In the 1980s, Paraguay saws the appearance of movable video, which was an important innovation. This started a rather busy period of short movies like those created by

Hugo Gamarra (“Pilgrimage to Caacupe”) (“Peregrinación a Caacupe”) Ray Armele(“Liberated”) (“Liberada”), Bernardo Ismachoviez (“There are Islands No More”) (Ya no hay islas”), and Juan Carlos Maneglia (“Organ Lessons”) (“La clase de órgano”).

In 1990, Hugo Gamarra shown his feature-length movie made on tape “El secreto de la señora” (“The Lady’s Secret”), story based on a by Dirma Pardo de Carugatti.

In 1993, the Paraguayan-Chilean-Swedish co-production “Miss Ameriguá” was made, with the roles of both Paraguayan and overseas actors. Through the making of “Miss Ameriguá”, the makers of films working were those who had educated from the Television in San Antonio de los Baños and International School of Cinema, Cuba. This college, after few years, received some young cultivator of audiovisual standard.

El Toque del Oboe” (“The Touch of the Oboe”), began filming in 1996. a co-production among Brazil and Paraguay, directed by the Claudio McDowell from Brazil. The cast was generally made up of actors from Paraguay.

In those few years, Hugo Gamarra made his feature documentary film, “El portón de los sueños” (“The Door to Dreams”), on the work and life of Augusto Roa Bastos, which had been premiered at important festivals as well as artistic gatherings in Europe and Latin America.

With new moviemakers in the few last years, standouts take in Juan Carlos Maneglia with works such as “Artefacto de primera necesidad”, “Amor basura” (Love is Garbage), and “La clase de órgano”.

Other filmmakers which made fascinating contributions throughout this point are Tana Schémbori, colleague of Maneglia, Richard Careaga, marcelo Martinessi, Aguirre brothers and the Paz Encina,.