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A Poet

A Poet

20257.82h 3m

Overview

Middle-aged and erratic, Oscar is a failed writer who has given up on life. Unemployed and living with family, he wanders the streets of Medellín in a drunken stupor, lamenting the state of literature in his home country, where he has succumbed to the cliché of the tortured artist. However, the opportunity to mentor a young student offers a chance at redemption, if he doesn’t screw it up first.

Directed by Simón Mesa Soto
Written by Simón Mesa Soto
Produced by Juan Sarmiento G., Manuel Ruiz Montealegre, Simón Mesa Soto
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Top Cast

Ubeimar Rios

Ubeimar Rios

Oscar

Rebeca Andrade

Rebeca Andrade

Yurlady

Guillermo Cardona

Guillermo Cardona

Efraín

Alisson Correa

Alisson Correa

Daniela

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Margarita Soto

Teresita

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Humberto Restrepo

Alonso

H

Hilda Gutíerrez Lodoño

Damaris

E

Emmanuel Garcés Botero

Maicol

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About A Poet

A Poet is a comedy, drama film released in 2025. Directed by Simón Mesa Soto, it stars Ubeimar Rios, Rebeca Andrade, Guillermo Cardona. Middle-aged and erratic, Oscar is a failed writer who has given up on life. Unemployed and living with family, he wanders the streets of Medellín in a drunken stupor, lamenting the state of literature in his home country, where he has succumbed to the cliché of the tortured artist. However, the opportunity to mentor a young student offers a chance at redemption, if he doesn’t screw it up first.

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