''No Stars in the Jungle'' ( es, En la selva no hay estrellas) is a 1967 Peruvian
adventure
An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risky. Adventures may be activities with danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting, or other extreme spo ...
drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...
film directed by
Armando Robles Godoy
Armando Robles Godoy (February 7, 1923 – August 10, 2010) was a Peruvian film director. He was son of the Peruvian composer Daniel Alomía Robles and Carmela Godoy. His 1967 film '' En la selva no hay estrellas'' won the Golden Prize at the 5t ...
. The film won the Golden Prize at the
5th Moscow International Film Festival
The 5th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 5 to 20 July 1967. The Grand Prix was shared between the Soviet film '' The Journalist'', directed by Sergei Gerasimov and the Hungarian film ''Father'', directed by István Szabó. The fe ...
in 1967.
The film was also selected as the Peruvian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
40th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
*
Ignacio Quirós
José Ignacio Rodriguez Meléndez (1931 in Vigo, Spain – December 12, 1999 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was an Argentine actor.
He died on December 12, 1999 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from cancer
Selected filmography
*1959 - '' I Was Born ...
as Man
* Susana Pardahl as Woman
* Luisa Otero as Old Woman
* Jorge Montoro as
Indian
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Peoples South Asia
* Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor
** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country
* South Asia ...
* César David Miró as Kid
* Manuel Delorio as Landholder
* Jorge Aragón as
Rubber
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Planter
* Demetrio Túpac Yupanqui as
Commoner
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See also
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List of submissions to the 40th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
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References
External links
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1967 films
1967 adventure films
1967 drama films
Peruvian adventure drama films
1960s Peruvian films
1960s Spanish-language films
Films directed by Armando Robles Godoy
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