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Chiquititas: Rincón de luz
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Directed by José Luis Massa
Produced by Cris Morena
Carlos Mentasti
Juan Lovece
Written by Alex Ferrara
Walter Ferrara
Starring Romina Yan
Facundo Arana
Music by Cris Morena
Carlos Nilson
Cinematography Ricardo Rodríguez
Distributed by Líder Films S.A.
Release date(s) 12 July 2001 (2001-07-12) (Argentina)
Running time 100 minutes
Country Argentina
Language Spanish
Budget $3.250.000 million

Chiquititas: Rincón de luz is an Argentine fantasy-adventure film from 2001. It was directed by José Luis Massa and written by Alex and Walter Ferrara. The movie is based on the popular Chiquititas television series of same name, which started in Argentina in 1995.

The film was released in Argentina on July 12, 2001. It was produced by Cris Morena, who also created the original Chiquititas TV show. The main stars are Romina Yan and Facundo Arana. Other actors include Camila Bordonaba, Felipe Colombo, Benjamín Rojas, and Luisana Lopilato. The bad guys in the story are played by Juan Leyrado and Alejandra Flechner.

Story of the Movie

The film tells the story of some children who are orphans. They are forced to work on a farm. This farm is run by a strict man named Colonel Francisco Estévez (Juan Leyrado) and a woman named Marga Calvo (Alejandra Flechner).

One day, Belén Fraga (Romina Yan) finds a special book. This book was recommended to her by Tok (Brian Vainberg) and the Old Wise Man. Belén then meets Alejo Méndez Ayala (Facundo Arana), who lives with a boy named Felipe Mejía (Felipe Colombo).

The Colonel is very interested in a secret cave. He believes it contains very expensive diamonds. But in the end, it turns out the diamonds actually belong to Belén! The movie is full of magic, adventure, and many songs.

Main Actors

Lead Characters

  • Romina Yan as Belén Fraga
  • Facundo Arana as Alejo Méndez Ayala

Other Important Cast Members

  • Camila Bordonaba as Camila Bustillo
  • Benjamín Rojas as Bautista Arce
  • Luisana Lopilato as Luisana Maza
  • Felipe Colombo as Felipe Mejía
  • Sebastián Francini as Sebastián Mansilla
  • Nadia Di Cello as María Fernández
  • Milagros Flores as Juana Maza
  • Agustín Sierra as Agustín Maza
  • Natalia Melcon as Natalia Ramos Pacheco Acevedo
  • Federico Barón as Federico Martínez
  • Cristian Belgrano as Cristián Maza
  • Brian Vainberg as Tok

The Villains

  • Juan Leyrado as Colonel Francisco Estévez
  • Alejandra Flechner as Marga Calvo

How the Movie Was Made

Plans for a Chiquititas movie started about four years before this film was actually made. At first, the idea was to make a movie for people in Brazil, but those plans changed.

The movie was filmed in the year 2000. The beautiful location for filming was Villa La Angostura in Argentina.

Music in the Film

Chiquititas: Rincón de Luz features many popular songs. These songs were already big hits with young audiences from the Chiquititas TV show in Argentina.

Some of the famous songs in the movie include "Pimpollo", "Había Una Vez", and "Penitas". The main song of the movie is "Rinconcito De Luz". This song was also the main theme for the third season of the Chiquititas TV show.

The actors Camila Bordonaba and Felipe Colombo even sang the song "Pimpollo" in Hebrew! They did this for a play in Israel called Katantanot, which was based on the Chiquititas: Rincón de Luz film.

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