Mirlo's Dance (Spanish: La danza de Los Mirlos) is a 2022 Peruvian documentary film directed by Álvaro Luque (in his directorial debut) and written by Jorge Ossio Seminario and Emanuel Giraldo Betancur.
[1] It follows the Amazonian cumbia band Los Mirlos through a journey through the heart of Latin America and remembers its history.
[2] Jorge Rodríguez, vocalist of Los Mirlos, accompanies us in a review of the history of this revered Amazonian cumbia band, which mixed the traditions and folklore of the region with the psychedelic rhythms of the 60s.
[3] Mirlo's Dance had its world premiere on August 4, 2022, at the 26th Lima Film Festival,[4] then screened on October 10, 2022, at the 9th Trujillo Film Festival,[5] on November 8, 2022, at the 37th Mar del Plata International Film Festival,[6] on November 19, 2022, at the 34th Viña del Mar International Film Festival,[7] on September 10, 2023, at the 21st Vancouver Latin American Film Festival,[8] and on November 10, 2023, at the 38th Festival del Cinema Ibero-Latino Americano di Trieste.
[9] It was commercially released on February 29, 2024, in Peruvian theaters.