El Carro

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El Carro ★★½ The Car 2004

Winning Colombian comedy about the Velez family and the arrival of its latest member, a cherry red Chevy. Narrated by the youngest daughter, Paola, recounting the drastic social and moral transformations brought on by this new car—a vehicle both for transportation and for plot development. Divided into quirky little episodes all revolving around the new wheels. Consistently funny. 93m/C DVD . Cesar Badillo, Luly Bossa, Zaira Valenzuela, Diego Cadavid, Andrea Gomez; D: Luis Orjuela; W: Dago Garcia; C: J.C. Vasquez; M: Jymmi Pulido.

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