Manuel Chambi
Known for: Directing
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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.
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Filmography
31 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
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Danzante de Tijeras
1977NR
La Chueca
1975
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The Principal Enemy
1974NR
La Basura
1974NR
De la Recolección a la Agricultura
1974NR
Mantaro, Fenómeno Imprevisible
1974NR
Los Universitarios
1974NR
El Abigeo
1972NR
Dos Familias
1970NR
Realidad I
1970NR
Puno
1966NR
La Fiesta de la Candelaria en Puno
1965NR
Ukuku
1965NR
Estampas del Carnaval de Kuntirichanki
1964NR
Estampas del Carnaval de Kanas
1963NR
Machu Picchu
1962NR
Ayaviri
1961NR
Navidad en Cuzco
1961NR
Vida de los campesinos de Chincheros
1961NR
La Fiesta de las Nieves
1960NR
La Fiesta de Santo Tomás
1960NR
Noche y Alba
1959NR
Los invencibles Kanas
1959NR
Estampas Cusqueñas
1959NR
Lucero de Nieve
1957NR
Chumbivilcas
1957
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El Carnaval de Kanas
1956NR
Santuranticuy
1956
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Corrida de Toros y Cóndores
1956NR
Las Piedras
1956
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El Corpus del Cusco
1955