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In 2010, the Dominican Republic lost one of the most influential personalities on television, Mr. Freddy Perras Goico.

Programs like “El Gordo de la Semana,” “Con Freddy y Milagros,” and “Con Freddy y Punto” have been a curfew for Dominicans for years.

Therefore, it was no surprise to anyone that someone, taking advantage of the peak of the film canon, decided to make a film about a character of this magnitude.

Giancarlo Peras (Bulso) decided to accept the challenge of telling his father’s story from his point of view, with the help of a screenplay by José Vasquez, photography by Frankie Baez, and editing by Tabare Blanchard.

The film features two exceptional performances by Luis José Germán in “Mis 500 Locos”, playing Freddy in his youth, and Augusto Feria in “La Otra Lucha”, as Freddy in adulthood.

However, the rest of the cast is passable, with several casting errors, such as Pepe Sierra as Buruga and Fausto Rojas as Coquin.

The appearances of characters like Joaquin Balaguer and Leonel Fernandez were very cartoonish, completely taking the audience out of the drama we were watching on screen, while others, like Sandy Ventura as her father, leave the viewer asking for more.

The story is presented through anachronism. We start in the past, jump to the present of the story, and then, throughout the film, we see a series of time jumps that lack a connecting thread.

Anecdotes are presented for moments that seem important in a character’s life, but do not help advance the main plot.

The appearance of Hector Anibal and the story of his character could have created a conflict ending in redemption, but it was completely lost.

Despite all this, the film contains very good moments, such as Carbonero, which gives us a look inside Freddy’s head and how he draws his inspiration from moments that may be trivial to many.

Frankie Baez does a fantastic job portraying the film.

The setup is very successful; Cars and clothes look from different eras.

The only flaw I noticed was how good Hector Anibal’s scar looked when he was young, but other than that, on an overall level, the film’s production is pretty good.

Tabbari handled the editing very well. The time jumps feel very organic, the transitions are imperceptible and some are very well planned, as in the scene where young Freddy leaves the room and passes in front of the camera, and then older Freddy enters.

In short, “Freddy” is a father’s story told from his son’s point of view, which strangely touches very little on the family side and focuses more on his career and “patriotism.” The film could have been so much more, but it fell flat midway.

If you know Freddie’s life, you will see and remember moments from it. If you don’t know him, you will receive a lot of information, but you will never know or understand why this man became the figure that many remember fondly today.