Alberto Arvelo

Dudamel: El sonido de los ninos

Alberto Arvelo

José Antonio Abreu, Daniel Barenboim

Hundreds of children and youth orchestras around the world are emerging musical inspired by the Venezuelan phenomenon known as "The System." This rebellion of thousands of children are being held internationally to give children everywhere the opportunity to grow in an atmosphere of creativity, companionship, entertainment, art, discipline and high social values. The brilliant and charismatic Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel leads to an unforgettable journey to some of the most remote corners of the world, about the transformative stories of a group of children who bring us a clear and powerful message: "music is a universal right. " Filmed in seven countries, Dudamel: the sound of children is a journey into the bowels of this global phenomenon that elevates the importance of art as a spiritual weapon against a dehumanized world.

Guaco: Semblanza

Alberto Arvelo

Gustavo Aguado, Luis Fernando Borjas

Dcumentary directed by Alberto Arvelo, which is a record for the posterity of as the first five decades of the career as the projection into the future of "La Super Banda de Venezuela". It is related from the present with interesting testimonies and electrifying performances in concert.

Una Vida y Dos Mandados

Alberto Arvelo

The story of Romer, who on his 50th birthday, returns to the Andes where he grew up after he has a premonition that his mother has died. On his journey he comes to a fork in the road, and takes a path which leads him to revisit his past--an upbringing in a remote traditional community which fiercely protects its ancient customs from modernity.

Free Color

Alberto Arvelo

Carlos Cruz-Diez, Edgar Ramírez

Carlos Cruz-Diez is one of the most prominent and influential Kinetic-Optic artists of our times. At 94 years of age, Cruz-Diez pursues an avant-garde challenge: to free color from form. This documentary follows the Maestro as he undertakes the most daring project of his creative life in his twilight years.

Tocar y Luchar

Alberto Arvelo

Claudio Abbado, José Antonio Abreu

The captivating story of the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra System - an incredible network of hundreds of orchestras formed within most of Venezuela’s towns and villages. Once a modest program designed to expose rural children to the wonders of music, the system has become one of the most important and beautiful music phenomena in modern history. To Play and To Fight presents interviews and performances by many of the world’s most renowned musicians including the great tenor Placido Domingo, Claudio Abbado, Sir Simon Rattle, Guiseppe Sinopoli, and Eduardo Mata, as they reflect on the impact of such a far-reaching social project. The documentary also presents the inspirational stories of world class musicians who have been trained by the Venezuelan system, including The Berlin Philharmonic’s youngest player Edicson Ruiz and world class conductor Gustavo Dudamel.

Una casa con vista al mar

Alberto Arvelo

Imanol Arias, Leandro Arvelo

In the foothills of the Andes, the dreams of a widowed father and his son shelter their quiet relationship from the cruelty of neighbors, until a desperate act of violence tears them apart. It takes the brave intervention of a stranger to reunite them once again in the place of their dreams.

The Liberator

Alberto Arvelo

Edgar Ramírez, María Valverde

Bolívar was instrumental in Latin America’s struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire, and is today considered one of the most influential politicians and emancipators in American history. Libertador is told from the viewpoint of Bolívar, portrayed by Ramírez, about his quests and epic military campaigns, which covered twice the territory Alexander the Great conquered, and his vision to unify South America.

Cyrano Fernández

Alberto Arvelo

Edgar Ramírez, Leandro Arvelo

Cyrano (Edgar Ramírez), Roxana (Jessika Grau) y Cristian (PastorOviedo) protagonizan un triángulo amoroso que se desarrolla en uno de los más impactantes escenarios urbanos del mundo: las laberínticas veredas y escaleras de un barrio venezolano. Cyrano es también un héroe social; es un personaje que defiende la ética y la dignidad popular a toda costa, estrellándose una y otra vez contra la realidad de todos los días. La historia de Cyrano Fernández es de algún modo la de todos los hombres, la de cualquiera de nosotros, es decir, el abismo que hay entre lo que realmente somos y lo que soñamos se