Mónica Sánchez

Acting

Mónica Sánchez

Acting credits

La Carnada poster
5.0

Maria earns her living fishing in a northern Peruvian village, working alongside her husband. But when her husband is called away to work on larger industrial fishing boat, Maria, who is pregnant, finds ways to act out her anger.

La Carnada

1999

Impossible Love poster
4.8

It is the legend of several stories. A journalist who hates a guy who's on TV, you have to interview him, then ends up making love to this again and again, in the end both are separated from love. Another story is that of an old man who teaches at a beautiful piano melody to a very young child, in turn this man sees everywhere a very beautiful girl who happens to be a past love, she is a ghost that embodies in the body of every woman he sees. The child learning piano has a grandfather who loves him and conceited enough, yet the mother of the child does not like to go out with Grandpa because the child very rare note. The last story is about a woman from planet you want San Antonio grant him the miracle that an altar boy to notice her and she later marries her.

Impossible Love

2003

Pasajeros poster
2.0

A story about friendship and moral dilemmas. Young people yearn for a better future in developing country, while old people seek to restore the old times.

Pasajeros

2008

Captain Pantoja and the Special Services poster
7.2

The Peruvian army captain Pantaleon Pantoja, a very serious and efficient officer, is chosen by his superiors to set up a special service of 'visitors' to satisfy the sexual needs of the soldiers posted on remote jungle outposts.

Captain Pantoja and the Special Services

1999

No artwork available
4.8

Originally produced for PBS's Great Performances Series, La Pastorela is a musical retelling of the shepherds' journey to Bethlehem to see the Christ Child. We see the tale through the eyes of a modern young girl, the oldest child in a large rural Tex-Mex family. During a surrealistic dream, which brings to mind "The Wizard of Oz," the young chicana makes a fantastical journey with the shepherds and along the way; witnesses the triumph of God's Angels over Satan's diablo's. Full of drama, comedy, fantasy and wonderful music; this is a rare film the whole family can enjoy together.

La Pastorela: The Shepherd's Tale

1991

El Candidato poster
4.9

A film about the typical candidates for the presidency of Peru.

El Candidato

2016

Hamlet, que nunca fue rey en Dinamarca poster
2.0

No synopsis available yet.

Hamlet, que nunca fue rey en Dinamarca

2015

Sólo amor poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sólo amor

1995

Un Drama Íntimo poster
NR

Based on the novel by Ricardo Palma.

Un Drama Íntimo

1995

Un Matrimonio Respetable poster
NR

Based on the short story "La Corista" by Anton Chekhov.

Un Matrimonio Respetable

2005

Rómulo y Julita poster
5.7

In a town called Berona where two tuk-tuk companies fight for control of the town, Romulo and Julita, members of opposing companies must find a way to be together. After one fight two long the mayor will choose which company will rule Berona after a tuk-tuk race.

Rómulo y Julita

2020

The Inheritance of Flora poster
NR

Flora Tristán flees to Peru for her inheritance, but her uncle leaves her penniless by altering the will. Returning to France, she becomes a writer and advocate for workers' and women's rights. Despite romantic entanglements, she chooses to focus on her work, leaving behind her love life.

The Inheritance of Flora

2024

El Verano Próximo poster
NR

It tells the story of a young married couple who travel to a resort to finalize the purchase of a beach house. Due to various unforeseen circumstances, they have to stay overnight at a nearby hotel. This free afternoon is initially seen as an invitation to boredom. After a brief excursion to the pier, it's the beginning of a game, a relaxation, a night of openness and inebriation. Back at the hotel, this relaxed atmosphere gives way to a frustrated eroticism, but then, while he bathes, she succumbs to a suddenly serene atmosphere. This is a moment of recognition and solitary courage for her: the acceptance that their relationship isn't built on anything certain.

El Verano Próximo

2000

A Martian Named Desire poster
10.0

It tells the story of Jorge who dreams of going to live in the United States. He loves the American way of life and above all, the gringas, but at the North American embassy they deny him a visa. That afternoon she meets Ganzo López, who has just been given the "Greencard" because he married a gringa. Jorge then decides that the solution to his problems is to also marry a gringa and travels to Cuzco to look for her ...

A Martian Named Desire

2003

Desaparecer poster
7.1

A man launches a desperate search into the heart of the Amazon to find his missing girlfriend amid a rash of mysterious disappearances.

Desaparecer

2015

The Lord of Sipan poster
7.5

The tombs of the grand lords of Moche civilization - one of Peru's most important pre-Hispanic civilizations -- are in constant danger from grave robbers, but archeologist Walter Alva has managed to find some priceless treasures and recreate the lives of this ancient people of northern Peru.

The Lord of Sipan

2009

Don't Die For Me poster
4.4

The rise and fall of a toxic relationship between a successful businessman and a reality star. The cruel reality of a relationship under the magnifying glass of the media and our society.

Don't Die For Me

2025