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Chilean Filmmaker Ignacio Agüero Honored at Las Palmas Festival

4/22/2026

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Chilean filmmaker Ignacio Agüero will receive a retrospective at the 25th Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival from April 23 to May 3, 2026.
The tribute features seven films, including "Cartas a mis padres muertos," that explore memory and Chile's political history, especially during the Pinochet dictatorship.
Now in his seventies, Agüero remains cautious about documentary cinema's future amid tensions and emphasizes a personal observational lens.

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Chilean filmmaker Ignacio Agüero will receive a retrospective at the 25th Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival from April 23 to May 3, 2026.
The tribute features seven films, including "Cartas a mis padres muertos," that explore memory and Chile's political history, especially during the Pinochet dictatorship.
Now in his seventies, Agüero remains cautious about documentary cinema's future amid tensions and emphasizes a personal observational lens.