The Liberator

The Liberator is a 2013 Spanish–Venezuelan historical drama film directed by Alberto Arvelo, starring Édgar Ramírez as Simón Bolívar. It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected as the Venezuelan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, making the January Shortlist. Cast Édgar Ramírez as Simón Bolívar María Valverde as Maria Teresa Rodríguez del Toro Juana Acosta as Manuela Sáenz Danny Huston as Martin Torkington Erich Wildpret as Antonio José de Sucre Alejandro Furth as Rafael Urdaneta Orlando Valenzuela as Francisco de Paula Santander Iwan Rheon as Daniel O'Leary Gary Lewis as James Rooke Imanol Arias as Juan Domingo Monteverde Juvel Vielma as José Antonio Páez Carlos Julio Molina as José Félix Ribas Manuel Porto as Francisco de Miranda Francisco Denis as Simón Rodríguez Zenaida Gamboa as Hipólita Andrés Gertrúdix as Prince Fernando Elisa Sednaoui as Fanny du Villars Leandro Arvelo as Fernando Bolívar Ximo Solano as Francisco Vinoni Steve Wilcox as Black Horseman Eric Toala as Simón Bolívar (kid) Release The film debuted on 9 September 2013 at the Toronto International Film Festival and opened in its home country of Venezuela on 24 July 2014. The film was released by Cohen Media Group on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on 10 March 2015.