Willaq Pirqa, the Cinema of My Village

Willaq Pirqa
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCésar Galindo
Written byCésar Galindo
Augusto Cabada
Gastón Vizcarra
Produced byJedy Ortega Moreno
StarringVíctor Acurio
Hermelinda Luján
Melisa Álvarez
Alder Yaurisaca
CinematographyJuan Durán
Edited byRoberto Benavides Espino
Music byKarin Zielinski
Release date
  • December 8, 2022 (2022-12-08) (Peru)
Running time
89 minutes
CountriesPeru
Bolivia
LanguagesQuechua
Spanish

Willaq Pirqa, the Cinema of My Village (whose original title is Willaq Pirqa, el cine de mi pueblo, lit. 'The Wall of Information, the cinema of my town') is a 2022 Peruvian-Bolivian[1] Quechua-language[2] comedy-drama film directed by César Galindo and written by Galindo, Augusto Cabada and Gastón Vizcarra. It tells the story of Sistu, a 13-year-old boy who lives in a community in Cusco, he discovers the magic of cinema, but the language barrier prevents the villagers from enjoying the movies.[3]

Synopsis[edit]

Sistu and his small community in the Andes discover the magic of cinema. This meeting causes a stir but also confronts them with their culture and highlights the limitations of the community to understand and read Spanish. As a solution, they choose Sistu so that every week he goes to town to see a movie and tells it to everyone in the square. One day he finds the canchón empty, the cinema has left... Sistu's illusion of telling the weekly story to the people who are waiting for him, makes him create his own cinema, with his own actors, with his own culture and above all, in your own language.[4]

Cast[edit]

The actors participating in this film are:[4][5]

  • Víctor Acuario as Sistu
  • Hermelinda Luján as Mom Simona
  • Melisa Álvarez as Lucicha
  • Alder Yaurisaca as Florencio
  • Cosme Flores as Rolín
  • Bernando Rosado as Projectionist
  • Juan Ubaldo Huaman

Production[edit]

Financing and filming[edit]

In 2015, the film was a beneficiary of the Economic Stimulus of the Ministry of Culture, in the competition for fiction feature film projects in native languages.[6] The filming began, and it lasted 5 months in Maras and Moray, Cusco.[7]

Music[edit]

Karin Zielinski composed the original soundtrack for the film. Wind, string and percussion instruments such as the Andean violin were implemented.[8] The musicians Rubén Concha (quenas, zampoñas, legüero bass drum, charango and guitar), Andrés Chimango Lares (Andean violin) and María Elena Pacheco (violin) also participated.[8]

Willaq Pirqa
Soundtrack album by
Karin Zielinski
ReleasedDecember 8, 2022
Genrefilm soundtrack
Length32:15
Willaq Pirqa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
No.TitleWriter(s)Artist(s)Length
1."Willaq Pirqa l"Karin ZielinskiKarin Zielinski1:00
2."Apaway Pichinkucha"Karin ZielinskiKarin Zielinski3:10
3."Wayramanta Willakuy"Karin ZielinskiKarin Zielinski0:32
4."Mama Simona (Koka K'intucha)"Karin ZielinskiKarin Zielinski1:24
5."Willaq Pirqa li"Karin ZielinskiKarin Zielinski0:57
6."Killa Tuta"Karin ZielinskiKarin Zielinski0:56
7."Llaqtaypaq Cinen"Karin ZielinskiKarin Zielinski2:07
8."Suyaway Pichinkucha"Karin ZielinskiKarin Zielinski0:34
9."Ñan Tariruniña"Karin ZielinskiKarin Zielinski0:32
10."Maypitaq Karqanki"Karin ZielinskiKarin Zielinski0:31
11."Apu Wayra Rositata Kutichimun (Koka K'intucha)"Karin ZielinskiKarin Zielinski0:25
12."Cineta Qhaswasunchis I"Karin ZielinskiKarin Zielinski2:26
13."Cinemanta Hamuq K'anchay"Karin ZielinskiKarin Zielinski0:37
14."Dracula Runamanta Willakuy"Karin ZielinskiKarin Zielinski1:51
15."Cineta Qhaswasunchis Ii"Karin ZielinskiKarin Zielinski1:33
16."Qonakuy"Karin ZielinskiKarin Zielinski1:15
17."Kamachiqa Sistu"Karin ZielinskiKarin Zielinski0:57
18."Sistu, Willakuq"Karin ZielinskiKarin Zielinski4:35
19."Mana Willaspalla"Karin ZielinskiKarin Zielinski2:00
20."Willakuyninchiskuna"Karin ZielinskiKarin Zielinski1:24
21."Mama Simona li (Koka K'intucha)"Karin ZielinskiKarin Zielinski1:13
22."Kacharpariy"Karin ZielinskiKarin Zielinski0:30
23."Epilogo Nisqamanta"Karin ZielinskiKarin Zielinski1:42
Total length:32:15

Release[edit]

Willaq Pirqa, the Cinema of My Village premiered at the 26th Lima Film Festival in August 2022.[9] It was commercially released on December 8, 2022 in Peruvian theaters.[10]

Reception[edit]

Willaq Pirqa, the Cinema of My Village drew 42,000 viewers beginning in its sixth week in theaters[11] and ending that same week with over 50,000 viewers.[12] In its ninth week it drew more than 75,000 viewers.[13] In its tenth week in theaters, it exceeded 80,000 viewers,[14] ending its run with 83,382 viewers after 14 weeks.[15] Becoming the most watched Quechua-language film in Peru.[16][17][18]

Accolades[edit]

Year Award / Festival Category Recipient Result Ref.
2022 26th Lima Film Festival Audience Award for Best Film Willaq Pirqa, the Cinema of My Village Won [3][19]
Ministry of Culture Jury Award for Best Peruvian Film Won
PUCP Community Award for Best Film "Made in Peru" Won
2023 Luces Awards Best Film Won [20]
Best Actor Víctor Acurio Won
Best Actress Hermelinda Luján Nominated [21]
14th APRECI Awards Best Fiction Film Willaq Pirqa, the Cinema of My Village Won [22]
Best Director César Galindo Won
Best Screenplay César Galindo, Augusto Cabada & Gastón Vizcarra Won
Best Actor Víctor Acurio Won
Best Supporting Actress Hermelinda Luján Won

References[edit]

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