José Carlos Huayhuaca

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José Carlos Huayhuaca

Born in Cusco in 1949, he is a Peruvian film and television director, screenwriter, and writer. He also writes essays on aesthetic and cultural topics. For two years, he co-directed Butaca N, a television program dedicated to film criticism. In 1992, he won a Guggenheim Fellowship; in 1996, he received First Prize in the National Film Project Competition (Conacine). He is currently a research prof…

Known For

El LuchadorEl Luchador · 2007
El Luchador
2007
Movie
Short film based on the short story "The Battler" by Ernest Hemingway.
Aventuras ProhibidasAventuras Prohibidas · 1980
Aventuras Prohibidas
1980
Movie
The film revolves around the transgressive behaviors of young people from Lima who suffer the contamination of the social environment in the hope of seeing the achievement of their small ambitions. Three episodes.
Los ConspiradoresLos Conspiradores · 2008
Los Conspiradores
2008
Movie
Based on the tenth chapter of the novel "Conversación en la Catedral" by Mario Vargas Llosa
Cuentos inmoralesCuentos inmorales · 1978
Cuentos inmorales
3.71978
MovieComedyDrama
Four stories taking place in Lima, Peru in the 70s.
Profession: DetectiveProfession: Detective · 1986
Profession: Detective
8.01986
MovieActionThriller
Alex Caballero is a private detective by correspondence. An interesting case of adultery and blackmail appears, which could make the business quick off. The investigation starts and it gets complicated until it lands in a shady presidential campaign, discovering an election fraud and crimes comitted by a politician connected to drug trafficking in order to win.
Un Drama ÍntimoUn Drama Íntimo · 1995
Un Drama Íntimo
1995
Movie
Based on the novel by Ricardo Palma.
Perú: Cuando el Mundo OscurecióPerú: Cuando el Mundo Oscureció · 1987
Perú: Cuando el Mundo Oscureció
1987
Movie
Feature film that shows us the festivities of the Virgen del Carmen in the Colca Valley, through the oral traditions narrated by the inhabitants of the Colca Valley, it shows religious syncretism and how the Spanish implanted their culture and in particular the Catholic religion; Well, this was the justification for the conquest. The evangelization campaigns aimed to destroy the indigenous imagination and convert all indigenous people to the Christian religion.
Un Sueño RealizadoUn Sueño Realizado · 2006
Un Sueño Realizado
2006
Movie
Short film based on the short story by Juan Carlos Onetti

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