Huarango

Movie · 14 min · Drama · Family

Directed by Valeria Vidal Plate

“Huarango” explores the story of a successful NYC Chef, who is brought back to his home town to attend his mother’s funeral in Nazca, Peru. The film takes place in his first 48 hours in Peru after being gone for 20 years. He arrives at his childhood home a day before everyone is supposed to arrive for the funeral, expecting to be alone and use that time to settle in - but he is met with the surprise that Vanessa, his sister, is there as well. They were both not expecting to see each other that day, and are now forced to talk about their relationship, and Gonzalo is forced to confront his decisions and the effect it had on his family.