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La Parada

1974Movie10 min

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A nostalgic, slow-burning movie about everyday modern life and history, with standout world-building.

Good for family movie night · friends night · teens

Skip it if you want something to laugh at · you want fast pacing

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Not for laughs, scares or adrenaline.

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Story

Through the testimony of a migrant from Cusco, the short film LA PARADA (1974) portrays one of Lima’s main hubs of popular commerce. Amid markets, street vendors, workshops, and the streets of Tacora, the film observes the labor, precarity, and strategies of survival of a migrant population transforming the city while seeking to build a life within it.

Feels like

  • Peruvian New Wave Documentary
  • Socio-Political Realism
  • Migrant Experience
  • Urban Ethnography
  • Historical Archive
  • Class Consciousness
  • Observational Cinema
  • Lima Street Life
  • Testimonial Narrative

Crew

Directed by
Christine Trautmann, Kurt Rosenthal

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

January 1, 1974 · 10 min · Spanish

Released
January 1, 1974
Runtime
10 min
Original language
Spanish

Q&A

3 questions, like "Is La Parada okay for kids?"

Questions about La Parada

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is La Parada okay for kids?

Yes: the viewing guide lists it for family nights.

Is La Parada plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on dialogue centrality (8 of 10) and character depth (7 of 10) more than on its plot.

Is La Parada in English?

Spanish

No, it was made in Spanish.