César A. Vivanco

Biography

César Augusto Vivanco Luna is a filmmaker and anthropologist from Cusco, recognized as one of the leading promoters of documentary filmmaking and visual anthropology in Peru. His film career began between 1970 and 1971 as Werner Herzog's principal assistant during the filming of *Aguirre, the Wrath of God*, an experience he repeated between 1981 and 1982 on *Fitzcarraldo*. Between 1982 and 1995, he lived in France, a period in which he solidified his relationship with documentary filmmaking, pro…