Vidal Cantu
Vidal Cantu | |
|---|---|
 Vidal Cantu | |
| Born | 1 March 1968 |
| Occupation(s) | Movie producer, Entrepreneur |
| Spouse(s) |
Lilia O. Cavazos (m. 1993)4 sons |
| Children | Vidal, David, Laura and Francisco Cantu |
Vidal Cantu (born March 1, 1968) is a Mexican film producer and entrepreneur[1] based in Miami. He is the CEO and cofounder of Kenio Films a Production Company and Film distributor focused on inspirational content.[2]
Kenio Films
Cantu cofounded "Kenio Films" with cofounder and partner Adolfo Franco. They produced Cantinflas (film) on 2013 [3][4]
a biopic about iconic Mexican comedian Mario Moreno directed by Sebastian del Amo and starring Oscar Jaenada, Michael Imperioli, Ilse Salas and Luis Gerardo Mendez among other 95 actors. On August 29 of 2014 the company released Cantinflas (film) in the USA,[5] on September 18 the movie was released in Mexico.[6]
Mexico's film academy has picked Cantinflas (film) as its submission for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[7]
References
- ^ "Los Emprendedores del Año de Expansión" (in Spanish). CNN Expansion. Retrieved 2013-09-10.
- ^ "Productores mexicanos crean fondo para siete largometrajes de ficción" (in Spanish). La Jornada. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ^ "Mexican Government CONACULTA Official Record". CONACULTA. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- ^ ""Cantinflas, la película" notas de producción"" (PDF). Lionsgate. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
- ^ "Oscar Jaenada Pays Homage to Cantinflas at Premiere 54 Years Later". Variety. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ "Cinta de Cantinflas se estrenará en septiembre" (in Spanish). El Universal. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ^ "Oscars: Mexico Selects 'Cantinflas' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved Sep 11, 2014.