Amaro Pargo: entre la leyenda y la historia
Directed by	Juan Alfredo Amil
Produced by	Benjamin Reyes, Rumen Justo Reyes
Starring	Luis de Zarate Domingo Barbuzano Ramon Gonzalez de Mesa Manuel Hernandez Gonzalez Sister Cleofe Alfredo Lopez
Music by	Juan Alfredo Amil
Distributed by	JR Producciones
Release date	2017  ( 2017 )
Running time	52 mins
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Amaro Pargo: entre la leyenda y la historia (English: Amaro Pargo: between legend and history ) is a documentary film of the year 2017, ^[1] which deals with the life and enigmas that surround the figure of the Spanish corsair Amaro Rodriguez Felipe , better known as Amaro Pargo (1678-1747). The film was directed by Juan Alfredo Amil, with the collected documentation and the interviews made by the journalist Benjamin Reyes. ^[2]

Argument [ edit ]

The film and documentary narrate the life of Amaro Pargo and the mysteries that surround it, such as the mention of an unrecognized son that the corsair had in Havana ( Cuba ) or the ownership of his estate or not of the hacienda or Casa de Los Mesa in Machado ( El Rosario ). It also deals with the discovery of a document written by Amaro himself, in which he talks about the granting of the privateering patent by King Philip V of Spain , the whereabouts of a missing portrait of him painted by Jose Rodriguez de la Oliva , his relationship with the religious Sister Maria de Jesus Delgado , or if her treasure really existed. ^[3]

Reception [ edit ]

The film-documentary was premiered directly on television on August 10, 2017 through Television Canaria with great audience success, ^[2] and has subsequently been screened in cultural venues throughout the Canary Islands , being the first film in the history of the Canarian cinema that has been exhibited in all the islands and premiered in five of them. ^[3]

Locations [ edit ]

Convent of Santa Catalina de Siena and Church of Santo Domingo de Guzman , both in San Cristobal de La Laguna , the Hermitage of Nuestra Senora del Rosario and the ruins of Casa de Los Mesa in Machado, La Miravala estate and vineyards El Borgonon de Tegueste and Punta del Hidalgo (La Laguna). ^[3]

Distribution [ edit ]

In the documentary they intervene: ^[3]

• Luis de Zarate (representing the eighteenth-century painter Jose Rodriguez de la Oliva )
• Domingo Barbuzano (author of the book El Corsario Amaro Pargo )
• Ramon Gonzalez de Mesa (eighth nephew-grandson of Amaro Pargo)
• Manuel Hernandez Gonzalez (professor at the University of La Laguna )
• Sister Cleofe (Superior of the Convent of Santa Catalina de Siena)
• Alfredo Lopez (actor who represents Amaro Pargo in theatrical visits)

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Amaro Pargo: entre la leyenda y la historia . Official website in Facebook (in Spanish).
• Television Canaria estrena este jueves un documental sobre Amaro Pargo Archived 2018-10-13 at the Wayback Machine . Official website of Television Canaria (in Spanish).