For the first time, five Peruvian films coincide on the billboard and three of them are at the top of the box office. Others struggle to stay in movie theaters and the difficult schedules. The film that has been in theaters the longest is the acclaimed Yana-Wara of the Catacora. The Aymara film filmed in black and white premiered on April 4, has been seen by more than 30,000 viewers, thus surpassing Wiñaypachathe debut feature of the remembered Óscar Catacora.
Filming of Yana-Wara of the Catacora.
Yana-Wara stars the talented Luz Diana Mamani, who makes her film debut with a character that portrays gender violence. Tito finished the film after the death of his nephew and declared to La República that they wanted to talk about the Aymara worldview, the egocentrism of today's man and the “female gender because it has been postponed.”
As for the more commercial releases, such as Chabuca (it is in its third week and has been viewed by more than 400,000) and Vaguito (with 450,000); Dead or alive: the García file It has had better reception from the public. In its second week it occupies first place with more than half a million. “I feel grateful and full of happiness for having reached such an important figure. We have become the highest-grossing film so far this year and we owe that to the love and support of the public,” declared actress Stephany Orúe, who plays Carmen Ríos.
The last national premiere was Joel Calero's filmThe most feared skin, that like Yana-Wara, was the winner of the SWOT incentives from the Ministry of Culture. The film, part of Calero's political trilogy, premiered this Thursday and began with 4,000 spectators.
The social media factor
Similar to what happened with Willaq Pirqa, the film in Quechua that got – thanks to the support of the public – more theaters despite having been withdrawn from some theaters; Actors, directors and audiences have commented in favor of national cinema. In that sense, Emanuel Soriano wrote about The most feared skin. “I admire Joel for his passion for cinema and Peru and for his ability to tell a lot about what is essential. The grandmother played by María Luque is a gift. It is essential to go this weekend.”
For his part, the political scientist and writer Jose Alejandro Godoy maintains: “Words fall short to express how extraordinary it is. #Yana-Wara on so many levels: plot, twists, direction, performances, sound, effects and cinematography. The Catacora have made a classic of Latin American cinema”
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