Manuel Chambi
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Biography
He was born in Cusco in 1924. Together with his brother Víctor Chambi and other important Peruvian filmmakers, he founded the Cine Club del Cusco. His works reflected the social reality of the people, the peasantry, and indigenous communities, showcasing the Andean universe and its inhabitants. He filmed El Corpus del Cusco (1955), a record of the Catholic celebration of Corpus Christi. The documentary is considered the foundational piece of the so-called Cusco School. His subsequent works, Lucero de Nieve (1957) and Carnaval de Kanas (1956), also achieved international recognition, winning aw…
Danzante de Tijeras
1977 · Director
La Chueca
1975 · Director
The Principal Enemy
1974 · Self
La Basura
1974 · Director
De la Recolección a la Agricultura
1974 · Director
Mantaro, Fenómeno Imprevisible
1974 · Director
Los Universitarios
1974 · Director
El Abigeo
1972 · Director
Dos Familias
1970 · Director
Realidad I
1970 · Director
Puno
1966 · Director
La Fiesta de la Candelaria en Puno
1965 · Director
Ukuku
1965 · Director
Estampas del Carnaval de Kuntirichanki
1964 · Director
Estampas del Carnaval de Kanas
1963 · Director
Machu Picchu
1962 · Director
Ayaviri
1961 · Director
Navidad en Cuzco
1961 · Director
Vida de los campesinos de Chincheros
1961 · Director
La Fiesta de las Nieves
1960 · Director
La Fiesta de Santo Tomás
1960 · Director
Noche y Alba
1959 · Director
Los invencibles Kanas
1959 · Director
Estampas Cusqueñas
1959 · Director
Lucero de Nieve
1957 · Director
Chumbivilcas
1957 · Director
El Carnaval de Kanas
1956 · Director
Santuranticuy
1956 · Director
Corrida de Toros y Cóndores
1956 · Director
Las Piedras
1956 · Director
El Corpus del Cusco
1955 · Director
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