A list of films produced in Peru in year order. For a list of films A-Z currently with an article on Wikipedia see :Category:Peruvian films.
1910s Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1911The Peruvian CentaursJorge GoytizoloDocumentaryThe first known Peruvian documentary '1912 1913(Water Business) ComedyThe film is a comedy where a young millionaire is besieged by two life-seekers. (From Asylum to Marriage), Fernando Lund Family drama ComedyMystery comedy film 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
1920s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1920 1921 El Oriente Peruano Documentary 1922 Camino de la Venganza Drama filmed by the photographer and painter Luis Ugarte, Narciso Rada DramaThe first Peruvian national feature film that depicts the fate of a mining town controlled by an English engineer 1923 1924 Revista Excelsior de Actualidades Peruanas News documentary 1925 Revista de Actualidades Limeñas de Cinematográfica Mundial News documentary 1926 (Heroic Pages) Film based on the War of the Pacific 1927Enrique Cornejo Villanueva AdventureShot with the style of Douglas Fairbanks tapes 1928La Perricholi Enzo Longhi, Guillermo Garland, Luis Scaglione Historical dramaThe silent film is a milestone in the age of Oncenio (Patria Nueva) of Augusto B. Leguía government rule 1929Los Abismos De La Vida Stefanía Socha Directorial debut of Polish actress Stefanía SochaCreo en Dios First synced soundtrack Como Chaplin Alberto Santana Satire comedy Featured protagonist was Rodolfo Areu's imitation of Chaplin La Conquista de la Selva Guillermo Garland Higginson Travel documentaryPeru's earliest travelogues Viaje a Cusco y Chanchamayo Guillermo Garland Higginson Travel documentaryPeru's earliest travelogues
1930s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1930Alma Peruana Alberto Santana La Ultima Lágrima Mientras Lima Duerme Alberto Santana El Carnaval Del Amor Pedro Sambarino Based on an argument by Julio Alfonso Hernandez;
The script was written by Ángela Ramos 1931Las Chicas Del Jirón de la Unión Alberto Santana Bajo el Cielo Peruano Guillermo Garland Higginson Travel documentary 1932Como Serán Vuestros Hijos Alberto Santana 1933 Alberto Santana Silent cinemaFilmed by Chilean producer who directed in Peru 1934Resaca Alberto Santana The first Peruvian sound film from LimaCosas De La VidaSecond sound 1935 1936 Buscando Olvido Sigifredo Salas First sound film with optical soundEl Último Adiós Sigifredo Salas Alejandro Valle, Alejo Lopez, Amelia Altabas The first Peruvian all-talking film 1937La Bailarina Loca Ricardo Villarán Produced by Amauta FilmsSangre de Selva Ricardo Villarán Produced by Amauta FilmsDe Doble Filo Ricardo Villarán Produced by Amauta Films 1938 Sigifredo Salas Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo, Gloria Travesí, Jose Luis Romero Musical filmProduced by Amauta Films; the trilogy film set a milestone for Peruvian musicals with two film other films releasedEl Guapo del Pueblo Sigifredo Salas Produced by Amauta Films, Sigifredo Salas Edmundo Moreau, María Manuela, Roque Pascuale Filmed by 1930s pioneers in Peruvian film industry; Produced by Amauta FilmsDe Carne Somos Sigifredo Salas Produced by Amauta FilmsEl Miedo a la Vida Sigifredo Salas Produced by Amauta FilmsLa Falsa Huella Sigifredo Salas Produced by Amauta FilmsCorazón Criollo Produced by Propesa Padre a la Fuerza Produced by Propesa 1939Almas en Derrota Sigifredo Salas Barco Sin Rumbo Sigifredo Salas The film was censoredCómo Atropellas Cachafaz Cesar Miró El Vértigo de los Cóndores Saa Silva Produced by Ollanta FilmsEsa Noche Tuvo la Culpa Ricardo Villarán Produced by Amauta Films
1940s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1940Tierra Linda Sigifredo Salas Produced by Amauta Films 1941 Alerta en la Frontera (1941 film) Kurt Herrmann War documentaryBased on the Ecuadorian–Peruvian war of 1941 1942Penas de Amor Ricardo Villarán 1943 1944 1945A Río Revuelto 1946La Lunareja(The Moon) Bernardo Roca Rey Matilde Urrutia, Antonio Flores Estrada, Joaquin Roca Rey Located in the film library of Lima Based on an episode of the war for the emancipation of the Spanish crown 1947 1948Una Apuesta con Satanás 1949
1950s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1950 1951 1952 Sabotaje en Laselva Edward Movius AdventureDirected by a North American director living in Peru that set an episode of the Cold War in the Peruvian Amazon jungle 1953 1954 1955 Pascual Salvatore Short filmConsidered as the first Peruvian video clip 1956 Las Piedras(The Stones) Manuel Chambi, Luis Figueroa DocumentaryOne of the first film documentaries by Cine Club Cuzco featuring the footage of ancient ruins of the Inca Empire Carnaval de Kanas Manuel Chambi DocumentaryWon first prize at the first Peruvian Film Festival (1965) Lucero de Nieve Manuel Chambi, Eulogio Nishiyama Documentary 1957 Corrida de Toros y Condors Manuel Chambi, Eulogio Nishiyama Documentary 1958 La Muerte Llega en el 2° Show José María Roselló The only film directed in Lima in the 1950s 1959 Noche y Alba Victor and Manuel Chambi Documentary Los Invencibles de Kanas Victor and Manuel Chambi
1960s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1960 El Solitario de Sayán Based on Peruvian events La Fiesta de las Nieves Victor and Manuel Chambi DocumentaryExhibited at the XII Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Ochocientas Leguas por el Amazonas (La Jangada)
Eight Hundred Leagues Across the Amazon (The Raft) Rafael Bertrand Documentary 1961Kukuli (Kukuli)Luis Figueroa, Eulogio Nishiyama, César Villanueva Judith Figueroa, Victor Chambi, Lizardo Pérez, Emilio Galli, Felix Valeriano DramaEntered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival Masterpiece of Cine Club Cuzco that featured the story of Andean mythological story about the fight of a man against a ukuku. Vida de los Campesinos de Chincheros Manuel Chambi Documentary Ayaviri Manuel Chambi Documentary 1962 Cajamarca, Tierra del Sol Participated in the Berlin International Film Festival. Based on Peruvian events Piura Based on Peruvian events Puertas Hacia el Mar DocumentaryBased on Peruvian events Machu Picchu Manuel Chambi 1963 Estampas del Carnaval de Kanas Manuel Chambi Documentary 1964 Estampas del Carnaval de Kunturichanki Manuel Chambi DocumentaryGanarás el PanArmando Robles Godoy First feature film of Armando Robles Godoy 1965 Ukuku Manuel Chambi Documentary La fiesta de la Candelaria en Puno Manuel Chambi Documentary 1966 Jarawi César Villanueva, Eulogio Nishiyama Based on a story Diamantes y Pedernales by José María Arguedas
Last film directed by the School of Cuzco club 1967A la Sombra del Sol (In the Shade of the Sun) No Stars in the Jungle (En la selva no hay estrellas) Armando Robles Godoy Ignacio Quirós, Susana Pardahl, Luisa Otero, Jorge Montoro, César David Miró, Manuel Delorio AdventureEntered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival 1968Annabelle Lee 1969
1970s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1970Anthropology: A Study of People The Green Wall (La Muralla Verde)Armando Robles Godoy Julio Alemán, Sandra Riva, Raúl Martin, Lorena Duval, Enrique Victoria, Jorge Montoro DramaWon the Golden Hugo Award at the Chicago International Film Festival in 1970 Dos Familias Manuel Chambi Documentary 1971La Araucana 1972Mirage (Espejismo)Armando Robles Godoy Miguel Angel Flores, Helena Rojo, Hernán Romero, Orlando Sacha, Gabriel Figueroa DramaStory of a man's quest to find answers to his abandoned estate at the edge of a Peruvian desert in a series flashback espejismo (mirage) Salvador Akoski Leonidas Zegarra Cholo Bernardo Batievsky Hugo Sotil Sports filmSports film that starred Peruvian football midfield striker Hugo Sotil 1973 De Nuevo a la Vida Leonidas Zegarra 1974Arrows Mantaro, Fenómeno Imprevisible Manuel Chambi Documentary Los Universitarios Manuel Chambi Documentary De la Recolección a la Agricultura Manuel Chambi Documentary Agua Salada Arturo Sinclair Fiction short filmFirst fiction short made in Peru after Law # 19327 that had a mystical theme that combined images and music 1975Allpakallpa (Allpa Kallpa)Bernardo Arias Zully Azurin, Tulio Loza, Jorge Pool Cano, Cuchita Salazar, Hudson Valdiva DramaEntered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival 1976 1977Muerte al Amanecer Francisco J. Lombardi Los Perros Hambrientos Luis Figueroa Based on the eponymous novel by Ciro Alegría Kuntur Wachana Federico García 1978Sonata SoledadArmando Robles Godoy , Francisco J. Lombardi, Pili Flores-Guerra, Gustavo Vergara, Melanie Frayssinet, Carmen Rosa Diez, Tragedy, HumorA project by four filmmakers 1979Yawar Fiesta Luis Figueroa Based on the eponymous novel by José María Arguedas Laulico Federico García Presented at the first new Latin American Film Festival in Havana, Cuba Crónica de Dos Mundos José Antonio Portugal Short filmShort film on fiction and history
1980s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1980Abisa a los Compañeros Felipe Degregori DramaBased on the novel Abisa a los Compañeros, Pronto by Guillermo ThorndikeAventuras Prohibidas Augusto Tamayo, José Carlos Huayhuaca La Muerte de un Magnate Francisco J. Lombardi Drama 1981 1982La Familia Orozco Jorge Reyes DramaOjos de Perro Alberto Durant Miss Universo en el Perú DocumentaryProduced by Grupo Chaski (Chaski Group) El Enigma de la Pantalla y El Último Show Juan Carlos Huayhuaca Short film 1983Maruja en el Infierno Francisco J. Lombardi Elena Romero DramaBased on the novel No una Sino Muchas Muertes by Enrique CongrainsEl Viento de Ayahuasca Nora de Izcue Fiction 1984 Federico García Hurtado Reinaldo Arenas, Zully Azurín, Cesar Urueta, Carlos Cano Historical dramaReinaldo Arenas depicted Túpac Amaru II while Zully Azurín depicted Micaela Bastidas Gregorio (1984 Film) Grupo Chaski, Fernando Espinoza, Alejandro Legaspi, Stefan Kaspar Drama Hombres de Vento José Antonio Portugal Short film 1985The City and the DogsFrancisco José Lombardi Alberto Isola, Gustavo Bueno, Luis Álvarez, Juan Manuel Ochoa, Eduardo Adrianzén DramaBased on The Time of the Hero, a 1963 novel by Mario Vargas Llosa Caminos de Liberación Grupo Chaski Short documentaryFilm addresses the theme of liberation 1986Malabrigo Alberto Durant Profesión: Detective José Carlos Huayhuaca 1987, San Román Jorge García Bustamante, Mónica Domínguez, Toño Vega, Carlos Cano de la Fuente, Juan Manuel Ochoa Action AdventureMost popular film in the 1900sJuliana Grupo Chaski, Fernando Espinoza, Alejandro Legaspi and Stefan Kaspar Rosa Isabel Morfino, Julio Vega, Maritza Gutti, Guillermo Esqueche DramaFilm based on street performer childrenMisión en los Andes Luis Llosa Luis Llosa Action AdventureEl Socio de Dios Federico García, Roger Rumrill Sonata Soledad Armando Robles Godoy Encuentro de Hombrecitos Alejandro Legaspi Documentary Short filmProduced by Grupo Chaski (Chaski Group) Margot la del Circo Alejandro Legaspi Documentary Short filmProduced by Grupo Chaski (Chaski Group) Sueños Lejanos Alejandro Legaspi Short documentaryWinner of the award for best Peruvian documentary at the Peruvian Film Festival Perou Pacha in Paris 1988The Mouth of the WolfFrancisco José Lombardi Gustavo Bueno, Toño Vega, José Tejada, Gilberto Torres, Bertha Pagaza, Antero Sanchez, Aristóteles Picho DramaPeruvian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 61st Academy Awards 1989La Manzanita del Diablo Federico García Tania Helfgott
1990s