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2012

Wayúu: La Niña de Maracaibo

Directed by Miguel Curiel

A detective, goes from Spain to the Venezuelan Guajira, hired by the king of Wuayuus, to protect her, Niña de Maracaibo (wife of King, who belongs to an aristocratic family in the city) the detective tries to discover a conspiracy greater than initially imagined. Where he is only one piece in a plot which mixes smuggling, power struggles and tribal magic. The clash of two opposite visions, the 'Western' Spanish researcher, and the 'native' the Wuayuu original owners of Caribbean, converts this format film apparently 'police' in a thesis film revealing the mystery of the still existing singular South American identity.

Duration

1h 50m

Released

July 6, 2012

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Cast5

  • Daniel Alvarado
  • Karina Velásquez
  • Asier Hernández
  • Junior Berrio Gallardo
  • Divines Palmar

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