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Colombian Movies and Series You Can't Miss in 2025
Itzia, Tango & Cacao, La Suprema, and One Hundred Years of Solitude are three Colombian movies and series with captivating stories. Find out what they are about in the following article and make sure not to miss them in 2025.
Dive into the Colombian cinematic universe with Itzia, Tango Cacao, La Suprema, and Cien años de soledad, productions filmed in the country of beauty that you cannot miss. Discover captivating stories and learn more about each of them in the following article.
Itzia, Tango Cacao: a production that highlights the beauty of the Colombian countryside
This film is a Colombian production directed and starring actress Flora Martínez. The plot follows the life of a deaf-mute cacao grower who, surprisingly, begins to hear a peculiar music that always comes from the same cardinal direction. Itzia, the protagonist, is convinced that these melodies are not a figment of her imagination and, to prove it, sets out on a journey in search of the source of the music, which will lead her to discover its origin.
Itzia, Tango Cacao, filmed in Colombia between Zipaquirá and San Vicente de Chucurí, not only immerses the viewer in magical realism, but also highlights the more than 500,000 people with hearing disabilities in the country and shows how cacao has allowed many Colombian families to transform their lands, promoting cultivation and the development of a culture around it. In addition, it conveys a message of hope, showing that in the Colombian countryside there are alternatives for peace-building.
Released at the end of October 2023, the film was honored at the European Cinematography Awards with “Best Actress” and “Best Picture.” It was also selected to participate in prestigious international festivals in countries such as Japan, India, the United States, and Canada. Itzia, Tango Cacao premiered in Colombian movie theaters on October 26, 2023, and became the most important national film of the year among the 68 released, remaining in theaters for more than eight weeks. It also participated in more than twenty international festivals, receiving awards in Greece, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, and France.
This moving story reflects the best of Colombia, featuring authentic characters and plots focused on family ties, love, and a deeply artistic aesthetic, with a touch of magical realism. Itzia, Tango Cacao is an example that in Colombia it is possible to create different cinema, with narratives that go beyond the conventional, offering stories that celebrate the resilience and hard work of those who wish to cultivate a better future.
La Suprema: a film inspired by Kid Pambelé
Starring Elizabeth Martínez and Antonio Jiménez, two talented actors from Cartagena, and the bullerengue singer Pabla Flórez, La Suprema has become one of the most outstanding Colombian cinema productions in 2024, bringing the essence of our cinematography to many corners of the world. The film tells the story of Laureana, a teenager living in La Suprema, a town in the Gran Caribe Colombiano, who dreams of becoming a boxer.
Filmed in the hamlet of the same name, located in the municipality of Matuya, in María la Baja (Bolívar), the movie involved the local community. Many residents of the area participated directly in the production by working as actors and extras in the wardrobe, makeup, and art departments, among others.
La Suprema is part of the national lineup and was officially selected for FICCI 2024 (Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias). It has also received various international recognitions in prestigious festivals, including its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, its inclusion in the official selection of the Warsaw Festival (Poland), the Rio de Janeiro Film Festival, the Fribourg International Film Festival in Switzerland—where it received the Ecumenical Jury Prize—and the Havana Film Festival, where it won the Coral Award for Postproduction.
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Cien años de soledad: Gabo’s iconic work on the small screen
"Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice" With these words, the Netflix series Cien años de soledad begins. The challenge of bringing this iconic work by Gabriel García Márquez to the small screen involved capturing not only the passage of time, but also the transformations of Macondo and the Buendía family home, just as presented in the book.
The series was filmed in various corners of the country of beauty, and thousands of workers from different regions of Colombia joined forces to bring every detail of the mythical Macondo universe to life. The main set has nearly 17,000 m² of construction and around 130 independent structures, including facades and both exterior and interior spaces. Experts in heritage, botany, engineering, carpentry, metalworking, sculpture, scenic painting, graphic design, and architecture brought our Nobel laureate’s work to life.
Every detail of this Netflix series filmed in Colombia was carefully chosen, from the setting and costumes to the music and the nearly 30 Buendía family characters across different generations. The result was an almost one hundred percent Colombian cast. Furthermore, it has already been broadcast in more than 190 countries and is available to the platform’s more than 283 million users.
The launch of Cien años de soledad marks a milestone in the history of audiovisual production in Colombia. Its impact transcends into the cultural realm, reaffirming the country of beauty as a competitive destination for international productions thanks to our diverse landscapes and abundant talent. Added to this is an attractive framework of incentives that made one of the most ambitious projects in Latin America possible in Colombia.
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Colombian productions continue to gain recognition and presence on the international scene, proving that our cinematography has powerful stories, full of talent and messages with a different narrative. Each production reflects our cultural richness and reaffirms Colombia’s ability to produce high-quality content. Don’t miss these Colombian cinematic works!
