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Yawar Mayo, Río de Sangre (1985)

Yawar Mayo, Río de Sangre poster
Genre
short film, documentary film
Country
Peru

How it feels

A short documentary from 1985 focusing on dancers from Huancavelica who live in Lima, Peru. It records their performances with an eye toward music, culture and tradition.

observationalethnographicfolkloricearnestculturally-specificquietly-educationalaustereintimate

What happens

Yawar Mayo, río de sangre es un cortometraje etnográfico escrito y dirigido por Victoria Yolanda Chicón Yarlequé,​estrenado en 1985. Fue filmado en Lima por la Empresa Productora: Sideral Films. Con un enfoque etnomusicológico y antropológico se filmó a los danzantes de Huancavelica residentes en Lima, quienes participaron en dichas escenas. Es apta para mayores de 18 años.​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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