Qulqi Chaleco/Vest Made of Money
(1999, 22 min. Narrative) BOLIVIA
Director: Patricio Luna (Aymara)
Produced by: CEFREC-CAIB
In Aymara with English subtitles.

In this dramatization of a traditional Aymara tale, Satuco hoards money in a vest that he never removes, not even to sleep. When signs tell of his coming death, he shares his secret with a neighbor—and the results are eternal.

Image credit: Patricio Luna - photograph by Amalia Córdova, NMAI