Directing
Eulogio Nishiyama
Born — Died
1920-12-27 — 1966-11-26
Place of birth
Cuzco, Peru
Known for
Directing
Credits
30 titles
Eulogio Nishiyama Gonzales was born in Cusco on December 12, 1920. The son of a Cusqueñan mother and a Japanese father, he showed an early interest in film and photography, beginning his work in these fields in 1939. He was a pioneer in documenting the life and culture of Cusco and the Andean region of Peru, producing numerous short and medium-length films about festivals, rituals, and Indigenous communities, many in 8mm and 16mm formats. He took part in international productions and co-directed Kukuli (1961), the first Peruvian feature film entirely in Quechua. In 1955, he co-founded the Cine Club Cusco and went on to receive numerous national and international awards, including honors in I…
Known for
Documentary record of the Corpus Christi Festival in the city of Cusco.
Corpus Christi
1942
Short film.
La Siembra
1939
Cusco Film School.
Lunes Santo
1959
Documentary.
Apu Kuntur
1961
Short film.
Chumbivilcas
1957
Documentary record of the citadel of Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu
1950
Behind the camera
Documentary record of the Corpus Christi Festival in the city of Cusco.
Corpus Christi
1942
Short film.
La Siembra
1939
Cusco Film School.
Lunes Santo
1959
Documentary.
Apu Kuntur
1961
Short film.
Chumbivilcas
1957
Documentary record of the citadel of Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu
1950
Short film.
Sacsayhuamán
1939
Documentary record of the event held in the Sacsayhuamán Fortress and the staging of the Inti Raymi
Inti Raymi
1949
Documentary production featuring performances and music by the Qosqo Center for Native Art, with the participation of actor Lizardo Pérez. Sound recording made live on optical tape.
Picantería Cusqueña
1958
8.0A young gamonal from Cusco is the lover of a peasant girl who sings love songs to him. But he falls in love with a visitor from Lima, arousing the jealousy of his Andean fiancée. She seeks to win him back with the help of the music of a harpist.
Jarawi
1966
Documentary record of the Santuranticuy Fair in the city of Cusco
Santuranticuy
1942
5.5Kukuli, a young llama herder, leaves her grandparents in the countryside of Cusco to attend the Feast of Mamacha Carmen in the town of Paucartambo.
Kukuli
1961
A Quechua and Christian peasant festival in the town of Ocongate, featuring purification in the snows of Mount Ausangate and before a crucifix. The film is spoken in Quechua and Spanish.
Q'oyllur Riti
1979
Documentary.
Puente de Ichu
1961
Cusco film school.
La Fiesta de Santo Tomás
1960
Short film.
Semana Santa de Ayacucho
1952
Acting rehearsals and camera tests during the making of the film Kukuli, the first Peruvian feature film entirely in Quechua.
Casting y prueba de cámara "Kukuli"
1960
Short film.
Tribus Primitivas de la Selva Peruana
1954
Cusco film school
Calcheo de maíz
1956
Documentary footage shot in the Department of Apurímac. It featured the participation of actor Carlos Prentice.
Caserío de Cóndores
1952
Short film.
Semana Santa en Cusco y Lima
1939
Short film.
Tribu de los Shipibos
1952
Documentary.
Danzas del Altiplano
1961
Short film.
Madre de Dios – Una Ventana al Mundo
1979
Short film.
Alturas de Machupicchu
1990
Part of the material recorded over different years by Eulogio Nishiyama about the pilgrimage to the sanctuary of the Lord of Q’oyllur Riti in Cusco. This footage was seen by José María Arguedas in Cusco.
Lo que Arguedas vio
1957
Documentary production with direct sound on optical tape
Canta Dina Nuñez
1956
Cusco film school.
Los invencibles Kanas
1959
Documentary production of the Pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of the Lord of Qoyllurit’y, audiovisual records that were recorded in different years of pilgrimage to the Sanctuary.
Q’oyllur Riti – Lucero de Nieve
1968
Documentary record of the arrival of political figures to the city of Cusco.
La llegada de Manuel Prado al Cusco
1944