La Hija Cóndor
Clara is a teenager growing up in a small indigenous community high in the Andes. Her adoptive mother, an elderly midwife who took her in as a baby, is training her to take on her vital role for the community. She has taught her the ancient songs used to guide women through childbirth, and bring new lives safely into the world for generations.
Clara’s voice carries on this tradition, but the community’s ability to live according to their customs and beliefs is being challenged by the encroachment of the modern world. Government doctors are visiting homes to warn women of the dangers of home births; the land isn’t yielding the crops families need to survive; and young people yearn for modernity and the lives they imagine in the big city. As her mother struggles to hold onto her to maintain the traditions of the community, Clara surrenders to the pull of the big city, and leaves their home to pursue a career as a folkloric music star.
Festivals & awards
Toronto International Film Festival 2025: World Premiere
Festival FILMAR en América Latina: Focus Sud
Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine: Compétition fictions
Chicago International Film Festival: New Directors Competition
Guadalajara International Film Festival 2026:
Ibero-America Competition, Best Performance (María Magdalena Sanizo)
Málaga Spanish Film Festival: Best Supporting Actress & Best Music
Göteborg Film Festival: International Competition
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Press voices
«Die Kraft einer Kosmovision, die sich dem Verschwinden widersetzt.» Opinión Bolivia
«Una experiencia que nos invita a aproximarnos al mundo andino con otros ojos, no solo para cuestionar su patriarcado dañino sino también para revalorizar el aporte de sus mujeres a la cultura, a la salud y a la vida.» Cinencuentro
«Through its careful craftsmanship, the film stands out not only as a cultural portrait, but as a quiet meditation.» Next Best Picture
«Les plans larges sur les montagnes contrastent avec l’intimité des scènes d’accouchement où les chants traditionnels créent une atmosphère quasi mystique.» Le Point
«Through its contemplative rhythm and narrative honesty, it invites reflection on loss, belonging, and the resilience of indigenous cultures in a globalized world that...often demands the sacrifice of one's own identity.» Cinencuentro