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Films Depicting Latin American Military Dictatorships
This is a list of movies that are related to the military dictatorships in Latin America and Caribbean that appeared during the context of the Cold War. Argentina * '' The Hour of the Furnaces'' (1968) * ''Last Days of the Victim'' (1982) * '' Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number'' (1983) * '' Funny Little Dirty War'' (1983) * ''The Official Story'' (1985) * '' The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo'' (1985) * '' Night of the Pencils'' (1986) * '' The Girlfriend'' (1988) * '' Verónico Cruz'' (1988) * '' Buenos Aires Vice Versa'' (1996) * '' Angel Face'' (1998) * ''Olympic Garage'' (1999) * '' The Lost Steps'' (2001) * ''Kamchatka'' (2002) * '' The Blonds'' (2003) * '' Imagining Argentina'' (2003) * '' El Nüremberg Argentino'' (2004) * ''Captive'' (2005) * ''Hermanas'' (2005) * ''Chronicle of an Escape'' (2006) * '' Complici del Silenzio'' (2009) * '' Te Extraño'' (2010) * ' (2010) * ''Clandestine Childhood'' (2011) * '' The Clan'' (2015) * '' Francis: Pray for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin America
Latin America or * french: Amérique Latine, link=no * ht, Amerik Latin, link=no * pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived from Latin — are predominantly spoken. The term was coined in the nineteenth century, to refer to regions in the Americas that were ruled by the Spanish, Portuguese and French empires. The term does not have a precise definition, but it is "commonly used to describe South America, Central America, Mexico, and the islands of the Caribbean." In a narrow sense, it refers to Spanish America plus Brazil (Portuguese America). The term "Latin America" is broader than categories such as ''Hispanic America'', which specifically refers to Spanish-speaking countries; and ''Ibero-America'', which specifically refers to both Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries while leaving French and British excolonies aside. The term ''Latin America'' was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blonds
''The Blonds'' ( es, Los rubios) is a 2003 Argentine and American documentary/drama film, directed by Albertina Carri, and written by Carri and Alan Pauls. The award winning film documents the search of director Albertina Carri as she investigates what happened to her family during Argentina's "Dirty War." The themes: Why did they disappear? Why were they murdered? Film critics have called the work an autobiographical semi-documentary work. The drama/documentary was filmed in black-and-white and in color. Synopsis The film deals with a child, whose parents were among the tens of thousands of Argentines who were murdered during the military junta's Dirty War, who years later has to contend with the pain barely remembered. In this case the child is director Albertina Carri. She returns with her film crew to the house she lived in the 1970s and interviews the neighbors about her parents and what happened. The movie's title comes from an elderly woman's insistent (and, as it tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Two Popes
''The Two Popes'' is a 2019 biographical drama film directed by Fernando Meirelles and written by Anthony McCarten, adapted from McCarten's play ''The Pope'' which premiered at Royal & Derngate Theatre in 2019. Predominantly set in the Vatican City in the aftermath of the Vatican leaks scandal, the film follows Pope Benedict XVI, played by Anthony Hopkins, as he attempts to convince Jorge Mario Cardinal Bergoglio, played by Jonathan Pryce, to reconsider his decision to resign as an archbishop as he confides his own intentions to abdicate the papacy. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2019. It began a limited theatrical release in the United States on November 27, 2019, and in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2019, and started digital streaming on December 20, 2019, by Netflix. The performances of Pryce and Hopkins, as well as McCarten's screenplay, received high praise from critics, and all three men received nominations for their work at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rojo (film) (born 1955), American politician
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Rojo means "red" in Spanish. Rojo may also refer to: *Rojo (surname) Music * Rojo (band), a Mexican Christian rock band ** ''Rojo'' (Rojo album), 2001 * ''Rojo'' (Red Garland album), 1961 * "Rojo", a song by J Balvin from ''Colores'', 2020 * "Rojo", album by Río Roma from 2020 Other * ''Rojo'' (film), a film which won the 2018 Silver Shell for Best Director * ''Rojo'' (TV series), a Chilean reality television competition series * Rojo.com, a web based news aggregator * Rojo, a recurring villain in the ''Ben 10'' franchise * Ron Johnson Ronald Harold Johnson (born April 8, 1955) is an American accountant, businessman, and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Wisconsin, a seat he has held since 2011. A Republican, Johnson was first elected to the U.S. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call Me Francis
''Chiamatemi Francesco'' (''Call Me Francis'') is a 2015 Italian biographical film about Pope Francis directed by Daniele Luchetti. Plot The film tells the story of the life of Pope Francis (formerly Jorge Mario Bergoglio), from his youth in Buenos Aires and his experiences under the dictatorship of Jorge Rafael Videla to his appointment as pope in 2013. Cast * Rodrigo de la Serna as young Jorge Mario Bergoglio * Sergio Hernández as older Jorge Mario Bergoglio * Mercedes Morán as Esther Ballestrino * Muriel Santa Ana as Alicia Oliveira * Àlex Brendemühl as Franz Jalics * Maximilian Dirr as Giovane Prete * Andrés Gil as Father Pedro * Marco Di Tieri as Quique Production Upon seeing Pope Francis's first appearance on the balcony of St. Peter's Square, director Daniele Luchetti began contemplating a film about Pope Francis's life. The film's script was written by Daniele Luchetti and Martín Salinas. Luchetti has said that he aimed to avoid hagiography in the film, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pray For Me
Pray for Me may refer to: Films * '' Pray for Me: The Jason Jessee Film'', a documentary film about professional skateboarder Jason Jessee * '' Francis: Pray for Me'', a 2015 film about Pope Francis Music Albums * ''Pray for Me'', an album by YG, 2022 Songs * "Pray for Me" (song), a song by the Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar, 2018 * "Pray for Me", a song by Michael W. Smith from the album ''I 2 (EYE)'', 1988 * "Pray for Me", a song by the Jayhawks from the album ''Tomorrow the Green Grass'', 1995 * "Pray for Me", a song by Mobb Deep from the album ''Infamy'', 2001 * "Pray for Me", a song by Sixx:A.M. from the album ''The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack'', 2007 * "Pray for Me", a song by G-Eazy from the album '' The Beautiful & Damned'', 2017 * "Pray for Me", a song by Reks from ''Grey Hairs Grey Hairs is the third studio album by American rapper Reks Corey Isiah Christie (born August 24, 1977), better known as Reks (styled in all caps as REKS), is an American rapper. Reks emerged fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clan (2015 Film)
''The Clan'' ( es, El clan) is a 2015 biographical crime film written and directed by Pablo Trapero and starring Guillermo Francella and Peter Lanzani. It was selected to be screened in the main competition section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival, where director Pablo Trapero won the Silver Lion. The film was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but was not nominated. Plot The story is based on the case of the Puccio family from Buenos Aires, that kidnapped four people—three of whom they murdered—in the 1980s. The Puccios appear to be a typical middle-class family from the affluent district of San Isidro, with aspirations of moving up into upper class. The family comprises Arquímedes Puccio, the family patriarch; Epifanía Puccio, his wife; Alejandro, their eldest son and a star rugby player; Daniel "Maguila", their middle child, who'd left the country years ago and hadn't kept in touch; Silvia, their el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clandestine Childhood
''Clandestine Childhood'' ( es, link=no, Infancia clandestina) is a 2011 Argentine historical drama film directed by Benjamín Ávila and starring Natalia Oreiro, Ernesto Alterio and César Troncoso. Critically acclaimed, the film won ten awards from the Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences and five awards from the Argentine Film Critics Association, including the Silver Condor Award for Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress. It was Argentina's submission for the 2013 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film to be presented in February 2013 at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. Synopsis The story is set in the Dirty War time period and during Argentina's last military dictatorship (1976-1983). A married couple of guerrilla soldiers from Montoneros are living in Cuba with their two children. With the help of "Uncle Beto", they forge new identities and return to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Te Extraño
"Te Extraño" (English: "I Miss You") is a song by American group Xtreme. It serve as the first single for their self titled debut album, '' Xtreme'' (2005). The song was originally recorded in 2003 for their original first album, ''We Got Next'' (2003). They were independent at the time until they were signed with Sergio George Sergio George (born May 23, 1961) is an American pianist, arranger, and record producer, known for working with many famous performers of salsa music, although he has worked in other genres of the music industry as well. He has worked with som ...'s SGZ Entertainment in 2005 and then remade the song in 2005 as their debut single. An R&B version is also included on both albums. Music video The music video shows the group, which included Elvis Rosario before his departure, performing on a stage while a few females watch them on a TV screen. Charts References 2005 singles 2003 songs Xtreme (group) songs {{2000s-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chronicle Of An Escape (film)
''Chronicle of an Escape'' ( es, Crónica de una fuga), also known as ''Buenos Aires, 1977'', is a 2006 Argentine historical drama film directed by Israel Adrián Caetano. The screenplay is written by Caetano, Esteban Student, and Julián Loyola, based on the autobiographical book ''Pase libre – la fuga de la Mansion Seré'' written by Claudio Tamburrini. The film was produced by Oscar Kramer and Hugo Sigman, and stars Rodrigo de la Serna, Pablo Echarri and Nazareno Casero. The film tells the true story of four men who narrowly escaped death at the hands of a military death squad during Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship (1976-1983). Winner of the Silver Condor Award for Best Film, it was Argentina's entry for the 2007 Golden Globes Awards for the Best Foreign Language Film, and director Israel Adrián Caetano was nominated at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival for a Golden Palm. Plot On 23 November 1977, during Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship, Claudio Tambu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermanas
''Hermanas'' () is a 2005 drama film written and directed by Julia Solomonoff, her first feature motion picture. The picture has a number of producers, including: Mariela Besuievski, Pablo Bossi, Florencia Enghel, Gerardo Herrero, Vanessa Ragone, Walter Salles, and Ariel Saúl. The film features Valeria Bertuccelli, Ingrid Rubio, among others. Plot In 1976, during the political turmoil in Argentina, two sisters flee their country right after Natalia's politically active boyfriend Martin disappears; one goes to Spain, and the other to Texas, United States. After eight years in Spain, Natalia (Ingrid Rubio) travels to Texas to visit her sister Elena (Valeria Bertuccelli), who's now a suburban wife and mother. She brings with her their father's manuscript of his last novel. The unpublished novel reveals the story of their family during the Argentine dictatorship. Using extensive flashbacks of the sisters early years in Argentina during the ''junta'' dictatorship, the director rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
