Retablo

Panorama

"It’s A Quietly Haunting Debut Effort from A Director To Watch"

Gay Essentials
  • Archive - Festival 34
  • Director: Alvaro Delgado Aparicio L.
  • Peru, Germany, Norway 2018
  • 101 minutes
  • Spanish, Quechua
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

High in the mountainside of Peru, 14-year-old Segundo is being groomed to follow his father’s footsteps in the traditional folk art of retablo-making - crafting intricate, artisan story-boxes depicting religious scenes and important everyday events. Segundo is becoming restless realizing that the weight of carrying the family legacy on his shoulders will keep him on the mountain forever, and then he stumbles across a secret...

Set against the stunning backdrop of the Peruvian Andes, this coming-of-age story masterfully explores the weight of heritage, the boundaries of love, and the burdens of family expectations.

Feature Debut


  • Director Alvaro Delgado Aparicio L.
  • Production Enid Pinky Campos, Alvaro Delgado-Aparicio L., Iris Roca Rey P.
  • Script Alvaro Delgado Aparicio L., Hector Galvez
  • Cinematography Mario Bassino
  • Editing Eric Williams
  • Music Harry Escott
  • Festivals Berlinale (Newcomer Teddy award, Generation-Special Jury Mention), Lima (Best Peruvian Film)
  • Actors Magaly Solier, Amiel Cayo, Junior Bejar Roca
  • Source Heretic Outreach, Athens