Olallo Rubio

Olallo Rubio

Born: June 3, 1977
in Mexico
Olallo Rubio Maauad is a Mexican filmmaker and broadcaster. He is known for his documentaries (So, What's Your Price?, Gimme the Power, and Ilusión Nacional) and the feature film This Is Not a Movie.

Rubio's career began in radio at XHDL-FM. His first film, So, What's Your Price?, a documentary film critical of consumerism, premiered at the 2007 Guadalajara International Film Festival. His next film, This Is Not a Movie, stars Edward Furlong as a man who grapples with existential questions during the end of the world. It premiered at the Morelia International Film Festival in 2010 and had a budget of $3 million. Gimme the Power, released just before the 2012 Mexican general election, is a rockumentary about the Mexican band Molotov that is also critical of Mexican politics.[6] His latest film, released in 2014 just prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup,[5] is Ilusión Nacional, a documentary about football in Mexico.

Movies for Olallo Rubio...

Ilusión Nacional
Title: Ilusión Nacional
Character: Narrador
Released: April 4, 2014
Type: Movie
A sport like football is primarily a passionate celebration, but one that is so massive (economically, politically and socially) that it, of course, also brings many problems. Olallo Rubio's third documentary (and fourth film in total), Ilusión Nacional, is a take on how the world's most popular sport relates to Mexican society and politics.
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For Those About to Rock. The Story of Rodrigo y Gabriela
Title: For Those About to Rock. The Story of Rodrigo y Gabriela
Character: Himself
Released: March 15, 2014
Type: Movie
The amazing and inspiring journey of Mexican guitarists ‘Rodrigo y Gabriela’ who at a very young age decided to do only what they loved the most: music.
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Gimme the Power
Title: Gimme the Power
Character: Himself
Released: June 1, 2012
Type: Movie
A rock documentary, about the Mexican band Molotov, that focuses more in the political and musical context of Mexico rather than in the actual story of the band.
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Todo el poder
Title: Todo el poder
Character: Radio DJ
Released: February 28, 1999
Type: Movie
Gabriel is a filmmaker in Mexico City, where he is a victim of crime and violence sometimes even three times a day. This is a black comedy that shows the extreme situation Mexico City is suffering as far as crime is concerned, and the tension the city and it's inhabitants live day after day.