Inspired by the brief and yet intense life of Ecuadorian poet Medardo Ángel Silva, this movie reveals intimate details of one of the most important Guayaquilean writers of 19th century: his passionate and deep poetry, his strong attraction towards death, his impossible love for a 15 year old young woman and his continual conflict with an hypocritical and conservative society.
Medardo: the story of Guayaquil's most important poet, his life and passion. This motion picture, more than merely showing bygone times, presents the struggle of the main character with life and death. The poet's feelings often escape this world, while mixing fact with fiction. Medardo is an individual who easily escapes towards spirituality and then effortlessly bounces back to a worldly setting, as in his famous poem "Con el Alma en los Labios" (The Soul on the Lips).
Medardo Angel Silva belonged to a group of Guayaquil's finest poets, the 'Beheaded Generation', so labeled in view of the poets' mysterious and premature demise, early in the twentieth century. Why did I choose 'Medardo'? Because I felt warmth and sympathy for his agonic life story, and empathy for his fine poetry. I fully understand his suffering and rare instants of joy. I adore his verse, satiated with beauty, mystery and glumness. I had an urge to find out what had happened on that fatal day in June 10th, 1919. Was his death an accident or was it a criminal act, or did he really commit suicide? His life, jointly with the significance of his literary output invigorating Ecuadorian and Latin-American Literature, greatly impresses me. Aside from having written this film's script, I have been its general producer and main actor, playing Medardo's role. At this spot in my life, I feel wholly connected to this character, more so after having read everything I could find about his life and perhaps lesser known anecdotes. I studied all his writings and listened to senior folks who had the privilege to either know him personally or indirectly. I admire him sincerely, with the same purity of the white roses I recently placed on his tomb. This project is a co - production with Anjos Production from Jos van Weert a Dutch guy who felt in love with this story.
Medardo Ángel Silva was an Ecuadorian poet, who was born in 19th century. He belonged to a group of Guayaquils finest poets, the Beheaded Generation, so labeled in view of the poets mysterious and premature demise, early in the twentieth century.In 1919, just before reaching the age of 21 and when he was working as an editor at the Guayaquilean newspaper El Telégrafo, Medardo took his own life in front of his belovedRosita.Medardo was a young guy in love, obsessed with a 15 year old girl, and at the same time, hopelessly attracted by death.Set in the early twentieth century, the film Medardo takes us to learn about intimate details of the interesting but short life of this poet, his infatuation with death, his love, his conflict with ahypocritical and conservative society, and his suicide, full of mystery and poetry.Based on a true story and filmed entirely in and around Guayaquil City, the movie Medardo is another example of what Ecuadorian talent is capable to do. It will give current generations theopportunity to get to know about the history and work of this important Guayaquilean character.
