La búsqueda del otro

La búsqueda del otro (2025) is a documentary film directed by Cons Gallardo Vásquez rated 10.0/10.

In 1995, the Chilean state made a grave mistake when it detained Marcelina (68), an Indigenous spiritual authority, a machi of the Mapuche people. The police stripped her of her jewelry and traditional clothing and sent her to a men’s prison despite her identifying as a woman. She was unjustly accused of murdering a patient through witchcraft, triggering feelings that led her to leave her community, even after her innocence was proven. Thirty years later, Cons (34) delves into her story—into a world foreign to her—confronting lessons and prejudices she had never known.

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Seba Calfuqueo

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Machi Marcelina Berrios Paineo

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Machi Rosa Barbosa Canullan

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Cons Gallardo Vásquez

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