A list of films produced in Paraguay. Paraguay produced more than a hundred feature films, including fiction and documentaries, including several important co-productions.
1950s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 CodiciaCatrano Catrani Sara Antúnez, Ernesto Baez, Guillermo Battaglia Drama A western in co-production with Argentina, filmed in the city of San Antonio (Paraguay) 1956 El trueno entre las hojasArmando Bo Armando Bo, Isabel Sarli Drama Based on the novel of the same name by Augusto Roa Bastos 1957 1958 1959 La sangre y la semilla Alberto Dubois César Alvarez Blanco, Ernesto Baez, Raul Valentino Benítez Drama Co-production with Argentina, about Paraguayan War En la vía Alberto Dubois Olga Zubarry, Ernesto Báez, Carlos Gómez Drama Production with Argentina, never released
1960s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1960 1961 1962 La Burrerita de Ypacaraí Armando Bo Isabel Sarli, Luis Alberto del Paraná, Ernesto Baez Crime, Drama, Musical Co-production with Argentina. Contains music and an appearance from Paraguayan singer Luis Alberto del Paraná. 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Cerro Cora Guillermo Vera Roberto De Felice, Rosa Ros, Pedro Ignacio Aceval War The first fully Paraguayan production feature film. Funded by the government of Alfredo Stroessner. O Amante de Minha Mulher Alberto Pieralisi David Cardoso, Ira von Fürstenberg, Milton Moraes Comedy Co-production with Brasil 1979 O Último Cão de Guerra Tony Vieira Hitagibe Carneiro, Renée Casemart, Heitor Gaiotti Crime Co-production with Brasil
1980s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1980 1981 A Cafetina de Meninas Virgens Agenor Alves, Guillermo Vera Juan Ramon Benitez, Cinira Camargo, Renée Casemart Crime Co-production with Brasil 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 El Secreto de la Señora Hugo Gamarra Blás Alcaraz, Edda de los Rios, Techi Pereira Drama Adapted as the first telefilm
1990s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Miss Ameriguá Luis R. Vera Raquel Baeza, Jesús Pérez, Ayesa Frutos Comedy Screened at the Gramado Film Festival 1995 1996 De paso por la vida Carlos Benegas Drama 1997 1998 El portón de los sueños Hugo Gamarra Justina Aguero, Rosa Elena Blanco, Juanita Espinola Documentary About the life and work of the writer Augusto Roa Bastos O Toque do Oboé Cláudio MacDowell Paulo Betti, Mario Lozano, Arturo Fleitas Drama, Fantasy Co-production with Brasil 1999
2000s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 2000 2001 2002 María Escobar Galia Giménez Ruth Ferreira, José Carlos Aguayo, Miguel Maria Aguayo Comedy Réquiem Por Un Soldado Galia Giménez Manuel Cuenca, Manuel Rodríguez, Clara Benítez Drama, War 2003 Miramenometokei Enrique Collar Claudia Bogarín, Katherine Catolino, Ramon Del Rio Drama 2004 Rechts-Links (Derecha-Izquierda) Augusto Netto y Rafael Kohan Documentary About the survivors of the Holocaust, who migrated to Paraguay Estudio para una siesta paraguaya Eugenia Blanc, Lía Dansker, Alejandro Nakano Drama Co-production with Argentina 2005 Acople Augusto Netto, Rafael Kohan Drama O Amigo Dunor José Eduardo Alcázar Almudena Alcazar, Lyonel Combeçau, Dilma LóesDrama Cándido López - Los campos de batalla José Luis García Odina Leguizamón Documentary Cenizas Virginia Ferreira, Eduardo Mora Documentary La Tierra Ardía Manuel CuencaSilvino Alegre, Manuel Cuenca, Manuel Rodríguez History, War 2006 Hamaca Paraguaya Paz Encina Ramon Del Rio, Georgina Genes, Jorge LópezDrama Screened at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival Carimea Ray Armele Drama Tierra roja Ramiro Gómez Documentary Portrait of the life of peasant families 2007 El Invierno de Gunter Galia Giménez Emilio Barreto, Victor Bohbout Chávez, Manuel Cuenca Drama Profesión cinero Hugo Gamarra Documentary History about the golden age of mobile cinema and neighborhood cinemas Casos de Misterio Ramón Ramoa Salcedo Mystery Filmed in the city of Pilar 2008 El reflejo Gustavo Delgado Drama Set in the successive financial crises since 1996 Acosta Ñu Ramón Ramoa Salcedo Drama About the battle of the War of Paraguay, in which 3,500 child soldiers died El regalo de Sofía Leticia Coronel y Hugo Cataldo Barudi Drama Error de imprenta Nilfe Vera y Aragón Horror Detrás del sol: Más cielo Gastón Gularte Drama Co-production with Argentina Frankfurt Ramiro Gómez Documentary Presents a group of soccer players of the rural league. Paraguay fue noticia Ricardo Álvarez Documentary About the fire at the Ycuá Bolaños supermarket, where almost 400 people died in 2004 2009 Circo pe Miguel Agüero Documentary Portrait of one of the last itinerant circuses in the country Relatos de Curupayty Ramón Ramoa Salcedo Mystery Filmed in the city of Pilar
2010s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 2010 Felipe Canasto Dario Cardona HerrerosBeto Ayala, Ramon Del Rio, Liber Fernandez Drama Universo Servilleta Luis Aguirre Esteban Aguirre, María José Cacavelos, José Carvallo Drama Semana Capital Hugo Cataldo Luis Aguirre, Natalia Alvarenga, Paola Amaini Comedy, Drama Cuchillo de palo Renate Costa Miguel Auad Petunia, Nancy Baruja, Renate Costa Documentary Novena Enrique Collar Juan de Dios Collar, Teodora Gonzalez, Bernardino Ojeda Drama Screened at the Mar del Plata Film Festival 18 cigarrillos y medio Marcelo Tolces Drama Co-production with España and México La tierra sin mal Anna Recalde Miranda Documentary Coproduction with Francia and Italia 2011 Che pykasumi Ermes Medina Valiente José Fleitas, Alicia Arce History, Drama, Romance History about the poet Cecilio Valiente and the inspiration of his most famous poem 1811, Jirones de Gloria Ramón Ramoa Salcedo History Filmed in the city of Pilar Tren Paraguay Mauricio Rial Banti Documentary Santo de la Guitarra: La historia fantástica de Agustín Barrios Mangoré Carlos Salcedo Centurión Documentary 2012 7 Boxes Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schembori Celso Franco, Víctor Sosa, Lali Gonzalez Thriller Nominated at the 27th Goya Awards for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film.