A 99-year-old woman reflects on the life she built after being abandoned by her son during the Shining Path’s terrorist attacks in Peru. To fulfill a promise of reunion, she has spent decades selling her dreams as stories, hoping they will bring her family back on her 100th birthday.

Production Company: Res
Puquio was written, directed and produced by Samantha Avila.

DoP: Franccesca Rosell
Editing: Fabiola Sialer 
Music: Camilo Angeles
Sound design: Isa Abad Pinedo
Post-production: Cesar Perez

Festivals

• Festival de Cine de Lima / Filmocorto (Lima, Peru)
  Honorable mention

• Semana del Cine / Universidad de Lima (Lima, Peru)
  Honorable mention

• Retama, Festival de Cine Latinoamericano (Lima, Peru)
  Official selection

• Festival internazionale Segni della Notte (Urbino, Italy)
  Official selection

• Babel Film Festival (Cagliari, Italy)
  Umanitaria Award section

Bursaries

• Premio al Fomento de las Artes 2024 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
  Short listed