Tamarind Juice (film)

Tamarind Juice (Spanish: Jugo de tamarindo) is a 2019 Peruvian comedy film written, directed, produced and co-starred by Julio Andrade in his directorial debut. Starring Karen Dejo, Leslie Stewart and Gerardo Zamora. It is based on the homonymous video clip by Julio Andrade.

Synopsis
Jugo de tamarindo focuses on a musician with domestic and marital problems. Until, in the middle of the tour, he meets a dancer with a traumatic past and with whom he made a successful video clip some time ago.

Cast
The actors participating in this film are:


 * Julio Andrade
 * Karen Dejo
 * Leslie Stewart
 * Gerardo Zamora
 * Carolina Alvarez
 * Américo Zúñiga
 * Nicolás Fantinato
 * Gustavo Cerrón
 * Carlos Barraza
 * Kukuli Morante
 * Patsy Bendayán

Production
On September 9, 2015, the making of a film based on his video clip Jugo de tamarindo was announced, later the principal photography began in May 2016.

Release
Tamarind Juice was scheduled to be released on January 10, 2019, in Peruvian theaters, but ended up being released on January 24 of the same year.

Reception
In its opening weekend it attracted 1,200 moviegoers, being surpassed by the re-release of Schindler's List.