Sicario (1994 film)

Sicario is a 1994 Venezuelan drama film directed by Joseph Novoa. The film was submitted as the Venezuelan entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It also was a finalist at the Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film 1995.

Plot
Jairo is a teenager living in a drugs- and violence-infested neighborhood who becomes a hired killer or sicario for a criminal gang.

Cast

 * Laureano Olivares as Jairo
 * Herman Gil as Aurelio
 * Néstor Terán as Tigre
 * Melissa Ponce as Rosa
 * Gledys Ibarra as Carlota
 * William Moreno as Aguirre

Production
The story takes place in Medellín, Colombia; it was filmed in Caracas, Venezuela.