
Armando Robles Godoy
Directing
Biography
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 5th Moscow International Film Festival in 1967. In 1971 he was a member of the jury at the 7th Moscow International Film Festival. Director of Espejismo, so far the only Peruvian film to have been nominated to a Golden Globe award.
Known For

It is the legend of several stories. A journalist who hates a guy who's on TV, you have to interview him, then ends up making love to this again and again, in the end both are separated from love. Another story is that of an old man who teaches at a beautiful piano melody to a very young child, in turn this man sees everywhere a very beautiful girl who happens to be a past love, she is a ghost that embodies in the body of every woman he sees. The child learning piano has a grandfather who loves him and conceited enough, yet the mother of the child does not like to go out with Grandpa because the child very rare note. The last story is about a woman from planet you want San Antonio grant him the miracle that an altar boy to notice her and she later marries her.
Impossible Love

A young man inherits a broken down estate at the edge of the Peruvian desert, with no explanation about the former owners or what had become of the once thriving house.
Mirage

A young couple forsakes their urban existence for life in the exciting but dangerous Peruvian jungle.
The Green Wall

Robles Godoy narrates the childhood of his father Daniel Alomía Robles and the birth of his melody "El cóndor pasa".
El Cóndor Pasa

A young man from Lima with a dissipated life will receive an inheritance, but a testamentary clause imposes a condition: he must travel all over Peru. He starts a long journey of two years which takes him through all the regions of the country. He observes agriculture, industry, mining, retail and gets to know the many ways in which his compatriots earn their living.
Ganarás el pan

An allegorical story about a young writer who leaves home with his manuscript determined to conquer the world, then returns home after years of struggle as an old man with the world still unconquered.
Cemetery of the Elephants

Life and work of the composer Daniel Alomía Robles (1871-1942).
Himno al Sol

Three stories. A middle-aged man remembering his childhood, a couple living in a ghostly world, and a parody of filmmaking.
Sonata soledad
Documentary about the logistics of the Holy Inquisition in the 18th century.
Auto de Fe

A white man searches for a legendary gold mine in the depths of the Peruvian jungle.
No Stars in the Jungle

An approach to the Peruvian director Armando Robles Godoy's way of seeing cinema. Images from "Espejismo" (1972), "La muralla verde" (1970), "Sonata Soledad" (1988) are commented by the director, complemented by the testimony of close friends, collaborators and critics of his work.
Robles Godoy

The streets of Lima become empty as the national football team plays the qualifiers for the 1974 World Cup.
Vía satélite… En vivo y en directo

Series of educational short films on cinematographic language made up of: - "The movement" - "The light" - "The noises" - "Music" - "Continuity"
El lenguaje misterioso
Documentary about the rivalry between the Christmas spirit and commerce.
Paz en la Tierra

Short documentary film (1971) Directed by Armando Robles Godoy about the Kuna Indians of Panama.
We Are The People
Short film by Armando Robles Godoy.
Baile de las Orquídeas
Short film by Armando Robles Godoy.
Oro y Barro
Short film by Armando Robles Godoy.
España en Lima
Documentary about the work of firefighters and their fight against fire.
Fuego
Short film by Armando Robles Godoy.