Born in 1978, Valdete is an Ashaninka Indian from the Amônia river, a branch of the Juruá river in the municipality of Marechal Taumaturgo in the state of Acre. He is a professor at his village and continues his studies at the Acre Pro-Indian Commission in Rio Branco. In addition to being a teacher and a videomaker, Valdete is also a talented cartoonist. His second movie “Shomotsi” was a success thanks to his sensibility and poetical sense. Today, Valdete is working on a documentary on alternative teaching in the village of Yauanawá and another one on the natural ressouces of the Ashaninka territory.
