Altamira: el origen del arte

The story

A documentary to 'rediscover' the so called Sistine Chapel of Rock Art and to tell the story of the discovery of a cave and some paintings that astonished the world 138 years ago. Filming this documentary lead its director, José Luis López Linares, through many rock caves around the world, grasping information about the life of the Magdalenian man -who lived twenty thousand years ago- and about an art form, the paintings, that make Altamira "the Prado museum of prehistory".

Cast & crew

Lucy Sky Dunne

Lucy Sky DunneMaría Sanz de Sautuola

Patrick Dunne

Patrick DunneMarcelino Sanz de Sautuola

Emma SuárezNarrator