Luis Guillermo Villegas Blanco

This documentary is a tribute to the founder of Bolívar Films on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of this production company, which presents, through valuable testimonies and unpublished images, the life and work of Luis Guillermo Villegas Blanco and his legacy in the Venezuelan film industry.

Murphy is the sole survivor of his crew, that has been massacred by a German U-Boat in the closing days of World War II. He is rescued, and ends up at a forgotten mission station near the mouth of the Orinoco, and begins to plot his vengeance. He wishes to sink the U-Boat by means of any method imaginable to him, and sets about to make the courageous attempt, assisted by Louis, the administrator of the local oil company.

The captain of a small vessel, regularly sailing between his home island of Margarita Island in the Caribbean and the Venezuelan mainland, has two separate and very different relationships. At home, he is happily married, having named his boat Isabel after his wife. Yet on his visits to the port of La Guaira, he has a passionate affair with Esperanza, a woman working in a seedy cabaret who tries to retain him with hexes and spells. A classic of Latin American cinema, which won Best Cinematography at 1951 Cannes Film Festival.

Life changes for an Andean family when oil wealth and a fugitive arrive in town.