Representations of the Latin American people in the Movies

Have you seen El crimen del Pader Amaro?
there's this two movies "American VISA" and "Zona Sur" both are great. from I think unknown people some guy Agazzi and this other one, Valivia. a new one I only understand half of it, strange accent for my spanish knowledge: El cementerio de los elephantes, all of this are amazing.

there's this other 'Campchatca' or something like that, Argentinean movie about a political unstable period. 'Nueve reinas' from Argentina too, so much better than the American version.

There's 'Y tu mamá tambien', and 'Rudo y Cursi', that one is Hilarious and at the same time sad. 'Malos Habitos', Mexican, very interesting, saw it on a plane not long ago and loved every second, 'Rosario Tijeras' from Colombia, intersting subject.

One of my favs 'Sexo Pudor Y lagrimas', with amazing soundtrack if you're into mexican rock.

I'm not a fan of Brazilian movies, Portuguezze is not my thing, is harder to understand than spanish and I'm lazy for subtittles.

not sure if you can find most of this, but hope you get the chance to see them.

Kisses
My strength is as the strength of ten because my heart is pure... I've been said.

...seek out and watch "Amores Perros"...an extremely well made film from Mexico. For something out of Hollywood, the early 1950s film "Salt of the Earth" depicts Mexican Americans demanding better working conditions and touches on how the wives of these Mexican mine workers protested on their husbands behalf. (an early example of feminism). Not surprisingly, the film was written, directed and produced by the Hollywood 12 who were blacklisted as a result of the HUAC investigations.

I'm latinamerican and I like to support films made in the region. The thing is most latinamerican movies are a reflect of the social condition of our people and our countries. There's no much time to make cute movies (doesnt mean there isnt several and very good ones) because we are still fighting for social changes, in some countries more than others.

I specially loved The Motorcycle Diaries, it brought o life a part of a character that is so hated around the world but so admired in the latin american region (also is hated but I think the first outweights the second) and thats how we are; we are the same in the end but still blinded by non important differences. That's the paradox of latinos, in the United States as immigrants we raise the voice as one group, but within our own frontiers we critize each other.

I'm liking the way latin american directors are portraying latinos in film. I think they arent trying to deny we need to change many things in our society but they are also showing the uniqness of the culture and not the package sold by Hollywood.

Also I believe Latinamerican productions are increasing and people are supporting them more and more. But I also believe that much has to do with how lame Hollywood has become and how inaccurate they are and disrespectful with facts and the portrayal of people around the world.

Sorry for my english. My first language is spanish.

...one other film I forgot to mention is "Carandiru" which is not for the feint of heart. This film relates a story covering inmates at a notorious Latin American prison of the title name...

Hola, sorry to intrude here but Motorcycle diaries is supposed to happen in places that doesn't look like what they depict at all! have you ever been in vallegrande? its a place compeletlly different of what that film or the El Che film shows.

I agree that finally people is believing in their movies, that and the new bust Mexico's industry will help the world to see Latin America in a better way than the cities with dirt roads and farm animals on the streets idea of some Hollywood productions.

Peace
My strength is as the strength of ten because my heart is pure... I've been said.

Hi. No problem if you "intrude", this is a board. And no, I havent been in Valle Grande, but I think the reason of the movie was not to show how exactly those places were but to portray in a general way the social conditions of the people, not exactly the social conditions of a city in specific.

Ok its true, lets just say I'm highly predjudiced against anything related to Gael Garia Bernal.

since I haven't been there at the time all I have to guide my idea is what my grandfather had in pictures of that time, and it does looks a little bit like what the movie portrays. I've been in that side of southAmerica no long ago and there's such amazing places that no picture or motion picture ever will show.

Merry Chrsitmas

My strength is as the strength of ten because my heart is pure... I've been said.

Avoid the cliché-ridden left-wing crap which has dominated Spanish-American cinema since the 1960s.

Try to see the normal, audience-directed films of the 1930-1960 period. It has lot more to do with how Latin Americans view themselves.







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