Paz Encina

Biography

Paz Encina (born July 9, 1971; Asunción) is a Paraguayan director and screenwriter, known for her drama film Hamaca Paraguaya (2006), winner of the FIPRESCI Award of the Cannes Film Festival. She was born in Asuncion, Paraguay. Studied at the Universidad del Cine of Buenos Aires, where she obtained a bachelor's degree in cinematography. Hamaca Paraguaya was her first feature film. She previously made short films like La siesta (1997), Los encantos del Jazmín (1998) y Supe que estabas triste (2000).

Directed

1. Paraguayan Hammock (2006) — Director
2. Eami (2022) — Director
3. Memory Exercises (2016) — Director
4. Family (2014) — Director
5. Arrival (2014) — Director
6. I Knew You Were Sad (2000) — Director
7. Aromas que trae el viento (2019) — Director
8. Paraguay River: First Movement (2010) — Director
9. Veladores (2020) — Director
10. Paraguay River: Second Movement (2010) — Director
11. I Knew You Were Sad B&N (2000) — Director
12. Paraguay River: Third Movement (2010) — Director
13. La siesta (1997) — Director
14. Los encantos de Jazmín (1998) — Director
15. Paraguayan Hammock (2000) — Director
16. A Wind from the South (2011) — Director
17. Sorrows (2014) — Director
18. Carta a un Viejo Master (2024) — Director
19. Happiness (2025) — Director