Gloria del Pacífico () is a 2014 Peruvian epic war historical drama film written, directed, produced and co-starred by Juan Carlos Oganes in his directorial debut. Starring Reynaldo Arenas, Carlos Vertiz, Gustavo Mac Lennan, Lilian Nieto, Pold Gastello, Juan Manuel Ochoa and Paloma Yerovi. It is the first part of a trilogy that will relate what happened during the War of the Pacific between Peru and Chile, which occurred in 1879 and 1883. The film premiered on November 6, 2014, in Peruvian theaters. Plot After the events of the Battle at Alto de la Alianza, Peruvian Colonel Francisco Bolognesi (Carlos Vértiz) gathers his officers to decide the action to take after receiving no news or new orders from his superiors. Chilean General Manuel Baquedano (Gustavo Mac Lennan) prepares the strategy for the capture of Morro de Arica; The last Peruvian stronghold that defends the province of Arica and that has 1,900 men against the invasion of 10,000 Chileans. A surviving veteran in Tacna in 1929 (Reynaldo Arenas), already sick in bed, relives his lived experience in his last moments, revealing many secrets and mysteries that history never told. Parallel stories are also told, such as that of Alfonso Ugarte (Fernando Petong) and his personal sacrifice as an assimilated civilian, and other desertions and betrayals that occurred on both sides. Cast The actors participating in this film are: Gustavo Mac Lennan as Manuel Baquedano Reynaldo Arenas as Vicente Fernando Petong as Alfonso Ugarte Carlos Vertiz as Francisco Bolognesi Juan Manuel Ochoa as Agustín Belaunde Lilian Nieto as Rosa Vernal Patricio Villavicencio as José de la Cruz Salvo Pold Gastello as Juan Diego Paloma Yerovi as Timotea Vernal André Silva as Corporal Alfredo Maldonado Production Script The inspiration of the director Juan Carlos Oganes to write the film came from watching in his childhood a series made by the State in 1979 for the centenary of the war called "Nuestros Héroes de la Guerra del Pacífico" (Our Heroes of the Pacific War). In 2004, he started historical research for 6 years. Financing In 2009, Juan Carlos Oganes did not get investment from any private company, so he decided to sell his entire company (Emporium Digital Studios) for $150,000 to finance the film. The final budget reached $200,000 dollars. Filming Pre-production began in 2009 and principal photography began on November 16, 2010, and culminating in April 2013. It was filmed in the Rímac