“Follow me, Chango!”

Argentine news reporter José de Zer didn’t just chase stories. He chased gnomes, UFOs, chupacabras, and whatever paranormal or unexplained activity he could find in his reports for Nuevediario, one of the most popular news shows in 1980s Argentina.

With his faithful cameraman sidekick, Carlos “Chango” Torres, following him around like a Sancho Panza to a Quixote of the Bizarre, José de Zer was lucky enough to find these mysteries every time. How? Easy: he faked them.

Now, The Man Who Loved UFOs, the latest film by Argentine director Diego Lerman, will bring the local icon of bizarro journalism to the big screen, played by Leonardo Sbaraglia (Puán, Wandering Heart). Produced by Netflix, the film will premiere at the San Sebastián Film Festival, where it will run for the Golden Shell in the official competition. Lerman’s last film to play at San Sebastián, Una especie de familia, won the Jury Prize for Best Script in 2017. Lerman’s own daughter Renata also won the Silver Shell for best supporting actress in her father’s El........

© Buenos Aires Herald