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Gianfranco Quattrini
In Peru the word “chicha” has many meanings. On one hand it is a national beverage made of a purple maize that is drunk by all of society. Yet the “chicha” culture is the popular culture, born out of many different internal migrations mixed with modern globalization: an unpredicted socio-cultural collage that is very informal in its behaviour and very vibrant in its expressions. But “chicha” is also a term used with certain despise to refer to things that are unworthy or of bad taste. Lastly, to say “chicha tu madre” is almost an insult. (...)
I met a Tarot reader called Julio Cesar, who’s life in many ways inspired the character of the film. His urge to live and his confidence in his cards balanced his greater necessities. He who knows the wisdom of the Tarot understands that life turns like the Wheel of Fortune: chance, destiny, the gods and the devils present the opportunities that we shall face with or without a strategy, free to be victims, executioners or saviors.
Gianfranco Quattrini
Gianfranco Quattrini was born in Peru from a Swiss family in 1972. He was raised in Chicago yet became a film-maker in Argentina. He began his career as an actor in Buenos Aires, working with independent theatre groups. He studied film at the Universidad del Cine and received a grant from the Argentine Film Institute (INCAA) to direct his first 35mm short film, Alma Zen (1996), which was shown in the collective film Historias Breves II and participated in numerous international festivals. He continued directing music videos for Latin-american artists. His medium-length Bosques (2005) was presented at Locarno Film Festival. Chicha tu Madre is his feature film debut.
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