Eloísa Díaz: Ciencia Urgente is an animated musical film that portrays three episodes in the life of Eloísa Díaz, the first female doctor in Chile and Latin America, and her contributions to the struggles for food and health among students in Santiago's public schools at the beginning of the 20th century. It is the third production by the historical outreach musical group Alameda Memoria.
Paz Donoso
Director
Javiera Cortés Licanqueo
Eloísa Díaz (voice)
Valeria Peña Verdugo
Ernestina Pérez (voice)
Belén Pasqualini
Cecilia Grierson (voice)
Alessio Arena
Arturo Alessandri (voice)
Felipe Segovia Sanhueza
Alfredo Barros Errázuriz (voice)
Fernando Saldes Lioi
Abdón Cifuentes (voice)
Felipe Sandoval Cuevas
Federico Puga Borne (voice)
Simón Sotomayor Sepúlveda
Domingo Amunátegui (voice)
Alfonsina Torrealba Valdés
Amanda Labarca (voice)
Ariel Maringer
Darío Salas (voice)
Carolina Pinto
Inés Echeverría (voice)
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