Her strong black eyes are her most outstanding feature. She has a kind of obsession with the Dorothy, the character of the “Wizard of Oz”Įxplosive and melancholic, María - Pedro´s mother and his main antagonist - is a 64 years -old widow who works as a domestic servant. The only thing she wants is to be with Pedro and when her sister forbids it, she cries and has violent attacks of nerves. She is always laughing and it seems she is always thinking about another thing. Due to this illness, she nearly can’t speak and when she does, she uses very short words. She presents a severe handicap, because of a poliomyelitis she underwent when she was 3. She is 28, but looks younger since she is especially delicate. She is a very beautiful green-eyed girl of a naïve aspect. He strongly wishes to live the intense love he feels for his princess Cati, in a place beyond clouds. Nevertheless, he is a very sensitive, romantic and optimistic person. Known as “the King” in San Gregorio hood, Pedro Vargas is a 30 years-old man, who presents a certain grade of physical and mental handicap.
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Nevertheless, Pedro struggles for being with his princess, entrusting to God and to the wise advices of Juan, an old man who teaches him how to believe in love. Besides, the frustrated sister of the female protagonist, Marta, fears the sexual arouse of Cati, interfering in her relation with Pedro.
Pedro’s mother, María is hard to accept that her man-son is in love and she is even willing to prevent the relationship. As any other romantic drama, there are antagonists who do not approve this love. Nevertheless, none of these factors will stop him from being the protagonist of this beautiful love story with his “princess” Cati, a girl who has a severe mental disability. The film talks about the life of Pedro Vargas – who plays himself – a 30 years-old man living in the slum of San Gregorio and presents a physical handicap and a certain grade of mental disability. “The King of San Gregorio” is a story about a pure and simple love. It proposes a real debate on the future of our society It is a film of ideas and reflections, suggesting solutions to the current crises besetting the globe. This film is not a film about Ecuador rather, is about a political project, where utopia became reality. It shows that political, ecological and economic alternatives do exist. It suggests concrete perspectives to a new way of living the phenomenon of globalization. This film is intended for everyone, from rich and emerging countries alike. He has given Ecuadorians genuine reason to believe that the rigid structures of the past were no longer inevitable, that ordinary citizens had their word to say, and that, at long last, their voices would be heard. Since coming to power, he has transformed a country with archaic structures into a social, independent, ecological and participative democracy.
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