Street Wanderers

Street Wanderers
Argentine theatrical release poster
SpanishLos caminantes de la calle
Directed byJuan Martín Hsu
Written byJuan Martín Hsu
Marcelo Pitrola
Produced byBárbara Herrera
Mariana Luconi
StarringVictoria Almeida
Chien Min Lee
CinematographyRoman Kasseroller
Edited byAna Remón
Music byJorge Miranda
Mowat
Production
company
Protón Cine
Distributed byCinetren (Argentina)
V&R Films (Peru)
Release dates
  • November 16, 2025 (2025-11-16) (PÖFF)
  • July 9, 2026 (2026-07-09) (Argentina)
  • August 27, 2026 (2026-08-27) (Peru)
Running time
88 minutes
CountriesArgentina
Perú
LanguagesSpanish
Cantonese

Street Wanderers (Spanish: Los caminantes de la calle) is a 2025 crime thriller film directed by Juan Martín Hsu and written by Hsu and Marcelo Pitrola. An Argentine-Peruvian co-production, the film stars Victoria Almeida and Chien Min Lee, accompanied by Andrés Tan He, Yuchen Che, Yam Pin Kon and Emilio Chau Chiu.

Synopsis

Prosecutor Diana Belenguer and officer Li investigate a war between Chinese mafias while Xu attempts to rescue a trafficking victim trapped between both factions.

Cast

Production

Principal photography took place in Lima and Mendoza.

Release

Street Wanderers had its world premiere on November 16, 2025, at the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, then screened on April 16, 2026, at the 27th Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema, in mid-April 2026, at the 41st Guadalajara International Film Festival, and on August 14, 2026, at the 30th Lima Film Festival.

It was commercially released on July 9, 2026, in Argentine theaters, and is scheduled for its commercial release on August 27, 2026, in Peruvian theaters.

Accolades

Award / Festival Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 23 November 2025 Critics' Picks Competition - Best Film Award Street Wanderers Nominated
Guadalajara International Film Festival 25 April 2026 Cine de Genero Award Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Juan Martín Hsu, director de "Los caminantes de la calle"". LatAm cinema. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
  2. ↑ ""Los Caminantes de la Calle": Thriller sobre mafias y extorsión estrena su adelanto". El Comercio (in Spanish). 2026-07-11. ISSN 1605-3052. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
  3. ↑ ""Los caminantes de la calle", un thriller argentino sobre la mafia china basado en hechos reales". Diario de Cultura (in Spanish). 2026-06-30. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
  4. ↑ "Estrenos mundiales de «Los caminantes de la calle», de Juan Martín Hsu y «Cuento de verano», de Matías Szulanski, en el Festival de Tallinn". GPS Audiovisual (in Spanish). 2025-10-21. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
  5. ↑ Moneta, Diego. "Los caminantes de la calle: cartografía de un thriller policial y drama migrante". Agencia Paco Urondo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-29.
  6. ↑ "Thriller peruano-argentino "Los Caminantes de la Calle" estrena tráiler y llegará a cines el 27 de agosto". Voz.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-29.
  7. ↑ Arias, Daniel. "La mafia china inspira una película rodada en Mendoza y basada en un caso real: cuándo estrena en el cine". Los Andes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-29.
  8. ↑ "Street Wanderers". Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
  9. ↑ "Los caminantes de la calle". Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-29.
  10. 1 2 León, Karla (2026-03-30). "Conoce la programación del Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara 2026". The Hollywood Reporter (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-29.
  11. ↑ "Los caminantes de la calle". Lima Film Festival.
  12. ↑ Scialabba, Caro. ""La percepción del migrante hoy cambió completamente": Juan Martín Hsu estrena "Los caminantes de la calle"". EscribiendoCine (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-07-29.
  13. ↑ ""Los Caminantes de la Calle" lanza su primer tráiler: thriller sobre mafias de extorsión se estrena el 27 de agosto". Correo (in Spanish). 2026-07-14. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
  14. ↑ Oganesyan, Natalie (2025-11-29). "Spanish Film 'The Good Daughter' Takes Home Grand Prix & Audience Award At Tallinn Film Festival — Full Winners List". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-07-29.