Movies: A Tropics Company

Francisco Coto was born in Alajuela in July 1924. A century later, he recalls some of his photographs in the studio he founded decades ago. Photographs like those that bring to the present the eruptions of the Irazú volcano, which began in March 1963...

At night, in front of a small Caribbean house, a sign advertises a repair service for the husband. Inside, a witch and her apprentice try without success with the repairman on duty: an excessively pale man with a Chaplinesque mustache. When the witch...

Juan, a 30-year-old actor who does not quite believe in his talent, will meet his best friend ‘El Tigre’, who returns to Costa Rica with great economic success to marry his German girlfriend, Ada on an exotic South Pacific beach. At the wedding, Juan...

A boat crossing the Caribbean Sea. On board, Willem Dafoe opens a briefcase that casts a golden glow on Christopher Walken's face. In a fit of ambition, Walken snatches up a swordfish and plunges it into Dafoe's abdomen, causing him to writhe in pain...

Around a campfire in the Ngäbere language, Major Francisco Rodríguez tells the Ngäbe-Buglé community of La Casona the mythical story of "Los gigantes". His words merge with the recreation of the story, starring three women from different generations ...

One morning, after a restless sleep, Gregorio wakes up a generous conversationalist who shares some of his biggest secrets....