Augusto Tamayo San Román

Four stories taking place in Lima, Peru in the 70s.

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.

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.

The Vigil is a thriller film that tells the story of the relation established between two opposite characters that share an intense and strange night in today's Lima. Edgardo Chocano, a westernized Peruvian intellectual of upper class and a violent and instinctive girl of the lower class that is escaping the threat of a gang of criminals. It's main theme deals with the possibility of an understanding between this two contradicting characters.

A mestizo (mixed race) Spanish and Indian soldier returns to Peru from Europe in 1618 to find a document that can prove he is not illegitimate.

Based on a story titled "The Woman and the Tiger" featured in Peruvian Traditions by Ricardo Palma about a trip of a group of friends that ends up haunted by a mysterious spirit.

After the nuclear holocaust, one man rises from the ashes to become the leader of a ragged gang of survivors. They soon discover that their greatest challenge is yet to come; they must fight a battle for the ages against the evil minions of The Bishop.

Short film directed by Augusto Tamayo, restored by Emilio Moscoso with the support of the Audiovisual Direction, Phonography and New Media - DAFO. Women of different ages meet in the bathroom of a nightclub and make intimate revelations.

In an abandoned glass factory, a woman exploits her workers, all of them mentally ill. A gang of young assailants decides to rob said factory, but in order to achieve that, they must get one of them into the woman's house first. What they do know is that Maruja, the woman's goddaughter also lives there.

Evocation of the work and personality of the singer-songwriter Chabuca Granda in 7 chapters: Criolla, Por el Perú, Confidencias, Negra, La Flor de la Canela, Siempre Viva, Proyectos. Through the testimonies of colleagues and family, landscapes of Lima, memories and tributes, Chabuca discovers his intimacy and his way of seeing Peru.

"Chullachaqui" tells the story of Arturo Montero, a young man who travels to Cusco intrigued by the legends of the area, and seeking to find answers to his existential questions, without imagining that the popular myth of the Chullachaqui is more real and disturbing than it seems.

The last hours of a famous criminal named the Monster, who raped and killed a young kid. But some how, despiste all the facts and the proof against him, he seems to be innocent

The year is 2058, in Kansas City. The world has suffered a nuclear disaster. Mutants live in the cities, confined to reservations. Everyone covets a mineral called zirconium. Fragments of this film were used in "Ultra Warrior," along with fragments from other films, forming a very peculiar conglomeration, edited by Kevin Tent, who would later win an Oscar for editing.

Profile of the painter Victor Humareda (1920-1986) in his daily life in the marginal neighborhoods of Lima.

Four angry cadets have formed an inner circle in an attempt to beat the system and ward off the boredom and stifling confinement of the military academy, set off a chain of events that starts with a theft and leads to murder.

The Huánuco Rebellion of 1812 was the second major uprising of the inhabitants of the Viceroyalty of Peru during the long struggle for independence. The Huánuco Rebellion is both unique and representative, as it resulted from the alliance and shared commitment of Creole, mestizo, and indigenous groups in their common goal of achieving freedom.

Documentary.

The story of peruvian saint Santa Rosa de Lima.

The documentary dedicated to the events of 1818, part of the series on the Bicentennials of Peruvian Independence, focuses on three key themes in the process leading up to San Martín's declaration in Lima's main square on July 28, 1821. The first theme is the failed uprising attempted by José Gómez, which culminated in the leader's death. The second is the heated debate that erupted in Lima regarding free trade, among various thinkers and members of the Consulate Tribunal. The third is the anonymous publication in Buenos Aires of the text written by José de la Riva Agüero y Sánchez Boquete, entitled "Historical and Political Manifesto of the Revolution of America," in which he outlines twenty-eight causes justifying the insurgency against the Spanish regime in America. Through the parallel development of the three themes, the viewer is given an idea of ​​what was happening that year in Peru, on the road to the proclamation of independence in 1821.

Documentary.

Documentary.

Documentary.

The documentary describes and narrates the Chilean War of Independence, including the battles of Chacabuco and Maipú, in which General San Martín played a prominent role as the campaign's leader. Meanwhile, in Peru, Viceroy Pezuela attempted to organize a counterattack against the victorious Chilean patriot forces. After his forces were defeated, he focused on containing the patriots in Upper Peru and launched attacks against Argentine forces in Salta. However, as a consequence of the loss of Chile, he began to lose prestige among the Spanish officers due to the series of defeats he suffered.