Tacna y Arica

1924 Documentary Directed by Renée Oro

About Tacna y Arica

A 1924 documentary about Tacna and Arica while the two provinces were still in dispute and under Chilean administration. The catalog calls it a picture of how vigorous the towns looked under Chilean investment. Renée Oro directed. Wikidata lists the country as Peru. A Commons file is labeled 1925.

Cast & crew

More about Tacna y Arica

No running time, cast, or company is on the Wikidata record. The year on this record stays 1924.

Themes

  • Two disputed provinces
  • A picture of prosperity under Chilean administration
  • Tacna
  • Arica
  • Renée Oro
  • Chile
  • documentary

Background

The film was made while Chile still administered Tacna and Arica and the sovereignty question was open.

Preservation

A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.

Notes

  • Tacna and Arica were the provinces left unsettled after the War of the Pacific.
  • The Commons date is 1925.
  • No narrator or player is named.

Scenes

  • The camera tours the towns and the work going on under the Chilean administration.

Also available

  • Wikimedia Commons (Tacna y Arica)