The first time he stood before his audience, the ‘lord of terror’ was afraid. Ironically, the nerves were present during the opening minutes of the match first horror series organized by communicator and film fanatic Carlos Cordovez, in which he presented the documentary Terror in the aislesfrom 1984, in a room in the municipal library of Guayaquil.

Almost a year after that lecture, held on Monday, October 31, 2022, The young man from Guayaquil continues to share his love and knowledge of this film genre with students and the general public. which is not limited (although it does not exclude Hollywood).

Their last conversation took place last Friday, October 13 at the MAAC (Malecón en Loja) about independent film night of the living dead (1968), by George A. Romero. For future dates, you can follow him on his Instagram account @carlosr_cordovez.

Recent screening in MZ14 cinema.

“Many say the pandemic has changed their lives, but in my case it was different because I don’t go out much. So I didn’t feel like it affected me, And then I started watching movies and also doing research, including classic television, and I thought, ‘Why don’t I give it a try?’ when everything started to regularize. And so I did it in 2022 and it continues until now,” he recalls. the horror fan, who saw it The exorcist (1973) at age 8.

He chooses to project variation to his audience and always relate the productions to a social situation to open the conversation that influences the Ecuadorian reality.

“I’ve seen Spanish horror films from the 70s. Of course, we’ve also seen the slasher genre, which takes place at Christmas, just like in the movies Night of peace, night of death (1984) And Black Christmas (1974). This year I spent Mrs. Morales’ skeleton (1960), a Mexican horror film,” he says.

“And in every film there are certain themes that we can address because I want them to serve the audience. I always try to analyze why I choose a movie, because this space could be just for entertainment, but it’s not my goal. I want young people to learn about film; and some, for example, saw it for the first time on this forum The fly (1986), by David Cronenberg,” he says.

Carlos is currently too Film student at the University of the Arts (Guayaquil), and in 2018 he published the novel Lives are cut shortwhose plot oscillates between drama and mystery.

And as a final message to this interview, he commented on some of the films he recommends adding to your list and not missing: Spiritualism (1962), directed by Benito Alazraki; The house of the end times (2013), by Venezuelan director Alejandro Hidalgo; and of course the Ecuadorian film is not left out The covered lady (2018), directed by Josué Miranda.