Manuel Chambi
Directing
He was born in Cusco in 1924. Together with his brother Víctor Chambi and other important Peruvian filmmakers, he founded the Cine Club del Cusco. His works reflected the social reality of the people, the peasantry, and indigenous communities, showcasing the Andean universe and its inhabitants. He filmed El Corpus del Cusco (1955), a record of the Catholic celebration of Corpus Christi. The documentary is considered the foundational piece of the so-called Cusco School. His subsequent works, Lucero de Nieve (1957) and Carnaval de Kanas (1956), also achieved international recognition, winning awards at the Reseña de Cine Latinoamericano de Santa Margarita in Italy.
Filmography
Danzante de Tijeras
1977 · Movie
La Chueca
1975 · Movie
The Principal Enemy
1974 · Movie
Los Universitarios
1974 · Movie
La Basura
1974 · Movie
De la Recolección a la Agricultura
1974 · Movie
Mantaro, Fenómeno Imprevisible
1974 · Movie
El Abigeo
1972 · Movie
Dos Familias
1970 · Movie
Realidad I
1970 · Movie
Puno
1966 · Movie
Ukuku
1965 · Movie
La Fiesta de la Candelaria en Puno
1965 · Movie
Estampas del Carnaval de Kuntirichanki
1964 · Movie
Estampas del Carnaval de Kanas
1963 · Movie
Machu Picchu
1962 · Movie
Ayaviri
1961 · Movie
Vida de los campesinos de Chincheros
1961 · Movie
Navidad en Cuzco
1961 · Movie
La Fiesta de Santo Tomás
1960 · Movie
La Fiesta de las Nieves
1960 · Movie
Estampas Cusqueñas
1959 · Movie
Noche y Alba
1959 · Movie
Los invencibles Kanas
1959 · Movie
Chumbivilcas
1957 · Movie
Lucero de Nieve
1957 · Movie
Las Piedras
1956 · Movie
Santuranticuy
1956 · Movie
El Carnaval de Kanas
1956 · Movie
Corrida de Toros y Cóndores
1956 · Movie
El Corpus del Cusco
1955 · Movie