The search for The Irupé Flower, a lost film by Guillermo Fernández-Zúñiga, Spanish pioneer in scientific filmmaking in the early 20th century, triggers a journey into family histories and national archives. As we witness the slow growth of the yrupẽ different layers of images and silences emerge.
Yrupẽ
Candela Sotos
Spain, Argentina | 2025 | 79' | Colour | DCP
GALICIAN PREMIERE


11 DEC | 12.00h
Teatro Principal
Dirección / Direction
Candela Sotos (1986, Madrid) develops her work between the archive, the moving image and botanical practices. She studied Audiovisual Communication (Madrid) and a Master in Visual Arts and Photography (Paris 8). She was also part of the Artists Programme at the Torcuato di Tella University (Buenos Aires). Her work incorporates diverse methodologies that link oral transmission, collaborative practice, searching for ways to produce images and narratives around memory. It take the form of installations, editions and films. She has shown her work in exhibitions and screenings at Círculo de Bellas Artes, Jardín Botánico Carlos Thays (Buenos Aires), Centro Cultural de la Memoria Haroldo Conti or Fundación Cerezales FCAYC among others. Her projects have been supported by the Ministry of Culture, or the National Arts Fund (Argentina). Candela Sotos is also member of lacalor, a garden and an independent art space dedicated to silkscreen printing.
Guión / Script
Candela Sotos
Fotografía / Photography
Tamara Ajzensztat
Montaxe / Montaje / Edition
Juan Carrano, Caterina Monzani
Son / Sonido / Sound
Candela Sotos, Mercedes Dansey, Raul Díaz, Cora Delgado, Didio Pestana
Música / Music
Mercedes Dansey, Tomás Fernández Bonilla
Interpretación / Casting
Yrupẽ, Alicia Fernández-Zúñiga, Ramón Morales y Guillermo Fernández-Zúñiga
Productores / Productores / Producers
Catarina Boieiro, Bruno del Giúdice, Nadia Aquino
Produtoras / Productoras / Production company
Ayudas a la creación y movilidad del Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Ministerio de Cultura de España, Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken (Buenos Aires), Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, Asociación Española de Cine Científico ASECIC
Contacto / Contact
Candela Sotos | candela.sotos@gmail.com
Catarina Boieiro | catarina.boieiro@gmail.com
Festivais / Festivales / Festivals
Visions du Réel 2025. Official Selection. Burning Lights SEMINCI 2025. Time of History L’alternativa 2025. Official Spanish Films