The Condor Daughter

Shall we? Without further ado, Mariah, what movie did we just watch?

The condor daughter.

That's right.

Not the condor's daughter, which I did make the mistake.

No.

But the condor daughter.

Pat, how do you say it in Spanish? No, not Los.

Wrong already.

I'm your host, Mike Kaspar, and you can find out more about the program by going to cinemaphilepod.com.

The Condor Daughter tells the story of Clara, a teenager growing up in a small indigenous community high in the Andes.

Her adoptive mother, a midwife who took her in as a baby, taught her the ancient songs used to guide women through childbirth Melody is passed down for generations, believed to bring life safely into the world.

The Condor Daughter, beautiful film.

We're joined today by the director as well as writer of the film.

That would be Alvaro Olmos-Torrico.

But the stakes in this film for that are higher.

They're presented as being something more than just that.

And this film beautifully captures all of that.

The Condor Daughter, now playing at the Lemley Royal and the Lemley Glendale.

Next up, The History of Concrete, directed by John Wilson.

It's a documentary, allegedly, about the history of concrete.

So we're going to take on Bolivia's selection for the Oscar race in, I believe, 2027.

They put this movie forward called The Condor Daughter.

And they're going to try to win an Oscar.

Okay.

So that's where I thought it was going to go.

Okay.

And then it's so funny that when the Condor daughter...

Wait, who's the Condor daughter? Is that Anna or Clara?