''Kukuli'' (

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **So ...

for

white-winged dove The white-winged dove (''Zenaida asiatica'') is a dove whose native range extends from the Southwestern United States through Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. They are large for doves, and can be distinguished from similar doves by th ...

)Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) is a 1961 Peruvian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by Luis Figueroa, Eulogio Nishiyama and Cesar Villanueva. It was entered into the

2nd Moscow International Film Festival The 2nd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 9 to 23 July 1961. The Grand Prix was shared between the Japanese film ''The Naked Island'' directed by Kaneto Shindo and the Soviet film '' Clear Skies'' directed by Grigori Chukhrai. Ju ...

. It was the first film to be spoken in the

Quechua language Quechua (, ; ), usually called ("people's language") in Quechuan languages, is an indigenous language family spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Peruvian Andes. Derived from a common ancestral language, it is the most widely ...

Cast

* Judith Figueroa as Kukuli * Victor Chambi as Alaku * Lizardo Pérez as Ukuku * Emilio Galli as Cura * Felix Valeriano as Machula (Grandpa) * Martina Mamani as Mamala (Grandma) * Simón Champi as Brujo * Mercedes Yupa as Mercedescha * Eduardo Navarro as Narrator

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* 1961 films 1961 drama films Peruvian drama films 1960s Peruvian films Quechua-language films 1960s Spanish-language films {{Peru-film-stub