The Uncle Lino

Chicama tells the story of César a recent graduate of a teacher's college who has a hard time getting a job, so he accepts a position in a rural school in small mountain town.

A Shipibo boy is raised by his grandparents in direct contact with the Amazon forest and its inhabitants, whom he respects and considered part of their social environment. Growing up and coming into contact with urban life, the child denies his culture to avoid the discrimination, but, in the end, his vital roots lead him to reconnect with the forest and to reconcile with his ancient traditions.

A region in Peru scarred by corruption and crime, held hostage by criminal syndicates. In the midst of all this: a human conflict between two characters. A district attorney that remains hopeful to achieve changes in society and a young hit-man that doesn't have any other option but to kill to be able to live. What is the background of this young hit-man? How did he end up like this? What role does the law play in this complex plot of crimes and violence?

A couple of theater students fall in love; a woman suffers a sudden illness; a watchman (guachimán) lives his loneliness; and an old amateur actor realizes his dream of performing in public. Each story follows its own path, but some of them converge in unexpected ways