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Documentary 2020 14 min

La Charada Teatro - Puppeteers in Guatemala

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Synopsis

A joyous Guatemalan film about the magic and charm of puppetry. This documentary follows the charismatic artists as they make their puppets and perform. Both humorous and socially aware, their themes are drawn from classic stories, local legends and history.

Context & Trivia

La Charada Teatro is the puppet company of Rodolfo de León and Larraitz Iparragirre, who have built their own puppets and written their own scripts since 2003, drawing on classic stories and Guatemalan legends. This documentary follows them making and performing with their puppets.

Puppet building

Rodolfo de León · Larraitz Iparragirre

Direction

Robert Flanagan, Suzan Al-Doghachi

Cast

Rodolfo de León, Larraitz Iparragirre

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