KARENT HINESTROZA [email protected] (202) 412-2688
ABOUT
Karent Hinestroza is an actress with a BA in Dramatic Arts from the University of Valle in Cali, Colombia. Her diverse acting experiences spans from feature films to television to theater to radio. Karent has also spent time teaching acting in her native Colombia. In 2013 the Academy of Arts and Sciences for Cinematography in Colombia gave Karent the Macondo Award of best actor, for her lead role in the movie Chocó. In 2014 she won the prize India Catalina for best Actress Revelation in her role in the television series La selección that aired in Caracol Television. In 2015 Karent won the Guachupé de Oro Award for social awareness contributions as an actress. She has also stared in theatrical works for Universities under the direction of well renowned directors. One of those was the play “Un Tranvía Llamado Deseo” of Tenneessee Williams, directed by Everent Dixon.
Karent has acted in 8 feature films in Colombia with lead roles in Chocó directed by Jhonny Hendrix, El Faro, by Pacho Botía and El Vuelco del Cangrejo directed by Óscar Ruiz Navia. With the previously mentioned films she has received very special recognition for her outstanding performances during her international tour of some of the most important film festivals in the world such as: Berlin Film Festival, La Berlinale, Pacific Meridan in Vladivostok-Russia, The International Festival Nuevo Cine de la Habana Cuba, The International Film Festival of Trinidad & Tobago, The Colombian Film Festival in New York, The International Festival in Finland, Calgary Latin Wave, The International Festival of Saint Barthélemy, The International Festival of Cartagena and many more. Karent has also participated as a host in the Cartagena Film Festival in 2014. And in December 2015 she was a judge in the 48 Hour Film Project in Bogota, Colombia.
FILM
EXTRALIMINAL PRODUCTIONS. Short Film: CHANCE. (September 2006) Role: Ángela
CONTRAVIAFILMS. Movie: EL VUELCO DEL CANGREJO. (November 2009) Director: Oscar Ruiz Navia Role: Jazmín
DAGO GARCIA PRODUCIONES. Movie: El Paseo (September 2010) Director: Harold Trompetero Role: Astrid
ANTORCHA FILMS Movie: Chocó (March 2011) http://youtu.be/jWImvA04PsA Director: Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza Role: Chocó http://thecitypaperbogota.com/features/my-name-is-choco/1064
TSUNAMI, FUANDACIÓN AUDIOVISUAL Children series: Los Imposibles. La Liga del Amor (June 2012) Director: Victor Manuel Peña Role: La Mamá
CINE INDEPENDIENTE Movie: Woyzeckk Director; Tonio Hecker Role: La vecina
LA TIERRA PRODUCCIONES. Movie: EL FARO (April 2012) Director: Pacho Bottia Role: Ofelia
FUNDACIÓN TIERRA DE HOMBRE Y UNIVERSIDAD TADEO LOZANO. Short Film: Mi Muñeca (October 2012) Director: Manuel Ponce Role: La mamá
CREADOR PICTURES Documentary: AfroLatinos (2015) Director: Renzo Devia Role: Narrator
THEATRE
UN TRANVIA LLAMADO DESEO. Playwright: Tennessee Williams. Director: Everett Dixon. Role: Bleanch.
EL JARDIN DE LOS CEREZOS. Playwright: Antón Pavlovich Chéjov. Director: Héctor Fabio Salomón. Role: Varia.
ES MI HOMBRE. Playwright: Carlos Arniches Director: Gabriel Uribe. Role: Sole.
PLUTO. Playwright: Aristófanes Director: Johnny Muñoz Role: La pobreza y la Alcaldesa
COMPAÑIAL TEATRAL CANALETE (2009-2010) OBRA DE TEATRO: UN DOMINGO PERFECTO PARA EL DESCONSUELO. Playwright: Tennessee Williams Director: Jhonny Alexander Muñoz Role: Maria Elena Miranda
OBRA DE TEATRO: “AMANGUALADOS” (2009-2010) El fusilamiento de Manuel Saturio Valencia, with the group “Jóvenes Creadores” in the state of Chocó Colombia. Karent did all the research and creation of play for the Ministry of Culture in the department of Arts and Sciences for the University of Valle in Cali Colombia. “ESTA NEGRURA MÍA” (2010) The Association of Afro Colombian Actors Karent assisted and acted in “BLACK OUT”.
YUNTA. (2013) Karent worked with Colombian artists of different professions. In this play there was a lot of song and dance involved and Karent participated in all aspects of the play.
TEATRO MUSICAL. (2015) Karent performs musical theater workshop with Director Luis Salgado of Broadway Theatre of New York in Cali, Colombia.
TELEVISION
C.M.O Series, RCN television: Correo de Inocentes (August 2010) Role: Mara
RCN TELEVISIÓN. Series: ENTÉRESE; ¿A Qué Estamos Jugando? (November 2012) Director: Juan Carlos Troncoso Role: Tomasa
CIDECC Feature: Quiero Ser Victoria (November 2012) Director: Ricardo Gozanlez Role: La Psicologa
CARACOL TV. Series: La Selección (2013-2014) http://youtu.be/ip4PbSeaE0s Director: Luis Alberto Restrepo Role: Caridad Murillo
FOX TV. (2015) Series: Azúcar Director: Carlos Moreno Role: Oliva
RADIO
FUNDACIÓN ACUA Radio Soap opera; La Canción de Ananse (2012) Director: Angel Peréa Role; Shola Ama
AWARDS FOR FILMS AND PARTICIPATION IN FILM FESTIVALS
EL VUELCO DEL CANGREJO. (CRAB TRAP)
This movie participated in many film festivals worldwide and won numerous awards.
-Award “FIPRESCI” in the category FORUM in the 50th International Film Festival of Berlin (Germany) -Award “Especial del Jurado a Mejor Opera Prima” in the International Film Festival of Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de la Habana (Cuba) -Workshop “Open Doors”, Festival of Cine de Locarno (Switzerland) -Recognized in the The Global Film Initiative. -5th Buenos Aires Lab. Buenos Aires, Independent International Film Festival BAFICI, Argentina. -Recognized in the Fonds Sud Cinema (France) -Recognized in the Global Film Initiative (USA) -Film Festival of Toulouse (France), Grand Award Decouverte y Rail d’Oc. -Film Festival of Toronto; critically acclaimed -Corrientes Alternas, 25th International Film Festival of Guadalajara, Mexico. -Official Selection, International Film Festival of Miami. -Iberoamericana competition, 50th International Film Festival of Cartagena -Official Selection, FORUM, 60th International Film Festival of Berlin -Official Selection, DISCOVERY, International Film Festival of Toronto, Canada. rd -Official Selection, 3 annual International gathering of Producers for the International Film and TV Festival of Cartagena (Colombia) -Official Selection, Open Doors of 61th Festival of Film Locarno (Switzerland) -Selected for the Academy of Arts and Sciences for Cinematography of Colombia representing the Oscar, 2011.
CHOCÓ.
This movie participated in many film festivals worldwide and won numerous awards. This movie also was critically acclaimed in Colombia and won award for best movie.
-Official Selection, Panorama, 62th International Film Festival of Berlin, Germany, 2012. -International Film Festival of Cartagena Colombia, Award for best movie selected by the public. -Inaugural movie, 52th International Film Festival of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, 2012 -International Film Festival of Trinidad y Tobago, Award from judges for best movie. -Inaugural movie, The Colombian Film Festival in New York. -The Academy of Arts and Sciences for Cinematography in Colombia in the Ceremony for the Award Macondo 2013, Karent Hinestroza won the award for best lead role. - This movie is still in film festivals.
EL FARO.
-Official Selection, International Film Festival of Cartagena de Indias - FICCI 53th Colombia, 2013. -Official Selection, Unedited script, International Film Festival of Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana, Cuba, 2009. -Official Selection, Sydney Latin American Film Festival, Australia, 2013. -Official Selection, Festival International Film Festival of Viña del Mar, Chile, 2013. -Official Selection, The Colombian Film Festival in New York, 2014. -Official Selection, 30th Chicago Latino Film Festival, USA 2014. -Official Selection, 19th St Bart Film Festival Cinema Caribe, Indies French, 2014. -International Film Festival of Santander 2013, Best director