Javier Fuentes-León

A visionary of Peruvian cinema, Javier Fuentes-León was born in 1968 in Lima, Peru, and has been actively directing films since the late 1990s. His work primarily spans the genres of drama and fantasy, with his most acclaimed film being "Contracorriente" (Undertow), which won the World Cinema Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010. Fuentes-León's authorial style is characterized by his adeptness at weaving complex social issues with elements of magical realism, making his films deeply resonant and emotionally moving.

Beyond his directorial prowess, Javier Fuentes-León is a compassionate storyteller who uses the medium of film to give voice to the marginalized, underlining the universality of human experience in all its diverse forms.