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This is a list of films produced in Bolivia from the 1920s to present.
1920s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1925 Corazón Aymara Pedro Sambarino black and white, silent drama considered to be the first Bolivian fiction feature film"Wara Wara", The Bioscope"El lago Titicaca ha fascinado a los cineastas una y otra vez" , La Razón, July 3, 2009 The Prophecy of the Lake José Maria Velasco Maidana black and white, silent romance Bolivia's second completed fiction feature film; banned by the authorities for its social critique and its portrayal of a white woman in love with an indigenous man; never released
1930s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1930 Wara Wara José Maria Velasco Maidana Juanita Taillansier, Martha de Velasco, Arturo Borda, Emmo Reyes black and white, silent, historical romance the only known surviving work from Bolivia's silent-film era "Bolivia's struggle to preserve its film heritage", BBC, October 29, 2010 1931 Hacia la Gloria José Maria Velasco Maidana
1950s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1950 1951 1952 1953 Vuelve Sebastiana Augusto Roca& Jorge Ruiz Luis Ramiro Beltrán, Sebastiana Kespi, Eduardo Lafaye, Esteban Lupi, Jean Vellard Drama 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 Ukamau Jorge Sanjinés Vicente Veneros Salinas, Elsa Antequera, Néstor Cárdenas, Benedicta Huanca First feature film to use both Spanish and a native language (Aymara) 1967 1968 Mina Alaska Jorge Ruiz Hugo Roncal, Chrysta Wagner, Charlie Smith First Latin American film to be restored by the AMPAS Film Archive. 1969 Yawar mallku Jorge Sanjinés
1970s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1970 1971 El Coraje del pueblo Jorge Sanjinés 1972 1973 1974 1975 Andean Women Norman Miller 1976 Chuquiago Antonio Eguino La chaskañawi Hugo Cuellar Urizar, Jorge Cuellar Urizar, José Cuellar Urizar 1977 1978 1979
1980s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1980 1981 El celibato Hugo Cuellar Urizar, José Cuellar Urizar 1982 Mi socio Paolo Agazzi Entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival 1983 1984 Amargo mar Antonio Eguino Aymara Leadership Hubert Smith Los Hermanos Cartagena Paolo Agazzi 1985 1986 Café con pan Alfredo Ovando 1987 1988 1989 La chola Remedios Liliana De la Quintana, Alfredo Ovando La nación clandestina Jorge Sanjinés
1990s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1990 1991 Los igualitarios Juan Miranda 1992 1993 1994 Jonás y la Ballena Rosada Juan Carlos Valdivia 1995 Cuestión de fe Marcos Loayza Jonah and the Pink Whale Juan Carlos Valdivia Para recibir el canto de los pájaros Jorge Sanjinés 1996 Alma (Ajayu) Francisco Ormachea La despedida Fernando Aguilar Vásquez 1997 1998 El Día que Murió el Silencio Paolo Agazzi 1999 Calle de los poetas Diego Torres Peñaloza Desempolvando nuestra historia Alfredo Copa El camino de la costa José Sánchez
2000s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 2000 2001 Cierre de emisión Javier Rivero El delirio José Sánchez The Delirium José Sánchez 2002 2003 Sexual Dependency Rodrigo Bellott Alexandra Aponte, Roberto Urbina Drama El corazón de Jesús Marcos Loayza 2004 El atraco Paolo Agazzi Los hijos del último jardín Jorge Sanjinés 2005 American Visa Juan Carlos Valdivia Di buen día a papá Fernando Vargas Sena/Quina, la inmortalidad del cangrejo Paolo Agazzi Dioses domados Enrique Aguilar Lo más bonito y mis mejores años Martín Boulocq 2006 ¿Quién mató a la llamita blanca? Rodrigo Bellott Erika Andia, Pablo Fernandez, Augustin Mendieta, Guery Sandoval, Miguel Valverde Comedy 2007 Cocalero Alejandro Landes Evo Pueblo Tonchy Antezana Los Andes no creen en Dios Antonio Eguino 2008 Verse Alejandro Pereyra Cementerio de Elefantes Tonchy Antezana 2009 Perfidia Rodrigo Bellott Zona Sur Juan Carlos Valdivia El regalo de Pachamama Toshifumi Matsushita Rojo Amarillo Verde Martin Boulocq, Sergio Bastani, Rodrigo Bellott Patricia Garcia, Daniel Aguirre Camacho, Ismael Suárez, Diego Paesano, Lorena Sugier, Santiago Rozo
2010s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 2010 En Busca Del Paraiso 2011 The Old People Martín Boulocq 2012 Insurgentes Jorge Sanjinés Las bellas durmientes Marcos Loayza 2013 Once Upon a Time in Bolivia Patrick Cordova Luis Caballero, Miguel Angel Mamani, Ivan Nogales, Raul Beltran, Reynaldo Yuhra, Miguel Estellano Drama El olor de tu ausencia Eddy Vázquez Yvy Maraey Juan Carlos Valdivia Olvidados Carlos Bolado 2015 Sealed Cargo Julia Vargas-Weise 2016 Dark Skull Kiro Russo 2017 Las Malcogidas Denisse Arancibia
2020s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 2020 Chaco Pseudo Rodrigo Patiño, Luis Reneo Drama, Thriller 2021 2022 The Ones from BelowAlejandro QuirogaFernando Arze Echalar, César Bordón, Luis Bredow, Sonia ParadaWestern, DramaUtama Alejandro Loayza Grisi Luisa Quispe, José Calcina, Santos Choque Drama The VisitorMartín BoulocqEnrique Araoz, Svet Mena, César Troncoso, Mirella Pascual, Teresa Gutierrez, Romel VargasDramaWillaq Pirqa, the Cinema of My VillageCésar GalindoVíctor Acuario, Hermelinda Luján, Melisa Álvarez, Alder Yaurisaca, Cosme Flores, Bernando Rosado, Juan Ubaldo HuamanComedy-drama 2024The Dog ThiefVinko TomičićFranklin Aro, Alfredo Castro, María Luque, Julio César Altamirano, Ninon Davalos, Teresa Ruiz, Kleber Aro Huasco, Vladimir Gonza Mamani, Jhoselyn Rosmery Cosme, Wolframio Sinué, Felix Francisco Omonte Vargas, Iván Cori Mamani, Raúl Montecinos HerediaDramaNominated - Best International Narrative Feature at the 23rd Tribeca Film Festival Nominated - Best Ibero-American Fiction Feature Film at the
Winner - New Actor - Special Mention for Franklin Aro at the 39th Guadalajara International Film Festival
Nominated - CineVision Award at the 41st Filmfest München
Nominated - Best Picture at the 28th Lima Film Festival
Winner - Special Jury Prize at the 28th Lima Film Festival
Nominated - Best Film in the International Competition at the 20th Santiago International Film Festival
Nominated - Best Performance for Franklin Aro in the International Competition at the 20th Santiago International Film Festival
Nominated - Best International Feature Film at the 61st Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
Winner - Best Director in the International Competition & Best Actor for Franklin Aro at the 61st Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
Nominated - Latin-American Competition - Best Film at the 39th Mar del Plata International Film Festival
Nominated - Best Fiction Feature Film at the 45th Havana Film Festival
Winner - Best Screenplay at the 45th Havana Film Festival
Nominated - Best Latin-American Film at the 30th Forqué Awards
Winner - Best Latin-American Film at the 28th Málaga Film Festival
Nominated - MARIMBAS Award at the Miami Film Festival
Winner - Best Ibero-American Debut Film at the 12th Platino Awards
Nominated - Film and Values Education at the 12th Platino Awards
Nominated - Best Ibero-American Film at the 67th Ariel Awards
An international co-production with Ecuador, Chile, Mexico, France and Italy
Premiered on October 17 Own HandRodrigo PatiñoAlejandro Marañón, Freddy Chipana, Gonzalo Callejas, Christian Castillo, Raimundo Ramos, Victoria Suaznabar, Mauricio Toledo, Bernardo Rosado, Carlos UreñaThrillerThe Southern HouseCarina Oroza Daroca, Ramiro FierroGrisel Quiroga, Piti Campos, Arwen Delaine, Alejandra Lanza, Cristian Mercado, David MondaccaDrama 2025 The Condor DaughterÁlvaro Olmos TorricoMaría Magdalena Sanizo, Marisol Vallejos Montaño, Nely Huayta Drama Selected as the Bolivian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards.
References
Further reading José Sànchez-H.: The Art and Politics of Bolivian Cinema, Scarecrow Press 1999,
External links Bolivian film at the Internet Movie Database