Tito Catacora Lope (born January 25, 1974) is a Peruvian film director, film producer, screenwriter and cinematographer. He is co-founder of Cine Aymara Studios where he directed the documentary Pakucha (2021) and the historical drama The Legend of the Last Inca (2024). He also produced the drama film Eternity (2017) and Yana-Wara (2023), directed by his nephew Óscar Catacora.
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| Born | Tito Catacora Lope January 25, 1974 Ácora, Peru |
| Occupations | Film director, film producer, screenwriter, cinematographer. |
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Biography
editTito Catacora was born in Ácora, Peru on January 25, 1974. He has a degree in Education, a master's degree in intercultural education, and has doctoral studies in Education from the National University of the Altiplano of Puno.[1]
Before working in film, he held political positions in his region. In 2005 he was governor of the district of Ácora and, in 2006, sub-prefect of the province of Puno. Since then, he has stayed away from politics to focus on teaching and filmmaking.[2]
He learned filmmaking on his own and with the help of his family.[3] In 2006, while living with his nephew Óscar Catacora, he assisted him in the making of the medium-length film El sendero del Chulo. Lacking a cameraman, Tito took on that role without prior experience, learning through trial and error.[4][5]
In 2007, together with his nephew, he founded the production company Cine Aymara Studios, with which they began a trajectory dedicated to exploring the Andean worldview through audiovisual language.[6]
They both directed and produced several works, including Eternity (2017), considered the first Peruvian film spoken entirely in Aymara.[7] The film won three awards at the Guadalajara International Film Festival in Mexico,[8] and was selected as the Peruvian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards,[9] as well as for Best Ibero-American Film at the 33rd Goya Awards.[10]
Following the death of Óscar Catacora in 2021, which occurred during the filming of Yana-Wara,[11] Tito took on the responsibility of completing the feature. According to his own statements, he continued the project as a way to preserve the artistic vision he shared with his nephew.[3] The film premiered in 2023 at the 27th Lima Film Festival as part of the Fiction competition,[12] and was selected as the Peruvian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards and for the Best Ibero-American Film at the 39th Goya Awards.[13]
In 2024, he premiered The Legend of the Last Inca at the 28th Lima Film Festival as part of the Peruvian Competition.[14]
Filmography
edit- El sendero del Chulo (2007) - director of photography
- La venganza del Súper Cholo (2013) - director of photography
- Ch'allaña Uru (2014) - director / screenwritter
- Eternity (2017) - producer
- Pakucha (2021) - director / screenwritter / producer
- Yana-Wara (2023) - co-director / producer
- The Legend of the Last Inca (2024) - director
References
edit- ↑ "27 Festival de Cine de Lima". festivaldelima.com. Archived from the original on 2025-01-13. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ Contreras, Laslo Rojas (2023-09-06). "Festival de Lima: Entrevista con Tito Catacora, codirector de "Yana-Wara" - Cine Peruano". Cinencuentro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- 1 2 "Una conversación con Tito Catacora, director de "Pakucha" - Entrevistas". Cinencuentro (in Spanish). 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ Gallardo, Fiorella (2024-03-10). "Tito Catacora, director de la película en aimara Yana Wara: "Mi sobrino Óscar me enseñó que hacer cine en el Perú es posible"". Forbes Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ "Tito Catacora, profesor y cineasta: "Mi sobrino Óscar Catacora nos dejó un legado, que debe continuar"". Perú 21 (in Spanish). 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ "Tito Catacora 🧑". Cineaparte Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ "Festival de Lima 2017: "Wiñaypacha", la primera película peruana hablada en aymara - Festivales y premios". Cinencuentro (in Spanish). 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ "Wiñaypacha logra reconocimiento en festival de Guadalajara". Andina (in Spanish). 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ "Cinta en aimara "Wiñaypacha" representará al Perú en los Oscar y Goya". El Comercio. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ↑ "LOS INDOMABLES DE TITO CATACORA. DEFECTOS, LOAS Y RESENTIMIENTOS – desistfilm". Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ "Peru: 'Wiñaypacha' director dies in Puno". andina.de. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ↑ "Yana-Wara". 27 Festival de Cine de Lima (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ↑ Vargas, Melani (2024-09-10). "'Yana- Wara': la película peruana busca nominaciones en la próxima edición de los Premios Oscar y los Goya". La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ↑ "Los indomables". Lima Film Festival.