Mirlo's Dance

Mirlo's Dance
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Álvaro Luque
Written by	Jorge Ossio Seminario Emanuel Giraldo Betancur
Produced by	Melissa Cordero Nicolás Carrasco Renzo Maldonado Ricardo Maldonado
Cinematography	Juan Pablo Polanco
Edited by	Gino Moreno Rodrigo Luque
Music by	Los Mirlos
Production companies	When Lunatica Films Cine 70
Release dates	August 4, 2022 (2022-08-04) (Lima) February 29, 2024 (2024-02-29) (Peru)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	Peru
Language	Spanish

Mirlo's Dance (Spanish: La danza de Los Mirlos) is a 2022 Peruvian documentary film directed by Álvaro Luque (in his directorial debut) and written by Jorge Ossio Seminario and Emanuel Giraldo Betancur.[1] It follows the Amazonian cumbia band Los Mirlos through a journey through the heart of Latin America and remembers its history.[2]

Synopsis

Jorge Rodríguez, vocalist of Los Mirlos, accompanies us in a review of the history of this revered Amazonian cumbia band, which mixed the traditions and folklore of the region with the psychedelic rhythms of the 60s.[3]

Release

Mirlo's Dance had its world premiere on August 4, 2022, at the 26th Lima Film Festival,[4] then screened on October 10, 2022, at the 9th Trujillo Film Festival,[5] on November 8, 2022, at the 37th Mar del Plata International Film Festival,[6] on November 19, 2022, at the 34th Viña del Mar International Film Festival,[7] on September 10, 2023, at the 21st Vancouver Latin American Film Festival,[8] and on November 10, 2023, at the 38th Festival del Cinema Ibero-Latino Americano di Trieste.[9] It was commercially released on February 29, 2024, in Peruvian theaters.[10]

Accolades

Year	Award / Festival	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2022	9th Trujillo Film Festival	Best Documentary Feature Film	Mirlo's Dance	Won	[11]
	37th Mar del Plata International Film Festival	Cinema in Prisons Program Award - Special Mention		Won	[12]
2023	14th APRECI Awards	Best Documentary		Nominated	[13][14]

References

1. "Cine del Mañana: Apoyos del Ministerio de Cultura para proyectos de Cine y Audiovisual". Festival de Cine de Lima.
2. Domínguez, Micaela. "El nuevo cine peruano se muestra al mundo en el Festival de Lima". LatAm cinema. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
3. "La Danza de Los Mirlos". Fotografía Calato (in European Spanish). 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
4. "El Festival de Cine de Lima se inaugura hoy con documental La danza de Los Mirlos". Andina (in Spanish). 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
5. "Del 10 al 15 de octubre disfruta de la mejor selección de LARGOMETRAJES y CORTOMETRAJES en las categorías DOCUMENTAL y FICCIÓN en nuestro #Fecit2022". Facebook. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
6. "Anuncian la programación del 37° Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata. Del 3 al 13 de noviembre". Caligari (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-14.
7. Fajardo, Marco (2022-11-18). "Película que cuenta la historia de la banda Los Mirlos, el emblema de la cumbia amazónica peruana, llega a FICViña". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-14.
8. "La Danza de Los Mirlos". Vancouver Latin American Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
9. "La danza de los mirlos di Alvaro Duque - CineLatinoTrieste 2023". Festival del Cinema Ibero-Latino Americano di Trieste (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-14.
10. Gamecored (2024-02-13). "¡La esperada película "La Danza de los Mirlos" del director Álvaro Luque llega a los cines el 29 de febrero!". Gamecored (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-14.
11. "Mejor Largometraje Documental «La Danza de los Mirlos», de Álvaro Luque". Facebook. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
12. "Entrega de Premios Independientes del 37° Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata". Mi Argentina (in Spanish). 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
13. "Premios Apreci: 'Willaq Pirqa', 'Mataindios', y más películas en quechua y aymara lideran nominaciones". Radio Programas del Perú (in Spanish). 10 April 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
14. "Willaq Pirqa, el cine de mi pueblo arrasa en Premios APRECI al cine peruano 2022 – Apreci". Asociación Peruana de Prensa Cinematográfica (in Spanish). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

External links

• Mirlo's Dance at IMDb