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AN AWARD-nominated bilingual, multimedia production house.

EST. Oakland, CA. 2023.

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From non-fiction to fiction, from film to audio, Cuentero tells stories in the great tradition of storytelling that captivates audiences due to the way we tell those stories. Through experimentation, interdisciplinary approaches, and letting each story have its own form.

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our most recent STORIES

We move through our work inspired by the love we have for telling stories as they want to be told. We are not looking for a one-mold-fits-all model of storytelling. We design our stories with the narratives and discourses that they embody in mind. We love learning about the worlds we focus on during our multimedia work. We are deeply collaborative and value a co-creation that trusts the process and is changed by the act of telling the stories we tell.


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PRESS ABOUT OUR WORK

  • For a quarter century, Litquake has taken pride in proving books can make for a rousing evening out on the town (…) Add a cornucopia of traditional opportunities to hear from some of today’s literary heavyweights and the result is one of Litquake’s strongest lineups to date (…) Audio storytelling has taken a quantum leap in recent years Hear for yourself as writer (…) Camilo Garzón.

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  • A digital article titled "Making Junior Tu Papá", featuring a picture of a red and white striped fabric with a "Junior Tu Papá" movie cover on top, referencing Colombian family, soccer, and Caribbean themes.

    That memorable goal, the commentator screaming “¡qué golazo, campeón!”, the Salsa music, all while a packed-out stadium spilled out onto the pitch as fans rushed to celebrate Mackenzie’s stoppage time winner that gave the home team their first title in 13 years.

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  • Screenshot of The Hollywood Reporter website listing top indie podcasts, including titles such as Sightings, The Insurgence: Sheriffs, The Man Who Calculated Death, The Nightingale of Iran, The People's Recorder, The TMI Project Story Hour, and What Happened in Skinner.

    The Ambie awards, presented by the Podcast Academy, include 199 nominees across 28 categories, as well as a governor’s award. This year, the Podcast Academy introduced the new category of “Best Spanish Language Narrative Podcast.”

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  • A person in athletic gear with the number 30 on the back, reaching up toward a high shelf or wall.

    Otro de los cortos que seguramente el público asistirá en masa a ver es ‘Junior Tu Papá’, dirigido por el cineasta colombo-británico Daniel Díaz, que sumerge al espectador en la historia de un hombre que, a pesar de vivir en Londres y ser hincha del Tottenham, se enamora perdidamente del Junior de Barranquilla.

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  • A screenshot of an online news article titled "A cultural Mission Gets Scared in Translation," published on May 30, 2024, by Andrew Gilbert. The article discusses a cultural event involving Brava Theater, SF Salon at the Verdi Club, and Dance Mission Theater. The page includes social sharing icons and a partial view of a photograph related to the article.

    With sound design and subtle lighting, “it’s a multimedia first for us,” said Cuentero Productions’ Camilo Garzón, the Colombian-American writer, filmmaker and evening’s creative director. “My job was really easy because of the translation,” Garzón said. “The dialogue and monologues are so powerful, our job is figuring out the underlying ambiance.”

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  • Screenshot of an online article from KQED titled 'Soroche' Brings High-Altitude Latin American Horror to SF’s Brava Theater', published by Alan Chazaro on May 23. The article features a webpage header with navigation links and social media icons, with part of a printed material visible at the bottom of the image.

    Camilo Garzón is spearheading the story’s stage adaptation (…) and appreciates the story’s setting as a rich backdrop for the characters’ emotional and mental fracturing, and fully aims to bring the characters’ psychological dimensions to life with a suggestive, indirect touch.

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  • Front page of a Colombian newspaper called 'Cultura' from April 15, 2024. Features a photo of a young soccer team in red and white striped jerseys with 'Gerveza Guila' on their shirts, a smaller photo of a young boy in a similar jersey, and an article about the debut of a documentary 'Junior tu papá'.

    “Junior Tu Papá,” el cortometraje documental (…) tendrá su estreno latinoamericano en el (…) FICCI, el festival de cine más antiguo de América Latina que celebra su 43 edición desde mañana, hasta el próximo 21 de abril.

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  • A news article about the documentary 'Junior Tu Papá' featuring a group photo of soccer players in red and white striped jerseys, with a green goalkeeper and various players in front and behind.

    De la misma manera, la edición 2024 del FICCI (Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias) será el espacio para que debute otro título similar. Se trata de “Junior Tu Papá,” un seguimiento a los 100 años de tradición que cumple el onceno de Barranquilla este año.

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  • Television news broadcast featuring two segments: a female news anchor on the left and a graphic with a young girl holding a microphone labeled 'Documental Junior Tú Papá' on the right, and a second segment showing a young boy in a striped soccer jersey with a broad smile, in front of a background with red and white colors.

    Reporte completo sobre “Junior Tu Papá” a través de CV Noticias del Canal Telecaribe. Enfocándonos en el año de 1993: Un año que marcó historia en el Junior y en el país [de Colombia].

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  • Screenshot of VOX Magazine article titled 'Digital and physical archives tie six films together in Shorts: Random Order' with a preview of six film stills at the bottom.

    The final film, “Junior Tu Papá,” directed by Daniel Díaz (…) lays it all out, honoring the unity a shared love of soccer brings and scrutinizing Colombia’s cultural memory.

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  • Screenshot of a website for Cinema Tropical, announcing Latin American non-fiction film screening at the 2024 True/False Film Festival, featuring a photo of young children from Latin America.

    In “Junior Tu Papá,” directed by Daniel Díaz, phone calls, soccer heroes, and Colombian history meld together in a rumination on family ties, cultural memory, and diasporic connection.

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