Julio Raúl Rodolfo Lencina (1939 – 13 June 2022)[1] was a cinematographer and director from Argentina who was known for his work in the cinematic world of the Andes (Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru).
[2] Lencina's first job was as assistant cameraman on the film Palo y hueso, directed by Nicolás Sarquís and starring Héctor da Rosa and Miguel Ligero.
He worked on Los perros hambrientos (Hungry dogs) and Yawar Fiesta (Blood Feast), based on the novel by José María Arguedas and both directed by Luis Figueroa, as well as Chuquiago (Golden Valley) made in Bolivia by Antonio Eguino.
The movie, directed by Miguel Pereira, describes the life of a young boy whose mother died in childbirth, and whose father left soon afterward to seek work in the city.
The movie has been described as naive and achingly slow, but also "very pretty", and "handsomely photographed in sunlight so clear that the shadows of clouds moving across hillsides stand out in sharp relief".