Sicario (1994 film)
# Sicario (1994 film)

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. 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.

