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Browse 6 movies from Maneglia Schémbori Realizadores
It’s Friday night in Asunción and the temperature is 40ºC. Víctor, a 17-year-old wheelbarrow-boy, dreams of becoming famous and covets a cell phone in Mercado 4. He is offered the chance to deliver seven boxes with unknown contents in exchange for $100. This sounds like an easy job but it soon gets complicated. Something in the boxes is highly coveted. Víctor and his persecutors find themselves caught up in a crime they know nothing about.
Aug 2012
Los Buscadores tells the story of Manu, a young paperboy who lives in the Chacarita neighborhood. He receives an old map, a gift from his grandfather, and embarks on the adventure of finding a treasure called "Plata Yvyguy", gold and jewels buried by families in Paraguay's 1864-70 War of the Triple Alianza.
Sep 2017
After 15 years of World Cup absences and social disillusionment, the arrival of a new coach sparks a run of improbable victories that ignite a glimmer of hope. "Renacer Albirrojo" is not just the chronicle of a qualification; it is the intimate portrait of a nation regaining its self-esteem through a team willing to give their all to achieve a long-postponed dream.
Apr 2026
In July 2015, after 27 years, Paraguay will receive the Pope. Ru Ore is a documentary about the waiting for this important event through four life stories: Gaby, 13, who lives in one of the poorest neighborhoods of Asuncion; Mafe, 16, who is fighting against cancer; the story of Margarita, 53, Indigenous "Aché" fighting for the survival of her traditions and culture; and the history of Tati, 18, a survivor of the Ycuá Bolaños tragedy.
Dec 2015
A brave country girl's colorful rise to fame as a cumbia singer in Paraguay.
Jul 2023
The evening of the day dedicated to Saint Blas, patron saint of Paraguay, Thursday, February 2, 1989, seemed peaceful. However, the night brought an event that took almost everyone by surprise. A coup d'état deposed General Alfredo Stroessner, dictator for 35 years, the longest in all of South America. The following morning, citizens took to the streets that, for decades, had been controlled by the police. This is a documentary that shows the events that followed.
Feb 1989