Manuel Chambi
Directing
Biography
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.
As actor 1
On the crew 30
El Abigeo
1972
Estampas Cusqueñas
1959
Machu Picchu
1962
La Chueca
1975
Realidad I
1970
La Basura
1974
Las Piedras
1956
Santuranticuy
1956
Danzante de Tijeras
1977
Dos Familias
1970
Ukuku
1965
Chumbivilcas
1957
Los Universitarios
1974
Ayaviri
1961
Puno
1966
Los invencibles Kanas
1959
Noche y Alba
1959
La Fiesta de la Candelaria en Puno
1965
De la Recolección a la Agricultura
1974
La Fiesta de las Nieves
1960
Lucero de Nieve
1957
Vida de los campesinos de Chincheros
1961
El Corpus del Cusco
1955
Mantaro, Fenómeno Imprevisible
1974
El Carnaval de Kanas
1956
Corrida de Toros y Cóndores
1956
La Fiesta de Santo Tomás
1960
Estampas del Carnaval de Kuntirichanki
1964
Estampas del Carnaval de Kanas
1963
Navidad en Cuzco
1961