List of Bolivian films
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This is a list of films produced in Bolivia from the 1920s to present.
1920s
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | ||||||
| Corazón Aymara | Pedro Sambarino | black and white, silent drama | considered to be the first Bolivian fiction feature film[1][2] | |||
| The Prophecy of the Lake | José Maria Velasco Maidana | black and white, silent romance | Bolivia's second completed fiction feature film; banned by the authorities for its social critique and its portrayal of a white woman in love with an indigenous man; never released[1] | |||
1930s
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | ||||||
| Wara Wara | José Maria Velasco Maidana | Juanita Taillansier, Martha de Velasco, Arturo Borda, Emmo Reyes | black and white, silent, historical romance | the only known surviving work from Bolivia's silent-film era [3] | ||
| 1931 | ||||||
| Hacia la Gloria[1] | José Maria Velasco Maidana | |||||
1950s
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | ||||||
| 1951 | ||||||
| 1952 | ||||||
| 1953 | ||||||
| Vuelve Sebastiana | Augusto Roca & Jorge Ruiz | Luis Ramiro Beltrán, Sebastiana Kespi, Eduardo Lafaye, Esteban Lupi, Jean Vellard | Drama | |||
| 1954 | ||||||
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| 1959 | ||||||
1960s
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | ||||||
| 1961 | ||||||
| 1962 | ||||||
| 1963 | ||||||
| 1964 | ||||||
| 1965 | ||||||
| 1966 | ||||||
| Ukamau | Jorge Sanjinés | Vicente Veneros Salinas, Elsa Antequera, Néstor Cárdenas, Benedicta Huanca | First feature film to use both Spanish and a native language (Aymara)[4] | |||
| 1967 | ||||||
| 1968 | ||||||
| Mina Alaska | Jorge Ruiz | Hugo Roncal, Chrysta Wagner, Charlie Smith | First Latin American film to be restored by the AMPAS Film Archive.[5] | |||
| 1969 | ||||||
| Yawar mallku | Jorge Sanjinés | |||||
1970s
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | ||||||
| 1971 | ||||||
| El Coraje del pueblo | Jorge Sanjinés | |||||
| 1972 | ||||||
| 1973 | ||||||
| 1974 | ||||||
| 1975 | ||||||
| Andean Women | Norman Miller | |||||
| 1976 | ||||||
| Chuquiago | Antonio Eguino | |||||
| La chaskañawi | Hugo Cuellar Urizar, Jorge Cuellar Urizar, José Cuellar Urizar | |||||
| 1977 | ||||||
| 1978 | ||||||
| 1979 | ||||||
1980s
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | ||||||
| 1981 | ||||||
| El celibato | Hugo Cuellar Urizar, José Cuellar Urizar | |||||
| 1982 | ||||||
| Mi socio | Paolo Agazzi | Entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival | ||||
| 1983 | ||||||
| 1984 | ||||||
| Amargo mar | Antonio Eguino | |||||
| Aymara Leadership | Hubert Smith | |||||
| Los Hermanos Cartagena | Paolo Agazzi | |||||
| 1985 | ||||||
| 1986 | ||||||
| Café con pan | Alfredo Ovando | |||||
| 1987 | ||||||
| 1988 | ||||||
| 1989 | ||||||
| La chola Remedios | Liliana De la Quintana, Alfredo Ovando | |||||
| La nación clandestina | Jorge Sanjinés | |||||
1990s
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||||||
| 1991 | ||||||
| Los igualitarios | Juan Miranda | |||||
| 1992 | ||||||
| 1993 | ||||||
| 1994 | ||||||
| Jonás y la Ballena Rosada | Juan Carlos Valdivia | |||||
| 1995 | ||||||
| Cuestión de fe | Marcos Loayza | |||||
| Jonah and the Pink Whale | Juan Carlos Valdivia | |||||
| Para recibir el canto de los pájaros | Jorge Sanjinés | |||||
| 1996 | ||||||
| Alma (Ajayu) | Francisco Ormachea | |||||
| La despedida | Fernando Aguilar Vásquez | |||||
| 1997 | ||||||
| 1998 | ||||||
| El Día que Murió el Silencio | Paolo Agazzi | |||||
| 1999 | ||||||
| Calle de los poetas | Diego Torres Peñaloza | |||||
| Desempolvando nuestra historia | Alfredo Copa | |||||
| El camino de la costa | José Sánchez | |||||
2000s
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ||||||
| 2001 | ||||||
| Cierre de emisión | Javier Rivero | |||||
| El delirio | José Sánchez | |||||
| The Delirium | José Sánchez | |||||
| 2002 | ||||||
| 2003 | ||||||
| Sexual Dependency | Rodrigo Bellott | Alexandra Aponte, Roberto Urbina | Drama | |||
| El corazón de Jesús | Marcos Loayza | |||||
| 2004 | ||||||
| El atraco | Paolo Agazzi | |||||
| Los hijos del último jardín | Jorge Sanjinés | |||||
| 2005 | ||||||
| American Visa | Juan Carlos Valdivia | |||||
| Di buen día a papá | Fernando Vargas | |||||
| Sena/Quina, la inmortalidad del cangrejo | Paolo Agazzi | |||||
| Dioses domados | Enrique Aguilar | |||||
| Lo más bonito y mis mejores años | Martín Boulocq | |||||
| 2006 | ||||||
| ¿Quién mató a la llamita blanca? | Rodrigo Bellott | Erika Andia, Pablo Fernandez, Augustin Mendieta, Guery Sandoval, Miguel Valverde | Comedy | |||
| 2007 | ||||||
| Cocalero | Alejandro Landes | |||||
| Evo Pueblo | Tonchy Antezana | |||||
| Los Andes no creen en Dios | Antonio Eguino | |||||
| 2008 | ||||||
| Verse | Alejandro Pereyra | |||||
| Cementerio de Elefantes | Tonchy Antezana | |||||
| 2009 | ||||||
| Perfidia | Rodrigo Bellott | |||||
| Zona Sur | Juan Carlos Valdivia | |||||
| El regalo de Pachamama | Toshifumi Matsushita | |||||
| Rojo Amarillo Verde | Martin Boulocq, Sergio Bastani, Rodrigo Bellott | Patricia Garcia, Daniel Aguirre Camacho, Ismael Suárez, Diego Paesano, Lorena Sugier, Santiago Rozo | ||||
2010s
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ||||||
| En Busca Del Paraiso | ||||||
| 2011 | ||||||
| The Old People | Martín Boulocq | |||||
| 2012 | ||||||
| Insurgentes | Jorge Sanjinés | |||||
| Las bellas durmientes | Marcos Loayza | |||||
| 2013 | ||||||
| Once Upon a Time in Bolivia | Patrick Cordova | Luis Caballero, Miguel Angel Mamani, Ivan Nogales, Raul Beltran, Reynaldo Yuhra, Miguel Estellano | Drama | |||
| El olor de tu ausencia | Eddy Vázquez | |||||
| Yvy Maraey | Juan Carlos Valdivia | |||||
| Olvidados | Carlos Bolado | |||||
| 2015 | ||||||
| Sealed Cargo | Julia Vargas-Weise | |||||
| 2016 | ||||||
| Dark Skull | Kiro Russo | |||||
2020s
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||||||
| Chaco | ||||||
| Pseudo | Rodrigo Patiño, Luis Reneo | Drama, Thriller | ||||
| 2021 | ||||||
| 2022 | ||||||
| The Ones from Below | Alejandro Quiroga | Fernando Arze Echalar, César Bordón, Luis Bredow, Sonia Parada | Western, Drama | |||
| Utama | Alejandro Loayza Grisi | Luisa Quispe, José Calcina, Santos Choque | Drama | |||
| The Visitor | Martín Boulocq | Enrique Araoz, Svet Mena, César Troncoso, Mirella Pascual, Teresa Gutierrez, Romel Vargas | Drama | |||
| Willaq Pirqa, the Cinema of My Village | César Galindo | Víctor Acuario, Hermelinda Luján, Melisa Álvarez, Alder Yaurisaca, Cosme Flores, Bernando Rosado, Juan Ubaldo Huaman | Comedy-drama | |||
| 2024 | ||||||
| The Dog Thief | Vinko Tomičić | Franklin Aro, Alfredo Castro, María Luque, Julio César Altamirano, Ninon Davalos, Teresa Ruiz, Kleber Aro Huasco, Vladimir Gonza Mamani, Jhoselyn Rosmery Cosme, Wolframio Sinué, Felix Francisco Omonte Vargas, Iván Cori Mamani, Raúl Montecinos Heredia | Drama | Nominated - Best International Narrative Feature at the 23rd Tribeca Film Festival[6][7][8]
Nominated - Best Ibero-American Fiction Feature Film at the [9] Winner - New Actor - Special Mention for Franklin Aro at the 39th Guadalajara International Film Festival[10] Nominated - CineVision Award at the 41st Filmfest München[11] Nominated - Best Picture at the 28th Lima Film Festival[12] Winner - Special Jury Prize at the 28th Lima Film Festival[13] Nominated - Best Film in the International Competition at the 20th Santiago International Film Festival[14] Nominated - Best Performance for Franklin Aro in the International Competition at the 20th Santiago International Film Festival[14] Nominated - Best International Feature Film at the 61st Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival[15] Winner - Best Director in the International Competition & Best Actor for Franklin Aro at the 61st Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival[15] Nominated - Latin-American Competition - Best Film at the 39th Mar del Plata International Film Festival[16] Nominated - Best Fiction Feature Film at the 45th Havana Film Festival[17] Winner - Best Screenplay at the 45th Havana Film Festival[17] Nominated - Best Latin-American Film at the 30th Forqué Awards[18][19] Winner - Best Latin-American Film at the 28th Málaga Film Festival[20][21] Nominated - MARIMBAS Award at the Miami Film Festival[22][23] Winner - Best Ibero-American Debut Film at the 12th Platino Awards[24] Nominated - Film and Values Education at the 12th Platino Awards[25] Nominated - Best Ibero-American Film at the 67th Ariel Awards[26] An international co-production with Ecuador, Chile, Mexico, France and Italy[27] Premiered on October 17[28] | ||
| Own Hand | Rodrigo Patiño | Alejandro Marañón, Freddy Chipana, Gonzalo Callejas, Christian Castillo, Raimundo Ramos, Victoria Suaznabar, Mauricio Toledo, Bernardo Rosado, Carlos Ureña | Thriller | |||
| The Southern House | Carina Oroza Daroca, Ramiro Fierro | Grisel Quiroga, Piti Campos, Arwen Delaine, Alejandra Lanza, Cristian Mercado, David Mondacca | Drama | |||
References
- 1 2 3 "Wara Wara", The Bioscope
- ↑ "El lago Titicaca ha fascinado a los cineastas una y otra vez" Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine, La Razón, July 3, 2009
- ↑ "Bolivia's struggle to preserve its film heritage", BBC, October 29, 2010
- ↑ "Unheard Voices: Cinema of Bolivia". Kuxa Kanema. MUBI. Archived from the original on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ↑ "Film Acquisition and Preservation Committee - Overview". LALIFF Website. Latino International Film Institute and Festival. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ↑ "Tribeca Festival 2024 Announces Feature Film Lineup". Tribeca Festival. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ↑ "Tribeca Festival Announces 2024 Competition Winners". Tribeca Festival. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ↑ "Cine uruguayo premiado en Nueva York". PressReader. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ↑ "Todas las competencias del Festival de Cine Guadalajara 2024". Escribiendo Cine (in Spanish). May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ↑ Esparza, Kike (June 15, 2024). "Conoce la lista de ganadores del FICG 39". Informador. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ↑ "Introducing the award-winners of the 41st Munich International Film Festival!". www.filmfest-muenchen.de. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
- ↑ "Programación 28 FCL PUCP" (PDF). festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ↑ "¡Estos son los ganadores del 28 Festival de Cine de Lima PUCP!". festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). August 17, 2024. Archived from the original on August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- 1 2 López, María Graciela (August 25, 2024). "Sanfic cierra edición aniversario 20 años premiando las mejores producciones locales e internacionales". Radio Bío-Bío (in Spanish). Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- 1 2 "AWARDS NIGHT AT THE GOLDEN ORANGE FILM FESTIVAL". Démarche. 2024-10-14. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ↑ "Todos los ganadores y jurados presentes en la ceremonia de cierre del 39° Festival". Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2025-08-28. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
- 1 2 "Premios Corales de la edición 45 del Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano". Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano La Habana (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2025-08-26. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
- ↑ Ramón, Esteban (2024-11-07). "'El 47', 'La estrella azul', 'La infiltrada' y 'Segundo Premio', nominadas al Premio Forqué a la mejor película". RTVE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-10.
- ↑ "'Querer' de Movistar Plus+ arrasa en los Premios Forqué 2024 como mejor serie española del año y 'El 47' da la sorpresa de la noche". Fotogramas (in European Spanish). 2024-12-15. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
- ↑ "Quince películas españolas y siete iberoamericanas competirán en el 28 Festival de Málaga". rtve.es. 25 February 2025.
- ↑ Sánchez, Isabel (22 March 2025). "'Sorda' y 'El ladrón de perros', Biznagas de Oro del 28 Festival de Cine de Málaga". Onda Cero.
- ↑ "42nd Miami Film Festival Announces Award Winners". Miami Film Festival. 2025-04-14. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
- ↑ Erbland, Kate (2025-04-14). "Festival Favorites 'The Python Hunt' and 'Omaha' Pick Up More Wins at 2025 Miami Film Festival". IndieWire. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
- ↑ Valdivia, Gonzalo (April 28, 2025). "Premios Platino 2025: el dominio de Aún Estoy Aquí y la alegría del chileno Vinko Tomicic". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ↑ Vicencio, Miguel (March 14, 2025). "Nominados a los Premios Platino 2025: Lista completa". Vogue Mexico. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ↑ "La Academia Mexicana de Cine rectifica las nominaciones de los 67 Premios Ariel tras las protestas del sector audiovisual". Kinótico. 13 July 2025.
- ↑ Navarro, AJ (2024-06-16). "El Ladrón de Perros: ""Todos son personajes solitarios, todos quieren un poco ese cariño"". Revista Pólvora (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-10.
- ↑ Trutat, Santiago (2024-10-13). "Un viaje de identidad: 'El ladrón de perros' llega a los cines". Opinión Bolivia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-10.
Further reading
- José Sànchez-H.: The Art and Politics of Bolivian Cinema, Scarecrow Press 1999, ISBN 0-8108-3625-4