La Tirana, dolor y esperanza

La Tirana, Pain and Hope
Thousands of pilgrims gather in La Tirana, a small village in the middle of the desert, to pay a moving tribute to the Virgin of Carmen, to the "Chinita" through music, dance, vows, and bodily sacrifices, but above all through a powerful syncretism that incorporates mysterious and profound beliefs from the original Tiwanaku and Aymara worlds into popular religiosity.
Script and Direction: Oscar Garaycochea
Production: Silvia Quiroga
Cinematography: Ralf Oberti
Sound: Carlos Johnson
Editing and Post-production: Ivan Tziboulka
Music: Horacio Salinas
Narration: Jaime Vadel
A Production
© Francisco Gedda, Sur Imagen, 1991
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