Cinema
Gregorio
Fernando Espinoza · 1985
Synopsis
Gregorio, a boy from a small village in the Andes, leaves with his family for Lima. In the capital, the child experiences the clash between the Andean world and a chaotic, violent city that pushes newcomers out to its margins; when the family's life falls apart, he shines shoes in the street, then joins a gang of children who live in an abandoned tram.
Context
The film is the work of Grupo Chaski, which made it as a trio: Fernando Espinoza, Alejandro Legaspi and the Swiss Stefan Kaspar. Inspired by a tale by Enrique Congrains, it was written by Espinoza and Legaspi, who also operated the camera; Arturo Ruiz del Pozo composed the music, and Marino León de la Torre plays the title role. Shot in sixteen millimetre, the film was released in 1985. Restored and remastered by Guarango Cine y Video, with Legaspi and sound engineer Francisco Adrianzén, it was re-released in cinemas in 2024.
Who it is for
About eighty-five minutes, in Spanish. A film of childhood and inner exile, about the migration from the Andes to the capital.
Prizes and reception
More than a million viewers in Peru; film club prize in Havana in 1984, prizes for direction and performance in Bogotá in 1985.
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