Peru’s Tribeca-Winning Doc ‘Runa Simi’ Opens IFF Panama Which Closes with Leticia Tonos’ ‘Milly, Queen of Merengue’

Home Film Global Apr 7, 2026 6:46am PT Peru’s Tribeca-Winning Doc ‘Runa Simi’ Opens IFF Panama Which Closes with Leticia Tonos’ ‘Milly, Queen of Merengue’ By Anna Marie de la Fuente Plus Icon Anna Marie de la Fuente @adelafuente1 Latest ‘Nine Lives’ Director Rodrigo García’s First Netflix Series ‘Santita,’ Starring Gael García Bernal, Bows April 22, Unveils First-Look Photos (EXCLUSIVE) 2 weeks ago Emmy Winning Producer-Showrunner Charles Wachter Launches Stopwatch Media With The Mediapro Studio 2 weeks ago ‘Roma’ Producer Pimienta Films, Amazon MGM Studios Wrap Shoot on ‘Drama King,’ Featuring ‘The Night Manager’ Star Diego Calva and ‘Narcos: Mexico’ Villain José María Yazpik (EXCLUSIVE) 2 weeks ago See All 'Runa Simi' Courtesy of Estudio Alaska 88 Noteworthy changes are afoot at the Panama International Film Festival (IFF Panama) running April 9-12 this year. In a nod to the wealth of documentary filmmaking across the region and beyond, the festival is introducing an international competition for non-fiction features, just another step in further expanding its program to a diversity of international voices. Now on its 14th edition, the festival opens with documentary “Runa Simi,” from Peru’s Augusto Zegarra. The docu had its world premiere at Tribeca where Zegarra took home the Albert Maysles Award for documentary director followed by a string of prizes from other festivals. The Dominican Republic’s Leticia Tonos closes the fest with her bio-musical “Milly, the Queen of Merengue.” Related Stories Olympian Shaun White's Snowboarding, Freeskiing Competition 'The Snow League' Takes Over Sundance Slot in Park City (EXCLUSIVE)