Before Digital Photography came to be the normal ways of photographing, and Photoshop a mainstream tool for creative photographers, there was creative photography and there was Ouka Lele. She was one of the muses of La Movida in the 1980s, an exhibited well-known photographer. Her trademark were her hand-colored photos, but she is a painter, serygrapher; movie, theater and opera designer, and poet.

This documentary is a retrospective look at the life and work of Ouka Lele. A very intimate film, more a memoir than anything else, as is mostly her letting us enter her personal, professional and creative World, and sharing some of her personal secrets with us. 

Filmed during a period of five years, the film offers unknown information about the artist, from her childhood, to her dangerous illness and, most importantly, about her artistic career. 

A good part of the documentary revolves about the painting of a 300-metre floral mural in the small town of Ceutí (Murcia) and the whole creative process with her joy, doubts, fears, and hopes.

I used to love Ouka Lele's photos and was very intrigued by her in the past, so I found this documentary very interesting. If you are interested in La Movida this is also a good documentary to watch, and if you are an artist, ditto. Perhaps irrelevant for other people. However, she is a living legend in Spain, and a reputed artist in Europe.

Spanish-language cinema across Spain and Latin America is united by its engagement with history, cultural identity, and social transformation. In Spain, films often balance artistic experimentation with popular genres while reflecting on memory, politics, and family. In Latin America, cinema has been deeply tied to questions of colonial legacy, resistance, and community resilience, ranging from intimate dramas to bold political allegories.

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