Spanish and Latin American Cinema

NUEVE REINAS is the story of two small-time swindlers who perform all types of scams to get easy money in Buenos Aires. This film also shows an excellent picture of the Latin American societies.

Nueve Reinas follows two grifters, Juan (Gastón Pauls) and Marcos (Ricardo Darin), over a 24-hour period. They team up after what appears to be an accidental meeting. After watching Juan pull a couple of small-time scams, Marcos raises the stakes. He describes a much bigger swindle involving priceless rare stamps, the "nine queens", and invites the skeptical Juan to be his partner. The story takes off from there.

A once-in-a-lifetime scheme then seemingly falls in their laps--an old time con man enlists Juan and Marcos to sell a forged set of extremely valuable rare stamps--The Nine Queens. The tricky negotiations that ensue bring into the picture a cast of suspicious characters including Marcos' beautiful sister Valeria, their innocent younger brother, Frederico who idolizes Marcus--as well as a slew of thieves, conmen and pickpockets. As the action moves from humble barrios to luxury hotels, it soon appears that the city itself is part of an elaborate plot.

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Title: Nueve Reinas

Country of Origin: ARGENTINA

Director: Fabian Belinsky

Year: 2000

Crew:  Gaston Pauls, Ricardo Darin,

Leticia Bredice, Tomas Fonzi,

Graciela Tenembaun

Locations: Buenos Aires, Argentina

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