Once Upon a Time in the Andes explained

Once Upon a Time in the Andes
Director:	Rómulo Sulca
Producer:	Rómulo Sulca Jhon Pizarro
Starring:	Maribel Baldeón Juan Cano
Cinematography:	Sara Brusciano
Editing:	Maricet Sancristóbal
Music:	Karin Zielinski
Studio:	Catacresis Cine
Distributor:	V&R Films
Runtime:	86 minutes
Country:	Peru
Language:	Quechua Spanish

Once Upon a Time in the Andes (Spanish: Érase una vez en los Andes) is a 2023 Peruvian war romantic drama film directed, written and co-produced by Rómulo Sulca.^{[1] [2]} It stars Maribel Baldeón and Juan Cano.^[3] It is a love story between a peasant woman from the central Andes of Peru with a Chilean soldier during the War of the Pacific.^[4]

Synopsis

Lautaro, a Chilean soldier, is surprised with his troops in the campaign in the central mountains of Peru, badly injured and being the only survivor of the War of the Pacific, he is revived by Margarita, a local woman who was herding her cattle in the surroundings. There will begin a love story despite language and cultural barriers.^[5]

Cast

• Maribel Baldeón as Margarita
• Juan Cano as Lautaro
• Agustina Alarcón
• Felix Poma
• Beto Pomacanchari
• Moises Quichua

Production

Principal photography began on June 14, 2021, and ended on July 12 of the same year in Sarhua, Ayacucho.

Release

Once Upon a Time in the Andes had its world premiere on November 27, 2023, at the 54th International Film Festival of India^{[6] [7] [8]} then was screened on February 8, 2024, at the Ibero American Film Festival Miami.^[9] Its commercial premiere is scheduled for September 5, 2024, in Peruvian theaters.^[10]

Notes and References

1. News: 2022-08-21 . Un amor en plena guerra con Chile: peruano Rómulo Sulca alista nueva película, Érase una vez en los andes . 2024-01-14 . El Comercio . es-PE . 1605-3052.
2. Web site: Rómulo Sulca Ricra, director de Érase una vez en los Andes . 2024-01-14 . LatAm cinema.
3. Web site: 2023-11-17 . Film peruano 'Érase una vez en los Andes' tendrá su première mundial en el Festival Internacional de Cine de la India . 2024-01-14 . Huanca York Times . es.
4. Web site: De Huancayo a la India . 2024-01-14 . El Peruano . es.
5. Web site: Film peruano en quechua "Erase una vez en los Andes" encara recta final de postproducción . 2024-01-14 . Noticine.com.
6. Web site: 2023-11-23 . Un torrente de películas apoyadas por Ibermedia en el IFFI de Goa, en la India . 2024-01-14 . Programa Ibermedia . es-ES.
7. Web site: 2024-01-14 . MYIFFI Schedule . 2024-01-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240114052435/https://filmguide.iffigoa.org/schedule/ . 2024-01-14 .
8. Web site: Once Upon a Time in the Andes . 2024-01-14 . International Film Festival of India.
9. Web site: Erase una vez en los Andes . 2024-03-10 . Iberoamerican Film Festival Miami 2024.
10. Web site: alderón . Maykoll . Érase una vez en los Andes aparece con fecha 5 de septiembre. . 2024-06-13 . X (formerly Twitter).