Juan Cano

Chilean actor

Plants (2016)

For a whole summer, 17-year-old Florencia has to look after her brother, who is trapped in a persistent vegetative state. From time to time she reads to him from a comic about plant souls that take control of human bodies at full moon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roberto Doveris
CAST:  Violeta Castillo  •  Ingrid Isensee  •  Mauricio Vaca  •  Ernesto Meléndez

For a whole summer, 17-year-old Florencia has to look after her brother, who is trapped in a persistent vegetative state. From time to time she reads to him from a comic about plant souls that take control of human bodies at full moon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roberto Doveris
CAST:  Violeta Castillo  •  Ingrid Isensee  •  Mauricio Vaca  •  Ernesto Meléndez

Penguin Island (2018)

Chile 2006, a country that maintains the same public policies of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. After 16 years in a state of democracy, young chileans still do not see any changes in the education system, so they decide to manifest in the streets starting a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guille Söhrens
CAST:  Lucas Espinoza  •  Rallén Montenegro  •  Juan Cano  •  Paulina Moreno

Chile 2006, a country that maintains the same public policies of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. After 16 years in a state of democracy, young chileans still do not see any changes in the education system, so they decide to manifest in the streets starting a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guille Söhrens
CAST:  Lucas Espinoza  •  Rallén Montenegro  •  Juan Cano  •  Paulina Moreno

Ava (2017)

Ava, 13, is spending the summer on the Atlantic coast when she learns that she will lose her sight sooner than expected. Her mother decides to act as if everything were normal so as to spend their best summer ever. Ava confronts the problem in her own way. She ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Léa Mysius
CAST:  Noée Abita  •  Laure Calamy  •  Juan Cano  •  Tamara Cano

Ava, 13, is spending the summer on the Atlantic coast when she learns that she will lose her sight sooner than expected. Her mother decides to act as if everything were normal so as to spend their best summer ever. Ava confronts the problem in her own way. She ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Léa Mysius
CAST:  Noée Abita  •  Laure Calamy  •  Juan Cano  •  Tamara Cano

Shoe Shiner (2018)

Narrates the story of Diego, an 11 years old shoe shiner. It portrays his struggle to survive and the loss of his innocence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrés Gallegos
CAST:  Patricio Jara  •  Daniel Antivilo  •  Carlos Aedo  •  Juan Cano

Narrates the story of Diego, an 11 years old shoe shiner. It portrays his struggle to survive and the loss of his innocence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrés Gallegos
CAST:  Patricio Jara  •  Daniel Antivilo  •  Carlos Aedo  •  Juan Cano

Sarita Colonia (2019)

Manuel is obsessed with Daniela, his ex-girlfriend. He even follows her around in her dreams. After running into each other at a renowned restaurant in Santiago, they argue for the last time and discover who is actually dreaming.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martín Pizarro Veglia
CAST:  Paulina Moreno  •  Juan Cano  •  Félix Villar

Manuel is obsessed with Daniela, his ex-girlfriend. He even follows her around in her dreams. After running into each other at a renowned restaurant in Santiago, they argue for the last time and discover who is actually dreaming.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martín Pizarro Veglia
CAST:  Paulina Moreno  •  Juan Cano  •  Félix Villar

In the Sky You Let Me Fall (2020)

Anna travels to Santiago after many years, convinced by her brother to leave their mother’s ashes in the imposing rocks at Las Docas in Valparaíso, where their father lives in a faraway cabin. A significant reunion for this deteriorated family will be tainted by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sebastián Claro
CAST:  Julio Milostich  •  Michelle Mella  •  Juan Cano

Anna travels to Santiago after many years, convinced by her brother to leave their mother’s ashes in the imposing rocks at Las Docas in Valparaíso, where their father lives in a faraway cabin. A significant reunion for this deteriorated family will be tainted by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sebastián Claro
CAST:  Julio Milostich  •  Michelle Mella  •  Juan Cano

Phantom Project (2022)

Waiting for his big dream (a film role) to come true, Pablo works as a training actor in a patient-care programme at a medical faculty and a paid participant in group therapy sessions. To make ends meet, he sublets a room in his apartment in a suburb of Santiago de ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roberto Doveris
CAST:  Juan Cano  •  Ingrid Isensee  •  Violeta Castillo  •  Fernanda Toledo

Waiting for his big dream (a film role) to come true, Pablo works as a training actor in a patient-care programme at a medical faculty and a paid participant in group therapy sessions. To make ends meet, he sublets a room in his apartment in a suburb of Santiago de ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roberto Doveris
CAST:  Juan Cano  •  Ingrid Isensee  •  Violeta Castillo  •  Fernanda Toledo

Pájaro mono (2023)

Monkey Bird  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernanda Téllez Gross
CAST:  Ignacia Uribe  •  Juan Cano  •  Belén Herrera  •  Astrid Roldán

Monkey Bird  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernanda Téllez Gross
CAST:  Ignacia Uribe  •  Juan Cano  •  Belén Herrera  •  Astrid Roldán

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DIRECTION:  Rómulo Sulca Ricra
CAST:  Maribel Baldeón  •  Juan Cano