Live or Dead: The García File

{{Short description|2024 Peruvian mystery drama film}}{{Infobox film

| image = Vivo o muerto El expediente García poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Jorge Prado

| writer = Úrsula Vilca

| producer = Martín Casapía

| starring = Stephany Orúe
Sergio Galliani
Merly Morello

| cinematography = Marco Arauco

| editing = Sara Oscco

| music = Adrian Nicholas Valdez

| studio = Jungle Pictures

| released = {{Film date|2024|04|18}}

| runtime = 84 minutes

| country = Peru

| language = Spanish

}}

Live or Dead: The García File (Spanish: Vivo o muerto: el expediente García) is a 2024 Peruvian political thriller film directed by Jorge Prado and written by Úrsula Vilca. It stars Stephany Orúe, Sergio Galliani, and Merly Morello, based on the story of the suicide of former Peruvian president Alan García Pérez.{{Cite news |date=2024-02-22 |title=Estrenan tráiler oficial de "Vivo o muerto", película que explora el fallecimiento de Alan García |url=https://elcomercio.pe/luces/cine/estrenan-trailer-oficial-de-vivo-o-muerto-pelicula-que-explora-el-fallecimiento-de-alan-garcia-vivo-o-muerto-alan-garcia-fallecimiento-cine-stephany-orue-sergio-galliani-suicidio-luces-ultimas-noticia/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |work=El Comercio |language=es |issn=1605-3052}} It premiered on April 18, 2024, in Peruvian theaters.{{Cite web |last=Ruiz |first=Danay |date=2024-03-18 |title='Vivo o muerto': ¿desde cuándo se podrá ver en cines la película sobre la muerte de Alan García? |url=https://larepublica.pe/cine-series/peliculas/2024/03/18/vivo-o-muerto-desde-cuando-se-podra-ver-en-cines-la-pelicula-sobre-la-muerte-de-alan-garcia-1326330 |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=larepublica.pe |language=es}}

Synopsis

In a whirlwind of uncertainty surrounding the alleged suicide of former president Alan García, intrepid journalist Carmen Ríos embarks on a frantic investigation aimed at unraveling the enigma surrounding the issue, seeking to answer the great question that continues to resonate in the minds of the entire Peruvian nation: Does Alan García persist among the living or has he been swallowed by the darkness of death?{{Cite web |date=2024-02-22 |title='Vivo o muerto': película sobre el suicidio de Alan García estrena su primer tráiler |url=https://trome.com/espectaculos/cine/vivo-o-muerto-pelicula-sobre-el-suicidio-de-alan-garcia-estrena-su-primer-trailer-video-cine-peruano-noticia/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=Trome.com |language=es}}

Cast

The film stars Stephany Orúe, Sergio Galliani, and Merly Morello, and features the participation of Peruvian veteran actor Luis Ángel Pinasco.{{Cite news |date=2024-02-26 |title=¿Cuándo se estrena "Vivo o Muerto", la película que explora los misterios del fallecimiento de Alan García? |url=https://elcomercio.pe/respuestas/trends/cuando-se-estrena-vivo-o-muerto-la-pelicula-que-explora-los-misterios-del-fallecimiento-de-alan-garcia-tdpe-noticia/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |work=El Comercio |language=es-PE |issn=1605-3052}}