Loreto Valenzuela
Sex with Love (2003)
In Santiago, Chile, the schoolteacher Luisa proposes a debate about sex with the parents of her students with the intention of giving classes about sex education to the youngsters. (more)
In Santiago, Chile, the schoolteacher Luisa proposes a debate about sex with the parents of her students with the intention of giving classes about sex education to the youngsters. (more)
Te amo (made in Chile) (2001)
Sam returns to Chile from the USA after his parents divorce. Left with a sexually-abusive nanny, he makes friends with some other neglected kids: Isabel, whose mother suffers from depression after the disappearance of her father and brother, and Daniela whose ... (more)
Sam returns to Chile from the USA after his parents divorce. Left with a sexually-abusive nanny, he makes friends with some other neglected kids: Isabel, whose mother suffers from depression after the disappearance of her father and brother, and Daniela whose ... (more)
Los náufragos (1994)
After 20 years of exile, Aron returns to Chile to find out who he is. He asks questions, not only of those who stayed behind but also of himself, examining his relationship with his past and his own memory. The people who stayed lived through 20 years of ... (more)
After 20 years of exile, Aron returns to Chile to find out who he is. He asks questions, not only of those who stayed behind but also of himself, examining his relationship with his past and his own memory. The people who stayed lived through 20 years of ... (more)
El huésped (2003)
Five medicine interns in an old public hospital must face all their fears when they start to being stalked by a strange being. (more)
Five medicine interns in an old public hospital must face all their fears when they start to being stalked by a strange being. (more)
Secos (2017)
Chile is the only country that has privatized its waters, in favor of large corporations, to the detriment of homes in rural and urban communities. Secos is a short that makes this reality visible, through the dialog between anonymous fighters from the most heavily ... (more)
Chile is the only country that has privatized its waters, in favor of large corporations, to the detriment of homes in rural and urban communities. Secos is a short that makes this reality visible, through the dialog between anonymous fighters from the most heavily ... (more)
El último grumete (1983)
Alejandro Silva is a 16-years-old boy who decides to leave his home, to go in search of brother, who have gone missing for some time. He embarks on the school-ship "Esmeralda". The adventures that Alejandro lives on his trip in search of his brother will mark his ... (more)
Alejandro Silva is a 16-years-old boy who decides to leave his home, to go in search of brother, who have gone missing for some time. He embarks on the school-ship "Esmeralda". The adventures that Alejandro lives on his trip in search of his brother will mark his ... (more)
Hechos consumados (1986)
The extreme poverty produced by unbridled neoliberalism in Pinochet’s Chile is an allegory for the disappeared. Based on a play by Juan Radrigán. (more)
The extreme poverty produced by unbridled neoliberalism in Pinochet’s Chile is an allegory for the disappeared. Based on a play by Juan Radrigán. (more)
The Moon in the Mirror (1990)
An aged former sailor, ill and confined in his bed, maintains his firm grip on his house and his son, who is having an affair with the widowed next door, through many mirrors displayed in his room and all around the house. (more)
An aged former sailor, ill and confined in his bed, maintains his firm grip on his house and his son, who is having an affair with the widowed next door, through many mirrors displayed in his room and all around the house. (more)
Consuelo (1989)
A Chilean exile leaves his Swedish partner to return to Chile. There he meets his old love, Consuelo. (more)
A Chilean exile leaves his Swedish partner to return to Chile. There he meets his old love, Consuelo. (more)
La Mamita (2020)
Karina is 51 years old and is a regular trucker on the north route. Due to mechanical problems, he stops for the first time at "La Mamita" restaurant. The owner and cook of the restaurant, Marta, 63, welcomes her as kindly as any of her customers. However, the ... (more)
Karina is 51 years old and is a regular trucker on the north route. Due to mechanical problems, he stops for the first time at "La Mamita" restaurant. The owner and cook of the restaurant, Marta, 63, welcomes her as kindly as any of her customers. However, the ... (more)
El 18 de los García (1983)
A couple moves from the rural area of the country to the city, looking for better live opportunities during times of unemployment and poverty, in which dreams seem far from coming true. (more)
A couple moves from the rural area of the country to the city, looking for better live opportunities during times of unemployment and poverty, in which dreams seem far from coming true. (more)
Insurrección (2021)
Jean is a young Haitian man who works doing house duties for a wealthy household, but his wishes for a quiet and dignified job become interrupted when his boss starts sexually abusing him. Jean will have to decide whether to quit his job and renounce the income to ... (more)
Jean is a young Haitian man who works doing house duties for a wealthy household, but his wishes for a quiet and dignified job become interrupted when his boss starts sexually abusing him. Jean will have to decide whether to quit his job and renounce the income to ... (more)