Gustavo Vegas Aguinaga

Biography

Gustavo Vegas Aguinaga (Perú, 2000) is a film critic, writer and director. He approached cinema during college and also at home watching western movies with his father. He has been a Jury member for peruvian film festivals, the Latin American Critics Awards for European Films, and the "Espíritu Joven" award at the Bogotá International Film Festival in Colombia. Sometimes he plays acting roles in short films and projects directed by his friends. "Felipe Rey" (2025), his first short film, was selected in various film festivals and won the February 2026 edition of Shortcutz Lima.