''Rómulo Resiste'' (), also stylized as ''RR'' or ''Rómulo
Renuncia Resiste'' (), is a 2021 documentary film directed by Venezuelan filmmaker . The documentary focuses on the presidency of
Rómulo Betancourt
Rómulo Ernesto Betancourt Bello (22 February 1908 – 28 September 1981; ), known as "The Father of Venezuelan Democracy", was the president of Venezuela, serving from 1945 to 1948 and again from 1959 to 1964, as well as leader of Acción De ...
between 1959 and 1964.
Plot
Rómulo Betancourt is the first elected president of
Venezuela
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to receive power from another one democratically elected. His government, between 1959 and 1964, had to face two main challenges: military authoritarianism and
Marxism
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, both of which sought to impose a different model from
representative democracy
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. The narration of historical events is intertwined with the childhood experiences of the documentary director,
Carlos Oteyza
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.
The film includes the testimonies of both political protagonists of the 1960s, historians and intellectuals, images from domestic and international archives and animated 3D sequences. The documentary is narrated by the actor and psychologist Sócrates Serrano.
Testimonies
Reception
Venezuelan film critic Sergio Monsalve praised the documentary.
See also
* ''
Tiempos de dictadura''
* ''
CAP 2 Intentos''
* ''
El pueblo soy yo''
References
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External links
Official website#Documental - Rómulo Resiste- YouTube, Cinesa Channel
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2020s Spanish-language films
2021 documentary films
2021 films
Documentary films about Venezuela
Venezuelan documentary films
Rómulo Betancourt
Spanish-language documentary films