
María Barea
Known for
Directing
Biography
María Barea began her career as a film producer in the 1970s alongside Cusco filmmaker Luis Figueroa and Bolivian Jorge Sanjinés, from whom she learned the craft. In the same decade, she and Figueroa founded Pukara Cine, a production company that produced films such as *Los Perros Hambrientos* (1976) and *Yawar Fiesta* (1979). In 1982, she co-founded Grupo Chaski with Stefan Kaspar, Alejandro Legaspi, Fernando Barreto, and Fernando Espinoza. Later, together with Micha Torres, she founded Warmi Cine y Video, the first collective of women filmmakers in Peru. Her films, which blend documentary and fiction, reflect her commitment to and the connection she has cultivated with women from grassroot...
Best known work
Filmography
TBA
Mujeres de El PlanetaDirector
2025
Un documental sobre tias Herself
2014
Mamacha y las Niñas InvisiblesDirector
1998
Hijas de la violenciaDirector
1996
Mamita CandelariaProducer
1993
1992
AntucaDirector
1991
Juntas Paramos la OllaDirector
1991
Barro y BambúDirector
1989
Domingo de Ramos en PorcónDirector
1989
Because I Wanted To StudyDirector
1989
Semana Santa en PorcónDirector
1987
Andahuaylas, Ciudad HermanaDirector
1987
Andahuaylas, Suenan las CampanasDirector
1986
Yawar fiesta: Fiesta de sangreProducer
1985
GregorioExecutive Producer
1982
Miss Universe in PeruDirector
1977
Hungry DogsProducer
1977
Chiaraje, Batalla RitualProducer
1975
Si Esas Puertas No Se AbrenDirector
1974
The Principal EnemyProduction Assistant
1974
El Reino de los MochicasProducer









