Lima, May 10 (ANDINA).- After two and a half years of production, people around the country will be able to enjoy the premiere of a documentary about the Lord of Sipan, the oldest and most magnificent tomb found in the Americas.
The Lord of Sipan, a film about an ancient Moche ruler from northern Peru, will premiere tonight at 8pm on Peruvian state-run TV Peru (Channel 7).
The documentary was co-produced by Spanish filmmakers Jose Manuel Novoa, Pedro Almodóvar and his brother Agustín as well as film director and archaeologist Walter Alva, who discovered the Royal Tombs of Sipan at the Huaca Rajada complex in 1987.
The documentary mixes archival footage with the reconstruction of historical settings including commentaries from experts such as Walter Alva.
Peruvian actors in this film include Reynaldo Arenas playing the Lord of Sipan, Monica Sanchez as the priestess, Augusto Varillas and more than 200 local people who participated as extras.
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