel Castañeda
Edited by	Carolina Silva Dago García
Music by	Jimmy Pulido
Production company	Dago García Producciones
Distributed by	Dago García Producciones Caracol Televisión[1]
Release date	December 25, 2010 (2010-12-25)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Colombia
Language	Spanish

Plot

The film is about a family on vacation. After 11 years of continuous work, Alex Peinado decides to spend a well-earned holiday with his family. He goes on a road trip towards Cartagena, with his wife, his mother-in-law, his two teenage children and his dog Kaiser. But the journey is not his only motivation, as Alex hides a plan that requires them to reach their destination on time. The road trip will become the most incredible adventure, which puts at risk their arrival to the Colombian coast.^[2]

Cast

Antonio Sanint as Alex Peinado
Carolina Gómez as Hortensia de Peinado
María Margarita Giraldo as Carmelita
Adelaida López as Milena Peinado
Miguel Canal as Octavio Peinado
Jack Villalobos as Káiser
Luis Fernando Múnera as Dr. Benítez
Álvaro Rodríguez as a Transit Police
Carlos Serrato as Cabeza Rapada chief

Production

Reception

Box office

With 127,460 spectators during the weekend of release, the Colombian film El Paseo leads box office in Colombia.^[3]

Critical

The film received more than 1 million viewers in less than 5 weeks in theaters.^[4]