Orozco the Embalmer

Orozco the Embalmber (Spanish: Orozco el embalsamador) is a 2001 Spanish-language Japanese mondo film directed by Kiyotaka Tsurisaki. It follows a Colombian embalmer named Froilan Orozco Duarte, who is shown living in an impoverished and crime-ridden area of Bogotá, Colombia, where the homicide rate is high and corpses can be seen on the streets. The film comprises footage taken over a period of several years, documenting in a graphic cinéma vérité manner Orozco's embalming of corpses. Orozco died during the production of the film.

Production
The film was written and directed by Kiyotaka Tsurisaki.

Release
The film was released in 1 September, 2001.

Reception
Orozco the Embalmer has a rating of 6.8 on IMDb.

Cast
Froilan Orozco as himself