Palito Ortega Matute

Palito Ortega Matute

Known for

Directing

Born

July 17, 1967

Birthplace

Huamanga, Ayacucho, Peru

Died

February 8, 2018 (aged 50)

Biography

Throughout his career, Palito directed nine feature films, most of them focusing on the period of violence that Peru experienced between 1980 and 2000. His films have been screened in various venues in Ayacucho, Lima, and at international film festivals, and he has received numerous awards and accolades.

Palito Ortega attended school in Huamanga and at the Colegio Guadalupe in Lima. He returned to Ayacucho, where he studied anthropology at the National University of San Cristóbal de Huamanga. His early work consisted of documentaries for tourism purposes, projects for television channels, and reports and documentaries related to acts of violence commissioned by non-governmental organization...

Best known work

The Demon of the Andes
The Demon of the Andes
2014
La Casa Rosada
La Casa Rosada
2018
Incesto en los Andes: La maldición de los jarjachas
Incesto en los Andes: La maldición de los jarjachas
2002
El Rincón de los Inocentes
El Rincón de los Inocentes
2012
The sin
The sin
2007
God takes but doesn't forget
God takes but doesn't forget
1996
La maldición de los Jarjachas 2
La maldición de los Jarjachas 2
2003
Sangre Inocente
Sangre Inocente
2000
Dios tarda pero no olvida 2
Dios tarda pero no olvida 2
1998

Filmography

  1. 2018

    La Casa Rosada

    Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

  2. 2014

  3. 2012

  4. 2007

    The sin

    Director, Writer

  5. 2003

  6. 2002

  7. 2000

  8. 1998

  9. 1996

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