In the mythical land of El Dorado, cities are made of gold and men cover their bodies in golden robes. This is the story of Pedro de Ursúa, the handsome young captain of the expedition. This is the story of Lope de Aguirre, a megalomaniac Basque conquistador who was seeking what he had never found in his life: peace. This is the story of Elvira, Lope's daughter; of Doña Inés de Atienza, the most beautiful woman in Peru; and of the Indian Uiracuru, the expedition guide. This is the story of 300 men who pledged their estates and their souls to descend the greatest and least known river in the world.
Carlos Saura
He was born in 1932 in Huesca and died in 2023 in Madrid. In his six decades of professional career he directed more than fifty films, becoming one of the most prestigious Spanish filmmakers. In 1957 he graduated from the Official Film School. ‘The Delinquents’, his first fiction feature film, screened at the Cannes Festival, where he would later win the Special Jury Prize in 1974 for ‘Cousin Angélica’, the Grand Jury Prize in 1976 for ‘Cría cuervos’ and two awards for ‘Carmen’ (1983). At the Berlin Festival he won two Silver Bears as best director for ‘The Hunt’ (1966) and ‘Peppermint Frappé’ (1967), and a Golden Bear for ‘Deprisa, deprisa’ (1981). He received three Oscar nominations and two more for the Césars, and won a Bafta and a Goya for best director and best script for ‘Ay, Carmela!’ (1990). In 2009, Seminci presented him with its Honorary Spike and in 2023 he won the Honorary Goya award.
DIRECTOR
Carlos Saura
SCREENPLAY
Carlos Saura
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Teo Escamilla
EDITOR
Pedro del Rey
SOUND
Gilles Orthion
PRODUCTION
Andrés Vicente Gómez
PRODUCTION COMPANY
X y Z Desarrollos, Chrysalide Films, Canal Plus, France 3 Cinéma, RAI, SACIS
