Álvaro Velarde

Biography

After graduating with a bachelor's degree in economics, Álvaro Velarde won a Ford Foundation scholarship to pursue a master's degree in film in New York. While there, he worked in the film department of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and completed three short films, which later won awards in Lima. His first feature film, "El Destino No Tiene Favoritos" (Destiny Has No Favorites), won more than 10 international awards, including Best Film at the Móstoles Comedy Festival in Spain. The film was also screened at the Cannes Film Festival in the Cinema du Monde section. In 2004, it represented Peru…