for all screenings
Film Language
Spanish
Director
Juana Lotero López
Producers
Daniel Sánchez, Juana Lotero López
Contact
Gisela Chicolino, FilmsToFestivals Distribution Agency gisela@filmstofestivals.com
Through observation, discover the story of Yulieth, a young fishing girl—a chilapa—brave and rebellious, as she transitions into adolescence. She faces the challenges of growing up in a wild territory on the border between Colombia and Panama, where natural beauty coexists with the hostility of machismo. Despite the warnings, Yulieth becomes a teenage mother, her emerging identity caught between the pull of her dreams and the realities of her world.
Eternal apprentice, feminist, economist, and filmmaker. Studied Fiction Directing at EICTV, Cuba. Gisela Chicolino wrote, directed, and co-produced FRESAS SALVAJES (2022), which premiered at FICCI 61, and DULCES SUEÑOS (2020). Her current short film, NIÑA CHILAPA (2025), won the India Catalina Award for Best Colombian Short Film at FICCI 64, and she is currently producing her feature film MUCHACHITA CHILAPA.