Best Ecuadorian history movies

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch history films from Ecuador, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

  • Poster for 1809-1810: mientras llega el día

    1809-1810: mientras llega el día 2004

    1809-1810: mientras llega el día is a 2004 Ecuadorian historical-dramatic film, directed by Camilo Luzuriaga and starring Marilú Vaca, Aristides Vargas and Gonzalo Gonzalo. The plot is based on the book by Juan Valdano, and revolves around the events that took place in the city of Quito between August 10, 1809, when the First Cry of Independence took place in the Spanish colony of the Presidency of Quito, and on August 2, 1810, when the Massacre of the Próceres occurred in the hands of the peninsular authorities.

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  • Poster for Camino a la libertad

    Camino a la libertad 2022

    1820. A group of patriots forge the independence of Guayaquil and Ecuador.

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  • Poster for An Intimate Distance: The Law of the Swindler

    An Intimate Distance: The Law of the Swindler 2012

    Bernardo lives under the shadow of his mother. Kurt proposes to him to rob Bernardo's bank to buy the Third Reich's currency. On the same day that Bernardo does it, Hitler's regime falls and its currency becomes worthless.

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