José María Velasco Maidana

Movies

La Campana del Chaco
Director
Documentary on the Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay from the recruitment of troops to the battle front.
Wara Wara
Director
Set in the 16th century, a peaceful Inca community is massacred by a group of conquistadors, and the survivors including Wara Wara flee into the mountains. Later, Wara Wara is assaulted by two Spanish soldiers, and rescued by a conquistador with a noble heart. The two fall in love, but are confronted with the mutual hatred between their peoples. Sentenced to death, they escape, and live happily ever after.
Inauguración del Estadio Hernando Siles
Director
1927 Bolivian documentary short
The Prophecy of the Lake
Director
Set in contemporary Bolivia, a love story between an Aymara man and the daughter of a white landowner. The film was censored and cancelled by the authorities, due to its "social critique" (highlighting the condition of indigenous Bolivians) and the controversial idea of a white woman falling in love with an indigenous man.