The Strong Ones (Spanish: Los fuertes) is a 2019 Chilean film directed by Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo and starring Samuel González and Antonio Altamirano. The movie is based on the original short film San Cristóbal, winner of the Teddy Award 2015 in the Berlin International Film Festival. González and Altamirano, the protagonists in the short film, reprised their roles in the full-length film. The Strong Ones was released in 2019 as the opening film of the Valdivia International Film Festival. Then, it participated in several international festivals like OutFest and Mardi Gras Film Festival. It received theatrical release on 12 March 2020 in Chile; however, the COVID-19 pandemic suspended most cinemas a few days later. Finally, it was released for free in the Ondamedia streaming platform on 21 August 2020. The movie was filmed in the city of Valdivia and neighboring Niebla, where an old Spanish fortress is used as background for the romance between the two protagonists. Los fuertes, the original name in Spanish, is a pun using the plural of fuerte, which can mean "strong" and "fortress". Plot Lucas (Samuel González) travels to the town of Niebla, in Southern Chile, to visit his sister Carolina (Marcela Salinas) before departing to Montreal, where he has received a scholarship for postgraduate studies. In Niebla, Lucas befriends and falls in love with Antonio (Antonio Altamirano), a fisherman and part-time actor for historical reenactments of the capture of Valdivia's fortresses. Cast Samuel González - Lucas, an architect from Santiago that receives an scholarship in Montreal, Canada. Lucas and their conservative parents are separated due to Lucas's homosexuality. Antonio Altamirano - Antonio Galindo, a young sailor from Niebla. He works also as a Chilean soldier in historical reenactments of the Capture of Valdivia for tourists visiting the town's fortress. Marcela Salinas - Catalina, Lucas' sister. She works as a dentist in the Niebla's hospital. Gabriela Fernández - Adriana, Antonio's grandmother and takecarer after the death of his parents. Rafael Contreras - Martín, Catalina's partner. Nicolás Corales - Roca, Antonio's shipmate. See also LGBT rights in Chile List of LGBT-related films References External links Official site Los fuertes en CineChile Chilean LGBT-related films Chilean drama films 2019 films 2010s Spanish-language films 2019 LGBT-related films 2019 drama films