Roberto Pazos
Peruvian television journalist and documentary filmmaker
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Roberto Pazos is a Peruvian television journalist, documentary filmmaker, and television producer, best known as the director of the documentary film The Gringa & the Musician, the creator and host of the travel documentary series Peruanos en el Mundo, and the co‑founder and programmer of the Peruvian film festival Filmed in Peru alongside Executive Producer Steve Hunsicker.[1][2]
Career
The Gringa & the Musician
Pazos directed The Gringa & the Musician (Spanish: La Gringa y el Músico), a true-crime documentary recounting the 2008 murder of German environmentalist Aune Hartmann (portrayed by Marie Laure Beck) on Amantaní Island near Lake Titicaca, with Edson Mamani as the musician suspect Olguín Pacompía, who remains fugitive.[4][5] Filmed in Puno with collaboration from regional filmmaker Henry Vallejo, the four-year investigation also shot on location in Bolivia, Germany and Brazil. The film exposes police incompetence and corruption in Peru and Bolivia.[4] Premieres include the Festival de Cine Amazónico in Pucallpa, Huánuco, Huancayo, VI Festival Hanan Cine in Puno (where Pazos attended), and Lima on December 20, 2024.[4][5] On November 11, 2025, the Peruvian Ministry of Culture awarded $100,000.00 Peruvian Soles for distribution of the film in Peru. In its award, it said the film was socially and culturally relevant.[6]
Peruanos en el Mundo
Pazos created and hosts Peruanos en el Mundo (Peruvians Around the World), a weekly travel documentary series profiling Peruvian diaspora stories, which premiered February 7, 2015, on Sur Perú TV.[2][1][3] It also aired on TV Peru from 2018 to 2020.[7][8] CNN en Español interviewed Pazos about the series on April 12, 2018.[3] Steve Hunsicker serves as executive producer.[1]
Filmed in Peru
Pazos co-founded Filmed in Peru, an annual U.S. festival showcasing Peruvian cinema in New York City, Miami, and Long Island expanding from 5 films in early years to 20 films by 2025.[9][1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Gringa & the Musician | Director | Documentary film[10] |
| 2015–present | Peruanos en el Mundo | Creator, host | Television series[11] |
| 2023–present | Filmed in Peru | Co-founder, programmer | Film festival[12] |