Released:
2010-08-27

Overview:
TAITA BOVES chronicles a thirst for revenge that devastated a country. It tells the true story of Jose Tomás Boves, a cruel man who became a legend during the Venezuelan War of Independence, the most violent in the Americas. He went from seafarer to pirate, horse smuggler to prosperous merchant, prisoner to military chief. Spanish by birth, he spearheaded a grass roots troop of slaves, mulattoes, Indians and mestizos that crushed Simón Bolívar and his patriot army. Respectfully referred to as "Taita" by them, he fought for the underprivileged and the poorest of the poor, and curtailed three centuries of order in this colonial region. This film is about his passions and power, his loves and misadventures, and a bloody saga that rocked Venezuela.

Director:
Luis Alberto Lamata

Runtime:
1h 40min

Genre:
Drama, History

• Cast:
• 
  Luis Abreu
  as
  Juan Palacios
• 
  Alberto Alifa
  as
  Juez Briceño
• 
  Daniela Alvarado
  as
  Inés
• 
  Wilfredo Cisneros
  as
  Padre Llamozas
• 
  Juvel Vielma
  as
  José Tomás Boves