My name is Ricardo. I have struggled to pronounce the letter R for 24 years, which has led me to repress my voice. This documentary essay is an intimate journey in search of my voice’s identity and the effort to liberate it, which is reflected in my personal journey back to my parents’ house. In this way, Rotacismo is presented as a documentary essay in which, little by little, the concept of voice becomes intertwined with that of identity. It also seeks to answer questions about invisibility, delayed voice development, and the complexity of self-construction, marked by disability and dissident sexuality.
The Broken R
Ricardo Ruales Eguiguren
Ecuador, Italy | 2025 | 84’ | Colour | DCP
GALICIAN PREMIERE
Q&A with Ricardo Ruales Eguiguren e Soledad Santelices


10 DEC | 12.00h
Teatro Principal
Dirección / Direction
Ricardo Ruales Eguiguren was born in Quito, Ecuador. He directed the short documentary El silencio del tiempo, which participated in several festivals around the world. In 2013, he collaborated with the International Documentary Encounter of Ecuador (EDOC). Since 2017, he has been a member of INCUBADORA S. A. Rotacismo is his first feature-length documentary, made with funding from Ecuador, Ibermedia, Sundance, and the IDFA Bertha Fund. Ricardo has a Master's Degree in Film Creation from Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola (San Sebastián Film School).
Guión / Script
Soledad Santelices, Nicole Moscoso Vergara, Ricardo Ruales Eguiguren
Fotografía / Photography
Diego Lucero, Santiago García, Nicole Moscoso Vergara, Ricardo Ruales Eguiguren
Montaxe / Montaje / Edition
Nicole Moscoso Vergara
Son / Sonido / Sound
Gabriela Yánez
Música / Music
Manuela Solines
Productores / Productores / Producers
Soledad Santelices, Matteo Pecorara
Produtoras / Productoras / Production company
Incubadora, Small Boss Production, Arte Bennu, Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola
Contacto / Contact
Incubadora
Soledad Santelices | solesantelices@gmail.com
Teléfono: +34 685 635 991
Utopiadocs
Renato Manganello | renato@utopiadocs.net
Festivais / Festivales / Festivals
Festival Cámara Lúcida 2025. National Competittion Audience Award Sheffield Doc Fest 2025. Opening Film EDOC (Ecuador) 2025. Urgencias