Sicario is a 1994 Venezuelan drama film directed by Joseph Novoa. The film was submitted as the Venezuelan entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences It also was a finalist at the Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film 1995. Plot Jairo is a teenager living in a drugs- and violence-infested neighborhood who becomes a hired killer or sicario for a criminal gang. Cast Laureano Olivares as Jairo Herman Gil as Aurelio Néstor Terán as Tigre Melissa Ponce as Rosa Gledys Ibarra as Carlota William Moreno as Aguirre
Production The story takes place in Medellín, Colombia; it was filmed in Caracas, Venezuela.
See also List of submissions to the 68th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Venezuelan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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