Crónicas

Name: Crónicas
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2006-04-21
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: John Leguizamo, Damián Alcázar, Peki Andino, Amira Bustamante, Juan Carlos Cedeño

IMDb ID: tt0382621 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 6.8 (3,620 votes)

Genres: Crime · Drama · Thriller

A suspense thriller about a reporter from Miami who travels to Ecuador in pursuit of a serial killer known as the "Monster of Babahoyo."

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesGermany: Cronicas (Alternative Title)
Greece: Cronicas (transliterated title)
Hungary: Cronicas
Sweden: Cronicas
United States: Cronicas
Spain: Crónicas
Mexico: Crónicas
Portugal: Crónicas
Bulgaria: Хроники (Bulgarian)
Russia: Хроники
World-wide: Chronicles (English, literal English title)
Germany: Cronicas - Das Monster von Babahoyo
Romania: Cronici
France: Investigations
Poland: Kroniki
Japan: タブロイド (Japanese)
ChroniclesContent RatingRRelease Date2006-04-21Runtime108 minutesMetascore63IMDb Popularity0User Reviews30Critic Reviews38Countries / RegionsMexico
EcuadorLanguagesSpanish
EnglishKeywordskiller
serial killer
ecuador
interview
latino americanFilming LocationsLos Ríos, EcuadorProduction CompaniesCabezahueca
Tequila Gang
Esperanto FilmojOfficial SitesPalm Pictures (United States) - http://www.cronicasthemovie.net/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382621/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0382621.jpgUpdated At2025-09-28T10:42:10

Directors

Sebastián Cordero

Writers

Sebastián Cordero

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: John Leguizamo | Character: Manolo Bonilla
Actor: Damián Alcázar | Character: Vinicio Cepeda
Actor: Peki Andino | Character: Sargento Saltos
Actor: Amira Bustamante | Character: Señorita Autógrafo
Actor: Juan Carlos Cedeño | Character: Hombre Enfurecido 2
Actor: Andrés Crespo | Character: Preso Medio Gramo
Actor: Elena Del Rocío Murillo | Character: Partera
Actor: Susana Díaz Nieto | Character: Secretaria Sociedad Biblica
Actor: Jaime Estrada | Character: Señor Limpieza
Actor: Washington Garzón | Character: Joseph Juan
Actor: Ricardo Paul Gonzalez | Character: Policía Mina
Actor: Patricia Higuera | Character: Reportera
Actor: Hugo Idrovo | Character: Lic. Orestes Zambrano
Actor: Víctor Feratio Jiménez | Character: Roger
Actor: Adrián Layana | Character: Joven Violento
Actor: Henry Layana | Character: Don Lucho
Actor: Walter Layana | Character: Vendedor 'Extras'
Actor: Gloria Leiton | Character: Esperanza
Actor: Camilo Luzuriaga | Character: Capitán Bolivar Rojas
Actor: Joyce Macías Figueroa | Character: Bebé Esperanza
Actor: Naidelín Macías Figueroa | Character: Bebé Esperanza
Actor: Pablo Maldonado | Character: Hombre Enfurecido 1
Actor: Alfredo Martínez | Character: Amigo Don Lucho
Actor: Andrés Meza | Character: Guía Carcel
Actor: Alfred Molina | Character: Victor Hugo Puente
Actor: Azucena Mora | Character: Mujer Enfurecida
Actor: Doris Muñiz | Character: Señora Teléfono Público
Actor: Támara Navas | Character: Doña Etelvina
Actor: Lic. Diego Oquendo | Character: Presentador Noticiero
Actor: Rosa Alina Ortiz | Character: Amiga Don Lucho
Actor: Gabriel Paredes | Character: Policía Patlo de Autos
Actor: Luiggi Pulla | Character: Robert
Actor: José Adolfo Ramos | Character: Niño Foto
Actor: Manolo Sarmiento | Character: Maestro
Actor: Nancy Tamayo | Character: Azafata
Actor: Boris Valverde | Character: Médico Forense
Actor: Fabiola Villanueva | Character: Señora Foto
Actor: Leonor Watling | Character: Marisa Iturralde
Actor: José María Yazpik | Character: Iván Suárez
Actor: Raymundo Zambrano | Character: Cura

[Directors Group]
Name: Sebastián Cordero | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Sebastián Cordero | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Alfonso Cuarón | Role: Producer
Name: Guillermo del Toro | Role: Producer
Name: Isabel Dávalos | Role: Producer
Name: Carolina Fox | Role: Producer
Name: Bertha Navarro | Role: Producer
Name: James Ordonez | Role: Producer
Name: Lisandra Rivera | Role: Producer
Name: Frida Torresblanco | Role: Producer
Name: Jorge Vergara | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Antonio Pinto | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Enrique Chediak | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Luis Carballar | Role: Editor
Name: Iván Mora Manzano | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Mauricio Samaniego | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Eugenio Caballero | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Roberto Frisone | Role: Art Director
Name: James David Goldmark | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Barbara Enriquez | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Monica Ruiz-Ziegler | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Lucy Da Silva | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Regina Reyes | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Karla Moles | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Tania Hermida | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Mayfe Ortega | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Claudio Reiter | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Mauricio Samaniego | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Felipe Teran | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Alfredo Mora Manzano | Role: Art Department
Name: Oscar Tello | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Saúl Almaráz | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jaime Baksht | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sergio Diaz | Role: Sound Department
Name: Martín Hernández | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pedro Mejía | Role: Sound Department
Name: Samuel Mendoza | Role: Sound Department
Name: Santiago Núñez | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alejandro Quevedo | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Motassem Younes | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Julian Bucio | Role: Stunts
Name: Juan Carlos Olalde | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Olivier Auverlau | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mauricio Cadena | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Aurelia Winborn | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Natalie Arango | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Joe Fineman | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Michael Toji | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Juan Pablo Rovayo | Role: Location Management
Name: Arturo Yepez | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Gui Amabis | Role: Music Department
Name: Rica Amabis | Role: Music Department
Name: Tejo Damasceno | Role: Music Department
Name: Annette Fradera | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Gabriela Calvache | Role: Production Department
Name: Mandy Goldberg | Role: Production Department
Name: Paola Herrera | Role: Production Department
Name: Christian Hidalgo | Role: Production Department
Name: Octavio Hinojosa | Role: Production Department
Name: Quincy Perkins | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Mariana Gironella | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Frédérik Bois | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mandy Goldberg | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Erin Heidenreich | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lutgardo Vera | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chris Wallace | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Fátima Alba | Role: Thanks
Name: Stephen Gyllenhaal | Role: Thanks
Name: Ron Nyswaner | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Cronicas | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3351183641/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3351183641/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563876911883.mp4?Expires=1788378139&Signature=WruRZUB98bkMoPV62td8f~KJZ0o87QLYfSMxdwsug9EJ9vDlcpv7DQowU-gBL8ptjm5sfprbtx8cWLu0qWryhWMpqUoed-7~YpUfHg4YFONeAahNyXZ7q0a6cplTrzE5Bl7iIBXeZ-qVV1P8rXOoHY051gsNQZlF-Wr6a1nZDj3YHrnuKYw4qOPWM6C~XtUFHo-JZ3Y4ZduncIlrZvXl5B1HA~4ygIx5aKrxrxhObOXwnzFvj1ybFEl41ncRn-q2LDobCEDrqfrlHLyn5LoC~PWxRVqG4ZoumUt7pcsY6eGwNFu~4kPO4P00DpMRWKBx-AtFw~Ka9OsrHQtLDzFWlQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Cronicas | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3334406425/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3334406425/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563424448091.mp4?Expires=1788378139&Signature=AB8ILHbrZOjH09jCD9gTom7mlAtHadrTnTFz4DykhN3EEgkc913IPmFnOBcFz6RyiPv2NTTd3dXQw9E43uU0BiZH4E3LqAUuWKE5Lymq84DqvuGyaX0q0qJ7W3ucgObxcIpsHZw~i3dyy65~WjGZfMkuMl4iYDWMk9iaOwW0uSdJML~MoLtIJGMUB0seQoUsbXnC1wXL8OT0RpKGkURXKbgkitu5SMsQZuswkXM4HgcM4FhWz9DMycWiAXQyiWXJy8PbDkj3QnknuwGhwxWsF3Ns-dMLcCUarGloDi-C6AojNlOruyz07BQO7SzXbqoPf5uU0BCKJal3hBXxppYR8Q__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

France: May 16, 2004 (Cannes Film Festival)
Canada: September 13, 2004 (Toronto International Film Festival)
United States: January 2005 (Sundance Film Festival)
United States: April 1, 2005 (Wisconsin Film Festival)
United States: April 22, 2005 (Indianapolis International Film Festival)
United States: July 8, 2005 (limited)
Germany: July 30, 2005 (München Fantasy Filmfest)
Germany: August 23, 2005 (Hamburg Fantasy Filmfest)
Greece: September 15, 2005 (Athens Film Festival)
Finland: September 19, 2005 (Helsinki International Film Festival)
Netherlands: October 6, 2005
Portugal: October 6, 2005
Greece: October 13, 2005 (limited)
United States: October 25, 2005 (Milwaukee International Film Festival)
Iceland: October 27, 2005 (Iceland International Film Festival)
Finland: November 23, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Sweden: December 7, 2005 (DVD premiere)
South Africa: December 23, 2005
Japan: January 21, 2006
Thailand: February 2, 2006
Belgium: March 1, 2006
Hungary: March 8, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Mexico: April 21, 2006
Spain: June 13, 2006 (Semana de Cine Iberoamericano de Villaverde)
Germany: June 29, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Spain: June 22, 2007

Awards

Box Office