Claudia Llosa, happy that Oscar has been in Latin America

Tuesday, March 9, 10:24 Lima, March 9 (EFE) .- The Peruvian filmmaker Claudia Llosa is excited that the Oscar for best foreign film "has been in Latin America", although the winning film was not his, "The Empty Nest," according to remarks published today. Llosa arrived last night in Lima with actress Magaly Solier, star of "The Empty Nest," after attending the Oscars in Los Angeles (USA), and was received by a large number of supporters and friends at the airport. The director added that "at least, (the Academy) has been on this side of the earth", referring to the award obtained by the Argentine director Juan Jose Campanella by " The secret of their eyes ", which gave the second prize in Argentina and Latin America. On his own participation in the competition, Llosa said that" being there is something very important. "" We should be very pleased to have come so far and have set a precedent that must be repeated, "said the Peruvian director, winner of the Golden Bear at Berlin Festival in 2009 with" The Empty Nest, "a film about the effects of the dirty war waged in Peru in the 80s and early 90s. "We have to go again and next time, get to win," he said in remarks to the media. Llosa, niece of writer Mario Vargas Llosa, said that "we must continue to dream and work" because with the nomination has proven that it can and in particular that "our history is interested in the world." Meanwhile, actress Magaly Solier said the trip allowed him to learn many things, especially to control his emotions because he found figures world-class art, such as Penelope Cruz and Spanish Americans George Clooney and Sean Penn. Llosa received a letter from Peruvian President Alan García, congratulating her for the nomination in the coming days and both will be honored by various institutions in Peru. Average ( Not Rated)