Directing
Eulogio Nishiyama
- Born
- Dec 27, 1920 · Aged 45
- Died
- Nov 26, 1966
- Place of birth
- Cuzco, Peru
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 0
- TV credits
- 0
- Directing credits
- 30
Also known as (1)
- Эулохио Нисияма
Biography
Eulogio Nishiyama Gonzales was born in Cusco on December 12, 1920. The son of a Cusqueñan mother and a Japanese father, he showed an early interest in film and photography, beginning his work in these fields in 1939. He was a pioneer in documenting the life and culture of Cusco and the Andean region of Peru, producing numerous short and medium-length films about festivals, rituals, and Indigenous communities, many in 8mm and 16mm formats. He took part in international productions and co-directed Kukuli (1961), the first Peruvian feature film entirely in Quechua. In 1955, he co-founded the…