Manuel Chambi

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He was born in Cusco in 1924. Together with his brother Víctor Chambi and other important Peruvian filmmakers, he founded the Cine Club del Cusco. His works reflected the social reality of the people, the peasantry, and indigenous communities, showcasing the Andean universe and its inhabitants. He filmed El Corpus del Cusco (1955), a record of the Catholic celebration of Corpus Christi. The documentary is considered the foundational piece of the so-called Cusco School. His subsequent works, Lucero de Nieve (1957) and Carnaval de Kanas (1956), also achieved international recognition, winning awards at the Reseña de Cine Latinoamericano de Santa Margarita in Italy.

Film	Credit
Danzante de Tijeras1977 · Director	Director
LLa Chueca1975 · Director	Director
The Principal Enemy1974 · Self	Self
LLa Basura1974 · Director	Director
DDe la Recolección a la Agricultura1974 · Director	Director
MMantaro, Fenómeno Imprevisible1974 · Director	Director
LLos Universitarios1974 · Director	Director
EEl Abigeo1972 · Director	Director
DDos Familias1970 · Director	Director
RRealidad I1970 · Director	Director
PPuno1966 · Director	Director
LLa Fiesta de la Candelaria en Puno1965 · Director	Director
UUkuku1965 · Director	Director
EEstampas del Carnaval de Kuntirichanki1964 · Director	Director
EEstampas del Carnaval de Kanas1963 · Director	Director
MMachu Picchu1962 · Director	Director
AAyaviri1961 · Director	Director
NNavidad en Cuzco1961 · Director	Director
VVida de los campesinos de Chincheros1961 · Director	Director
LLa Fiesta de las Nieves1960 · Director	Director
LLa Fiesta de Santo Tomás1960 · Director	Director
NNoche y Alba1959 · Director	Director
LLos invencibles Kanas1959 · Director	Director
EEstampas Cusqueñas1959 · Director	Director
LLucero de Nieve1957 · Director	Director
CChumbivilcas1957 · Director	Director
El Carnaval de Kanas1956 · Director	Director
SSanturanticuy1956 · Director	Director
Corrida de Toros y Cóndores1956 · Director	Director
LLas Piedras1956 · Director	Director
El Corpus del Cusco1955 · Director	Director