
IMAGINERO is an ethnobiography of Hermogenes Cayo, a self-taught woodcarver and painter who lives on the high Andean plateau of Argentina. The film portrays Hermogenes, his wife Aurelia Kilpe, and their children in their Andean lifestyle, as well as Hermogenes' passion for painting, carving, building, and his devotion to the Virgin Mary. Devout, austere and dedicated to craftsmanship, he can make anything from religious figures carved from cactus wood to a working harmonium. Inspired by a trip to Buenos Aires to advocate for land rights, Hermogenes has labored to replicate the style of the capital's grand cathedral and shrine to the Virgin with resourcefulness and skill.
Hermógenes Cayo

Marquis de Wavrin, from the Manor to the Jungle
2017

Those Who Live Where the Soft Wind Blows
1974

Quatre altitudes bosniaques
2025

Seafighters
2017

Totems and Taboos
2018

Outro Fogo
2017

Una piedra pequeñita
2022

Uma casa, uma vida
2014

Amanar Tamasheq
2010

Banks of the Nile
1911

Hasta que las nubes nos unan, Guardiola - Diola
2019

O Porto de Santos
1978