Abo So

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

Abo So
Film poster
Directed byJuan Francisco Pardo
Written byJuan Francisco Pardo
Produced byJuan Francisco Pardo
Rebecca Roos
Starring
    • Raphaela Mahadeo
    • Miguel Genser
CinematographyMiquel Galofré
Edited byJuan Francisco Pardo
Music byPadú del Caribe
Adriano Nanof
Production
companies
Audiovisual Institute of Aruba
Rebecca Roos Productions
Distributed byAudiovisual Institute of Aruba
Release date
July 2013
Running time
72 minutes
CountryAruba
LanguagesPapiamento
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, a 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]

References

  1. "Abo So Reviews". TVGuide.com.
  2. "ABO SO - Caribbean-movie.com - The best in Caribbean movies". April 17, 2021.
  3. "films in focus: abo so and red, white and black: a sports odyssey". Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival. 2013.
  4. "Séance de Abo So - CinéLounge". Cinelounge. 21 February 2021.
  5. Klein, Rosalie (July 10, 2013). "Aruba International Film Festival 2013 Caribbean Spotlight Series winners announced". VisitAruba News.
  6. "Abo So". Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival. February 26, 2022.
  7. "Abo So". Vram Online. December 1, 2020.
  8. "Achievements". CINEARUBA.
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