Kayara
{{Infobox film
| image = Kayara poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Cesar Zelada{{Cite web |title=Kayara |url=https://www.marchedufilm.com/projects/kayara/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Marché du Film |language=en-US}}
| writer = Brian Cleveland
Jason Cleveland
Cesar Zelada
| producer = Dirk Hampel
Jose Zelada
Sergio Zelada
| starring = Naomi Serrano
Nate Begle
Charles Gonzales
| music = Toni M. Mir
| studio = B-Water Studios
Tunche Films
| distributor = Cinecolor Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2025|01|02|Ukraine|2025|03|06|Peru}}
| country = Peru
Spain{{Cite news |last=Rivadeneyra García |first=Alfonso |date=2025-03-06 |title="Kayara": la historia detrás de la película animada sobre los Incas... que se hizo en España |url=https://elcomercio.pe/luces/cine/kayara-la-historia-detras-de-la-pelicula-animada-sobre-los-incas-que-se-hizo-en-espana-cine-peruano-cesar-zelada-noticia/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |work=El Comercio |language=es-PE |issn=1605-3052}}
| language = English
| gross = $1.2 million{{Cite web |title=Kayara |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr1449546501/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Box Office Mojo}}
}}
Kayara is a 2025 English-language animated adventure film directed and written by Cesar Zelada. The film stars Naomi Serrano as the titular character, who dreams of joining the all-male Chasqui messenger group, and challenges traditions and gender norms to pursue her ambition.
Premise
{{Blockquote|text=Long ago, the Inca Messengers (Chasquis), were fast, strong and exclusively male. Determined to become the first female to break into the exclusive league of the Incan Empire’s messengers, Kayara embarks on a daring quest. Along the way she defends the undiscovered Golden City from the great dangers of exploitation and saves her friends and family from unexpected threats.|author=Cinema Management Group{{Cite web |date=2023-08-26 |title=Kayara - Cinema Management Group |url=https://www.cinemamanagementgroup.com/film/kayara/ |access-date=2025-02-05 |language=en-US}}}}
Cast
- Naomi Serrano as Kayara, a 16-year old Inca girl athlete
- Nate Begle as Martin
- Charles Gonzales as Paullu
Release
On 9 June 2022, Cinema Management Group acquired the worldwide sales to the film.{{Cite web |last=Mayorga |first=Emilio |date=2022-06-09 |title=CMG Racks Up Sales for Cesar Zelada's Animated Tale 'Kayara' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/cinema-management-group-kayara-tunche-films-1235289616/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} On 19 December 2024, the film was announced to be released in 2025.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-12-19 |title=New Peruvian animated movie "Kayara" is ready for its world release in 2025 |url=https://andina.pe/ingles/noticia-new-peruvian-animated-movie-kayara-is-ready-for-its-world-release-in-2025-1012077.aspx |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=andina.pe |language=es}} The film was first released in Ukraine on 2 January 2025.{{Cite web |title=КАЯРА: пригодницький мультфільм про сміливу дівчину - в кінотеатрах України з 2 січня |url=https://www.44.ua/news/3864404/kaara-prigodnickij-multfilm-pro-smilivu-divcinu-v-kinoteatrah-ukraini-z-2-sicna |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=44.ua - Сайт міста Києва |language=uk}} It was later released in Peru on 6 March 2025.{{Cite web |last=Gris |first=Redacción Lima |date=2025-02-21 |title='Kayara', película animada peruano española se estrena este 6 de marzo en los principales cines [VIDEO] |url=https://limagris.com/kayara-pelicula-animada-peruano-espanola-se-estrena-este-6-de-marzo-en-los-principales-cines-video/ |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=Lima Gris |language=es-PE}} It was released theatrically in the United States on 30 March 2025.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-31 |title=27 family movies coming in 2025 |url=https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2024/12/31/family-movies-coming-2025/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Deseret News |language=en}}
References
External links
- {{IMDb title|id=11846550}}
Category:Peruvian animated films
Category:Spanish animated feature films
Category:Spanish adventure films
Category:Animated adventure films
Category:2020s adventure films
Category:English-language Peruvian films
Category:English-language Spanish films
Category:2020s English-language films