Quiero ser (I want to be...)

2000 film

Quiero ser (I want to be...)
Directed by	Florian Gallenberger
Written by	Florian Gallenberger
Produced by	Christian Becker Florian Gallenberger Horst Knechtel Michel Morales
Starring	Emilio Perez Fernando Pena Cuevas
Cinematography	Jürgen Jürges
Edited by	Hansjörg Weißbrich
Music by	Gert Wilden Jr.
Production companies	CineCam GmbH Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München Indigo Filmproduktion
Release date	2000 (2000)
Running time	35 minutes
Countries	Mexico Germany
Language	Spanish

Quiero ser (I want to be...) is a 2000 Mexican-German short drama film directed by Florian Gallenberger. It won an Oscar in 2001 for Best Short Subject.

Cast

Emilio Perez as Juan, as a boy
Fernando Pena Cuevas as Jorge, as a boy (as Fernando Peña)
Chaco as Chaco
Mario Zaragoza as Juan
Luis Escutia as Jorge
Maricela Olguin as Eismädchen / Icegirl
Memo Gil as Ballonhändler / Balloonseller
Martina as Kellnerin / Waiter
Ariceli Godinez as Hähnchenverkäuferin / Chicken seller
Julio Coiman as Hausmeister / Caretaker

Plot

The film is about two brothers, Jorge and Juan, who live on the streets of Mexico City. They try to earn 100 pesos as street singers in order to be able to pay for the long-awaited balloons and a licence to sell them as soon as possible. Juan, the younger of the two brothers, can read, write and do maths and demonstrates a great sense of responsibility: for example, he is strictly against spending the money on food, so the two brothers look for something edible in the rubbish. Juan is also more adept at business (for example, he is able to persuade the balloon seller from whom they want to buy the balloons and the licence to stick to the agreed price of 100 pesos) and dreams of a better life in which he can also go to school. Jorge is portrayed as less responsible and intelligent than his brother. He is also less frugal with his money and keeps some so that he can buy things for his beloved. One day, Jorge steals 20 pesos from the joint till to go on a date with the girl. Juan does not forgive his brother for this breach of trust, leaves him and tries to make his way through life on his own from then on.

20 years later, he returns to the place of their childhood as a successful man and sees his brother Jorge, who is still leading a bleak life as a street singer, but does not speak to him.

References

"New York Times: Quiero ser (I want to be ...)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2008.

External links

Quiero ser (I want to be...) at IMDb

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film

Short subject
1931–1935

Comedy	The Music Box (1932) So This Is Harris (1933) La Cucaracha (1934) How to Sleep (1935)
Novelty	Wrestling Swordfish (1932) Krakatoa (1933) City of Wax (1934) Wings Over Everest (1935)

Short subject
1936–1956

Color	Give Me Liberty (1936) Penny Wisdom (1937)
One-reel	Bored of Education (1936) The Private Life of the Gannets (1937) That Mothers Might Live (1938) Busy Little Bears (1939) Quicker'n a Wink (1940) Of Pups and Puzzles (1941) Speaking of Animals and Their Families (1942) Amphibious Fighters (1943) Who's Who in Animal Land (1944) Stairway to Light (1945) Facing Your Danger (1946) Goodbye, Miss Turlock (1947) Symphony of a City (1948) Aquatic House Party (1949) Grandad of Races (1950) World of Kids (1951) Light in the Window (1952) Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor (1953) This Mechanical Age (1954) Survival City (1955) Crashing the Water Barrier (1956)
Two-reel	The Public Pays (1936) Torture Money (1937) Declaration of Independence (1938) Sons of Liberty (1939) Teddy, the Rough Rider (1940) Main Street on the March! (1941) Beyond the Line of Duty (1942) Heavenly Music (1943) I Won't Play (1944) Star in the Night (1945) A Boy and His Dog (1946) Climbing the Matterhorn (1947) Seal Island (1948) Van Gogh (1949) In Beaver Valley (1950) Nature's Half Acre (1951) Water Birds (1952) Bear Country (1953) A Time Out of War (1954) The Face of Lincoln (1955) The Bespoke Overcoat (1956)

Short subject
(live action)
1957–1973

The Wetback Hound (1957)
Grand Canyon (1958)
The Golden Fish (1959)
Day of the Painter (1960)
Seawards the Great Ships (1961)
Heureux Anniversaire (1962)
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1963)
Casals Conducts: 1964 (1964)
The Chicken (1965)
Wild Wings (1966)
A Place to Stand (1967)
Robert Kennedy Remembered (1968)
The Magic Machines (1969)
The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970)
Sentinels of Silence (1971)
Norman Rockwell's World... An American Dream (1972)
The Bolero (1973)

Short film
(live action)
1974–present

One-Eyed Men Are Kings (1974)
Angel and Big Joe (1975)
In the Region of Ice (1976)
I'll Find a Way (1977)
Teenage Father (1978)
Board and Care (1979)
The Dollar Bottom (1980)
Violet (1981)
A Shocking Accident (1982)
Boys and Girls (1983)
Up (1984)
Molly's Pilgrim (1985)
Precious Images (1986)
Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall (1987)
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (1988)
Work Experience (1989)
The Lunch Date (1990)
Session Man (1991)
Omnibus (1992)
Schwarzfahrer (1993)
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life / Trevor (1994)
Lieberman in Love (1995)
Dear Diary (1996)
Visas and Virtue (1997)
Election Night (1998)
My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York (1999)
Quiero ser (I want to be...) (2000)
The Accountant (2001)
This Charming Man (2002)
Two Soldiers (2003)
Wasp (2004)
Six Shooter (2005)
West Bank Story (2006)
Le Mozart des Pickpockets (2007)
Toyland (2008)
The New Tenants (2009)
God of Love (2010)
The Shore (2011)
Curfew (2012)
Helium (2013)
The Phone Call (2014)
Stutterer (2015)
Sing (2016)
The Silent Child (2017)
Skin (2018)
The Neighbors' Window (2019)
Two Distant Strangers (2020)
The Long Goodbye (2021)
An Irish Goodbye (2022)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)

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