Grompes, Curumi and the Papaya Girl
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| name = Grompes, Curumi and The Papaya Girl
| image = Grompes, Curumi and The Papaya Girl poster.jpg
| caption = Promotional release poster
| director = Fernando Valdivia
| writer = Fernando Valdivia
| producer = Tania Medina
Evan Killick
| starring =
| narrator = Fernando Valdivia
| cinematography = Fernando Valdivia
| editing = Fernando Valdivia
| music =
| studio = Teleandes Producciones
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| released = {{Film date|2023|10|19|FECIT}}
| runtime = 82 minutes
| country = Peru
| language = Spanish
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Grompes, Curumi and The Papaya Girl (Spanish: Grompes, Curumí y la niña de la papaya) is a 2023 Peruvian documentary film written, edited, narrated, filmed and directed by Fernando Valdivia.{{Cite web |last=Escribano |first=Pedro |date=2023-10-24 |title=El encuentro con ‘La niña de la papaya’ |url=https://larepublica.pe/cultural/2023/10/24/el-encuentro-con-la-nina-de-la-papaya-unicef-amazonia-documentales-ucayali-1695576 |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=La República |language=es}} It follows the 1997 expedition to Purús in search of "The Papaya girl", the protagonist of the 1986 photo by photographer Lily Saldaña that became popular in newspapers, magazines and calendars.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-08 |title=Estreno de "Grompes, Curumí y la niña de la papaya", documental revelador sobre el pueblo Huni Kuin y los indígenas en aislamiento |url=https://aidesep.org.pe/noticias/estreno-de-grompes-curumi-y-la-nina-de-la-papaya-documental-revelador-sobre-el-pueblo-huni-kuin-y-los-indigenas-en-aislamiento/ |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=Asociacion Interetnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana |language=es}}
Synopsis
After 25 years, ancient images that intertwine the lives of a lost indigenous girl, an old Huni Kuin healer and a Chitonahua native who abandoned the nomadic life return to the distant jungles of Purús. The past returns to confront a present in which they continue fighting to survive in the midst of isolation and marginalization, where the forest is their main ally.{{Cite web |title=“Grompes, Curumí y la niña de la papaya” en la sala Armando Robles Godoy |url=https://dafo.cultura.pe/grompes-curumi-y-la-nina-de-la-papaya-en-la-sala-armando-robles-godoy/ |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=Dirección del Audiovisual, la Fonografía y los Nuevos Medios |language=es-ES}}
Cast
- Grompes Puricho
- Clara Belisario Nascimento
- Amrnado Puricho
- Margarita Puricho
- Segundina Puricho
- Roberto Puricho
Release
It had its world premiere on October 19, 2023, at the 10th Trujillo Film Festival,{{Cite web |title=Conoce aquí la programación resumida de las proyecciones del #Fecit2023 |url=https://www.instagram.com/fecit.pe/p/CydZP9ArTfy/?hl=es |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=Instagram}} on November 13, 2023, at the 9th University of Lima Film Week,{{Cite web |title=Semana de Cine ULIMA 2023 |url=https://www.semanadelcine.ulima.edu.pe/semanadelcine2023 |website=Semana de Cine ULIMA}} and on January 14, 2024, at the 10th Censurados Film Festival.{{Cite web |title=Grompes, Curumí y la niña de la papaya |url=https://www.censuradosfilmfestival.org/peruana/grompes,-curumi-y-la-ni%C3%B1a-de-la-papaya |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=Censurados Film Festival |language=es}}