Los Caciques

From Spain came the announcement of the release of "Blanco, color pasión" (White, Passion Color), an ambitious film production uniting the efforts of filmmakers from five countries. The film stars renowned Peruvian actor Reynaldo Arenas. This effort at cultural integration through cinema brings together the collaborative work of Pablo Sufán (Chile), Tony Moro (Spain), Norman López (Ecuador), Andariego Films (Cuba), and Héctor Marreros (Peru).

Carlos, an ambitious businessman, tries to take over the companies of his young wife Liz's father. To achieve his goal, they will take a short trip to a cabin outside the city. Along the way, a stranger named Manuel appears who will captivate Liz, unleashing a war of jealousy, passion, and bloodshed.

Based on the poem by Julia Pineda.

In 1968, Peru experienced a popular revolution led by Velasco Alvarado, an initiative spearheaded by progressive military officers who sought to transform the country's social and political structure, moving towards modernization, democracy, and progress for all Peruvians. "The Rebels" reflects this era of change, in which peasants and rural workers in general could finally claim their labor and social rights from landowners who, until then, had acted like medieval tyrants. In this particular case, on a farm in the Cajamarca region, the peasants, encouraged by Velasco Alvarado's popular government, rebel against the abuses of a landowner who wields absolute power over his subordinates.

A poet's heartbreak leads him to seek refuge in alcohol.

Based on the poem by Luciano Morales.

It is the story of Alejandro Medina, a poet who denounces the atrocities of power through radio. He survives an assassination attempt along with his daughters Mercedes and Carolina, and the protagonist is left convalescing in a wheelchair.

The story follows a lonely, widowed elderly man whose solitude is broken by the adoption of a dog he finds in an almost magical situation. This animal becomes a great source of companionship and comfort to the protagonist, Mr. Simón, amidst the social devastation wrought by the pandemic on many Peruvian families and homes.

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, which severely impacted the entire cultural landscape of Peru, hindering the production of feature films due to their complex and expensive financing, Héctor Marreros Vásquez set out to make several short films, with few actors and simple scripts, but which aim to foster interest in reading new Peruvian poets.

According to popular belief, the Virgin of Sorrows, patron saint of Cajamarca, was carved in three days by two angels who arrived one day at the San Francisco convent claiming to be sculptors.

The film is based on the novel by the Spanish writer Antonio Florido, yet another intersection between literature and cinematic poetry.

Based on the poem by Juan José Borja.

The story of José María from his birth to his youth. Orphaned as a child, he worked in the streets and had to endure an abusive stepfather. As a young man, he experiences love and strives to achieve his full potential.