Contratexto (Apr 2016)

Melodrama in the Apltiplano. Child Abuse, Illegal Mining and Mental Health in Three Puno Melodramas

  • Emilio Bustamante

DOI
https://doi.org/10.26439/contratexto2016.n026.780
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 0, no. 026
pp. 85 – 98

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It is noticeable that, in regional Peruvian cinematography, the most common genre is melodrama, and that the region that has produced the most melodramas is Puno. The characteristics of this genre are reviewed and three melodramas by Juliaca filmmakers are analyzed: Flaviano Quispe’s El hijo del viento, Percy Pacco’s Amor en las alturas, and Marcados por el destino by Óscar Gonzales Apaza. The way genre conventions have been employed in these films (which has enabled effective communication with the public) is described, as well as the way the current issues in the region are addressed therein.

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