Nanito

Nanito
Nanito
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Guillermo Fernández Cano
Written by	Guillermo Fernández Cano
Produced by	Walter Manrique
Starring	Guido Calderón
Cinematography	Pierre Pastor
Edited by	Hans Matos
Music by	Fernando Salazar
Production; company	Yapa Films
Distributed by	V&R Films
Release date	September 18, 2025;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Peru
Language	Spanish
Budget	$150,000

Nanito is a 2025 Peruvian romantic drama film written and directed by Guillermo Fernández Cano in his directorial debut. It stars Guido Calderón as an 80-year-old man named Nanito who reunites with an old flame from his past. The rest of the cast includes Martha Rebaza, Roberto Palacios, María Eugenia Málaga, and Andrés Luque.

Synopsis

Nanito is an 80-year-old man who feels lonelier with each passing day; however, he sees a glimmer of hope in Antonia, an old love from his past who never materialized, but who may now become a reality, faced by many older adults around the world.

Cast

Guido Calderón as Nanito
Martha Rebaza as Antonia
Roberto Palacios as Kenneth
María Eugenia Málaga as Alma
Andrés Luque as Marco
Jovan Pastor Portocarrero as Leandro
Arturo Salazar Monroy as Doctor
Estefanía Fuxet Vera as Asylum nurse
Román Lizárraga Santos as Taxi driver
Teffy Bengoa Urizar as Hospital nurse
Natalia Rivas Hurtado as Asylum receptionist
Sofía Arias Cabrera as Granddaughter
Samuel Soto Sumari as Grandson

Production

Principal photography began on May 1, 2024, and wrapped at the end of the same month on locations in Yanahuara, Vallecito, and José Luis Bustamante y Rivero, Arequipa.

Release

The film premiered on September 18, 2025, in Peruvian theaters by V&R Films.

References

↑ "Nanito". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
↑ "Nanito: La gesta de una nueva película arequipeña". Entre Líneas Cultura (in Spanish). 2024-05-17. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
1 2 3 "A punto de culminar rodaje de película arequipeña". Diario Viral Arequipa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-21.
↑ ""Nanito": reencontrando el amor a los 80 años". Diario El Pueblo (in Spanish). 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
↑ Vargas, Brian (2024-05-13). "Cine Arequipeño: Inicia el rodaje de 'Nanito, una mirada fresca al amor en la tercera edad". EnterateAQP (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-21.
↑ "Nanito, porque el corazón nunca se jubila". Diario El Pueblo (in Spanish). 2025-08-17. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
↑ Aguilar, Fredy (2025-08-20). "Nanito, película arequipeña sobre el amor en la vejez llega a cines". Diario EP - Perú (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-21.

External links

Nanito at IMDb

[1] "Nanito". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2025-08-21.

[2] "Nanito: La gesta de una nueva película arequipeña". Entre Líneas Cultura (in Spanish). 2024-05-17. Retrieved 2025-08-21.

[:0-3] 1 2 3 "A punto de culminar rodaje de película arequipeña". Diario Viral Arequipa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-21.

[4] ""Nanito": reencontrando el amor a los 80 años". Diario El Pueblo (in Spanish). 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2025-08-21.

[5] Vargas, Brian (2024-05-13). "Cine Arequipeño: Inicia el rodaje de 'Nanito, una mirada fresca al amor en la tercera edad". EnterateAQP (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-21.

[6] "Nanito, porque el corazón nunca se jubila". Diario El Pueblo (in Spanish). 2025-08-17. Retrieved 2025-08-21.

[7] Aguilar, Fredy (2025-08-20). "Nanito, película arequipeña sobre el amor en la vejez llega a cines". Diario EP - Perú (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-21.