This is the short starring the rugby team made up of inmates from the Eldorado prison. It won in the Best “Penitentiary Short” category.
The short film “Los Toros” was awarded at the Daroca festival in Spain, where film experts recognized the moving story of the inmates of the Eldorado prison complex who overcome themselves through rugby.
The short Los Toros is a recognition of the joint work of the Provincial Penitentiary Service and the Tackleando Muros foundation. His objective is based on the search for better sports, educational, work and spiritual opportunities for 8 years now in the Eldorado prison.
The award was received by Mariano Hernando, the Physical Education teacher who brought a project for rugby practice to Penitentiary Unit 3 in 2016. Since the arrival of this sport, the logic changed diametrically among the people deprived of liberty with whom he worked. . Not only in the improvement of behavior, but also individual and collective development within the Unit.
Tackleando Muros was born in 2016, a social reintegration program that has sport as its main tool. Through this initiative, participants are also accompanied with educational and spiritual proposals. This is how the Los Toros rugby team was formed.
Los Toros are recognized because they are the first rugby team made up of people in the context of confinement, which competed in an official tournament endorsed by the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR). In their first participation they reached the final and lost against Carayá in 2022.
What inspired the theme and story behind “Los Toros,” and how did you initially envision it coming to life on screen?
1. Can you introduce yourself and your role in the creation of the short film “Los Toros”?
2. How did you come up with the concept for the short film and what challenges did you face during the production process?
3. What do you think makes “Los Toros” stand out from other films in the same category, and how did it resonate with the audience?
4. Can you talk about the partnership between the Provincial Penitentiary Service and Tackleando Muros foundation, and how it has impacted the lives of the inmates involved in the project?
5. How has rugby transformed the lives of the inmates participating in the project, both individually and collectively?
6. Can you tell us more about the educational and spiritual components of the program, and how they contribute to the overall success of the initiative?
7. What does the future hold for the Los Toros rugby team, and how do you see this program expanding to other prisons or communities in Argentina?
8. As an expert in film, what message do you hope viewers will take away from “Los Toros”?
Thematic sections:
1. Background and conceptualization of the short film
2. Production challenges and successes
3. Impact of the partnership between Penitentiary Service and Tackleando Muros
4. The transformative power of rugby
5. Educational and spiritual aspects of the program
6. Future goals and expansion plans
7. Messages to be taken away by viewers
