May 5, 2026 3:20am PT

‘Runa Simi’: About One Man’s Quest to Dub ‘The Lion King’ into Quechua

After repeated efforts to reach Disney and secure rights to dub 'The Lion King' into the Indigenous language, Fernando Valencia went ahead and dubbed the 1994 animated classic to great acclaim

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'Runa Simi' Credit: Claudia Chavez

It took Peru’s Augusto Zegarra nine years to complete his debut feature documentary “Runa Simi” but less than a year to reap a boatload of awards.

He just took home the Alternativa Film Festival’s Focus Award last April 30, which includes a hefty cash prize. This would be the 19th honor, starting with Tribeca’s Albert Maysles Award for in the new documentary director category in June last year.