Mirlo's Dance

Mirlo's Dance is a 2022 Peruvian documentary film directed by Álvaro Luque and written by Jorge Ossio Seminario and Emanuel Giraldo Betancur. It follows the Amazonian cumbia band Los Mirlos through a journey through the heart of Latin America and remembers its history.

Synopsis

Jorge Rodríguez, vocalist of Los Mirlos, accompanies us in a review of the history of this revered Amazonian cumbia band, which mixed the traditions and folklore of the region with the psychedelic rhythms of the 60s.

Release

Mirlo's Dance had its world premiere on August 4, 2022, at the 26th Lima Film Festival, then screened on October 10, 2022, at the 9th Trujillo Film Festival, on November 8, 2022, at the 37th Mar del Plata International Film Festival, on November 19, 2022, at the 34th Viña del Mar International Film Festival, on September 10, 2023, at the 21st Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, and on November 10, 2023, at the 38th Festival del Cinema Ibero-Latino Americano di Trieste. It was commercially released on February 29, 2024, in Peruvian theaters.