Fermin Tangüis Figueroa is an independent filmmaker who belonged to the generation of the 90's. In his formative years he worked as an assistant alongside important figures of Peruvian cinema such as Stefan Kaspar, Charo Lino, Danny Gavidia, Juan Carlos Torrico, Maria Ruiz and Armando Robles Godoy. After that experience, he began a career as an independent filmmaker and has directed many short films, a feature film and two documentaries.
He won the award for best short film at the Lima University Anthropological Film Festival in 1996 and received the silver Kantu for the talent shown in "Otra Vez Xera" his first short film.
In 1999 he directed the fiction feature film "Lima Sick, the year we made Ketpliff." This film, considered cult by new generations of independent filmmakers, shows the concerns of a group of young people at the beginning of the 21st century in Lima, where stress, environmental pollution, the rise of computers and a new mental illness called " Keter" are the main obstacles they must face to achieve their goals and dreams.
Later, he was interested in exploring the field of video art and experimental video, by becoming a resident artist for ATA, NGO that supports the production, development, and research of video art and experimental video in Peru. Under the support of the Cultural Center of Spain he has produced and directed video clips for national and international rock bands.
In 2015 he moved to New York and directed a television program in the United States dedicated to promoting Peruvian gastronomy titled "Sabor y Fusion"
in 2021 he directed and produced the documentary HISTORIAS DE PERUSALEM. The film narrates the resilience of Peruvians in the face of adversities such as terrorism, economic crisis and corruption. This documentary has been awarded by two important national film festivals, receiving the award for Best Soundtrack at the 2021 "Incontrastable Film Festival" in the city of Huancayo and the audience award for Best Documentary at the 2021 "AQP Festival" in the city of Arequipa. It was also selected to participate in the collective contemporary art exhibition entitled "En busca de algo perdido... Perú un sueño" which was presented from November 2021 to March 2022 at the National Museum of Peru (MUNA) in Pachacamac, Lima. In July 2022 this documentary was presented in the auditorium of the LUM museum (Place of memory, tolerance and social inclusion) remembering the 30th anniversary of the terrorist attack on Tarata Street.
His second feature documentary "EL ARTE DE LA LIBERTAD" (May 2023) is a film that seeks to promote a sustainable way of life but at the same time it is a documentary that captures the talent, commitment to art and philosophy of life of Patricia Bellatin, who throughout the film narrates her personal battles against that enormous sector of Peruvian macho society hostile towards women who seek personal development outside the canons of the status quo and conservatism. This documentary won award "Merit" in the 2023 "LGBTQ Unbordered International Film Festival". it also won award “Female Empowerment” in the 2023 “New York Tri-State International Film Festival”, has received an Honorable Mention in the 2023 "Eugene Environmental Film Festival" and has also been nominated for Best Documentary at the 2024 "Montreal Independent Film Festival", in the 2024 "Winter Leopard International Film Festival", the 2024 "Belgrade International Film Festival" and the 2023 "8th Anticensura Film Festival" .