Don Emilio and His Little Doctors
Don Emilio and His Little Doctors
1982, Spanish. Directed by Luis Luna.
Don Emilio is a humble, 63-year-old man who lives in the Amazon rainforest, seven miles from the city of Iquitos, Peru. For all of his adult life he has worked as a curandero and vegetalista, a traditional healer. He estimates that in his career he has treated more than 2,500 clients. Through the camera lens of anthropologist Luis Eduardo Luna, Don Emilio tells us about his practice, his beliefs, his community, and his life. He shows us how he prepares ayahuasca and other herbal medicines. Finally, we see Don Emilio treat a man who has come to him for help, and hear from a poor woman who has brought her infant son for medical care.
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- 0h 31m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Spanish
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- Released
- 1 January 1982
- Original title
- Don Emilio y sus «doctorcitos»
- Written by
- Luis Luna
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Don Emilio and His Little Doctors runs 31 minutes (0h 31m).
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Don Emilio and His Little Doctors isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1982. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Don Emilio and His Little Doctors?
Don Emilio and His Little Doctors (1982) was directed by Luis Luna and stars Emilio Andrade Gómez.