‘Cronicas’ Wins Top Honors At Latino DVD Awards

Palm’s CRONICAS, a suspense thriller about a Miami TV reporter who investigates a string of gruesome child murders in Ecuador, won top honors at the second annual Latino DVD Awards, presented Tuesday in West Hollywood.

The film, directed by Sebastian Cordero, was named Best of Show and Best Special Features, beating more than 30 contenders that were entered into the annual contest, produced by trade publication Home Media Retailing magazine.” Coverage at Panandscan

“For a small-studio and Spanish-language release, “Cronicas” is surprisingly loaded with extras. Cordero’s commentary is intelligent and full of insights and background information. He’s not shy about sharing his influences, both cinematic and literary, or giving details about the filming that expose the low-budget nature of the production. We learn that the character of Vinicio was based on three real-life people whom Cordero read about, including a mass murderer in Columbia who lived a double life apart from the woman and her children he lived with, and a real Bible salesman in Ecuador who used his occupation as a ploy to get people to trust him. Whether Cordero talks about a female psychiatrist he spoke to during his research who told him about the distinctive “smell” that sociopaths had, or the restrictions on filming that Ecuador’s blazing sun caused and the “rain” provided by local firemen, the commentary moves forward with the same level of interest as the film itself.”
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Special DVD Features include:

• Available Audio Tracks: Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Deleted Scenes
• Director and Star commentary
• Alternate Film Ending
• “Making of” Featurette
• Still photo gallery
• “Soledad” recording session
• US Theatrical Trailer