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Detrás del espejo (1997)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 10M

Director : Yanara Guayasamín

Synopsis

Oswaldo Guayasamín, one of the most renowned Latin American artists, with more than 600 portraits in his pictorial career, (among which are F. Mitterrand, Carolina de Mónaco, Juan Carlos I, Rigoberta Menchu) paints his self-portrait, while he tells us the foundations of his art.

Actors

Oswaldo Guayasamín
Oswaldo Guayasamín
Himself

Crews

Yanara Guayasamín
Yanara Guayasamín
Director
Olivier Auverlau
Olivier Auverlau
Director of Photography
Olivier Auverlau
Olivier Auverlau
Sound
Pablo Mogrovejo
Pablo Mogrovejo
Editor

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