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María Barea
María Barea began her career as a film producer in the 1970s alongside Cusco filmmaker Luis Figueroa and Bolivian Jorge Sanjinés, from whom she learned the craft. In the same deca…
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María Barea began her career as a film producer in the 1970s alongside Cusco filmmaker Luis Figueroa and Bolivian Jorge Sanjinés, from whom she learned the craft. In the same decade, she and Figueroa founded Pukara Cine, a production company that produced films such as *Los Perros Hambrientos* (1976) and *Yawar Fiesta* (1979). In 1982, she co-founded Grupo Chaski with Stefan Kaspar, Alejandro Legaspi, Fernando Barreto, and Fernando Espinoza. Later, together with Micha Torres, she founded Warmi Cine y Video, the first collective of women filmmakers in Peru. Her films, which blend documentary and fiction, reflect her commitment to and the connection she has cultivated with women from grassroots organizations, domestic workers, peasant women, and factory workers. His audiovisual work began to be preserved in 2022 thanks to the Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola (San Sebastián) and the encouragement of the National Competition of Audiovisual Preservation Projects-DAFO-Ministry of Culture of Peru.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2025
Un documental sobre ti
Movie Herself
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2014
Mamacha y las Niñas Invisibles
Movie Director
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1998
Hijas de la violencia
Movie Director
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1996
Mamita Candelaria
Movie Producer
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1993
Minka, un proyecto de comercio alternativo
Movie Director
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1992
Antuca
Movie Director
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1991
Juntas Paramos la Olla
Movie Director
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1991
Barro y Bambú
Movie Director
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1989
Domingo de Ramos en Porcón
Movie Director
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1989
Because I Wanted To Study
Movie Director
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1989
Semana Santa en Porcón
Movie Director
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1987
Andahuaylas, Ciudad Hermana
Movie Director
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1987
Andahuaylas, Suenan las Campanas
Movie Director
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1986
Yawar fiesta: Fiesta de sangre
Movie Producer
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1985
Gregorio
Movie Executive Producer
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1982
Miss Universe in Peru
Movie Director
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1977
Hungry Dogs
Movie Producer
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1977
Chiaraje, Batalla Ritual
Movie Producer
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1975
Si Esas Puertas No Se Abren
Movie Director
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1974
The Principal Enemy
Movie Production Assistant
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1974
El Reino de los Mochicas
Movie Producer
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Mujeres de El Planeta
Movie Director
