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21) Violeta
Author
Language
Español
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Description
"Violeta viene al mundo un tormentoso d?a de 1920, siendo la primera ni?a de una familia de cinco bulliciosos hermanos. Desde el principio su vida estar? marcada por acontecimientos extraordinarios, pues todav?a se sienten las ondas expansivas de la Gran Guerra cuando la gripe espa?ola llega a las orillas de su pa?s sudamericano natal, casi en el momento exacto de su nacimiento. Gracias a la clarividencia del padre, la familia saldr? indemne de esta...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
"...this illuminating and versatile collection assembles these never-before-translated criticisms and meditations. Reflecting the intellectual development of the writer himself, these essays distill the great events of Latin America?s recent history, analyze political groups like FARC and Sendero Luminoso, and evaluate the legacies of infamous leaders such as Papa Doc Duvalier and Fidel Castro. Arranged by theme, they trace Vargas Llosa?s unwavering...
Publisher
EPF Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A firsthand account of the hardship suffered by a political prisoner of Chile's cruel and inhumane dictatorship in 1973. More than 30 years after, Felix Mora relives the shocking details of the human rights abuses he suffered, his escape from the dictatorship, and the challenges he faced as an exile in Italy and Canada.
24) Silent River
Publisher
EPF Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The Santiago River, known locally as "the River of Death," flows along the outskirts of Guadalajara, Mexico. For forty years, waste from one of Mexico’s largest manufacturing corridors has been dumped into the Santiago. 80% of the companies in the corridor – brands like IBM, HP, Coca-Cola, Levi’s, Honda and Nestle – are American and Japanese. The river has been transformed into a sewer with over 1000 known chemicals, including dangerously...
25) Hummingbird
Publisher
Holly Mosher
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
In the beautiful coastal city of Recife, Brazil - a world capital for sex tourism - a couple of determined women decided they would try to break the cycle of domestic violence and get kids off the streets. HUMMINGBIRD goes onto the streets and sees the harsh reality these kids face and shows how these programs help break the cycle, using what they call the pedagogy of affection. The film follows the story of Adriana, a girl who left home at the age...
26) Dirty Paradise
Publisher
Dschoint Ventschr
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
One last piece of South America belongs to Europe: French Guyana; where the native Wayna Indians live in an almost paradisiacal world. But criminal gold diggers occupy and pollute the land with mercury, through their primitive extraction techniques.
Publisher
EPF Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Portraits of three women who live and work in the infamous mines of El Cerro Rico in Bolivia. Work inside the mines has been limited to men, while the women are forced to work outside searching for mineral scraps on the side of the mountain. The film highlights the women’s strength, determination and resilience in the face of struggle and hardship.
28) Surire
Publisher
EPF Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The Surire Salt Flat is placed at an altitude of 4300 m in the Chilean High Plateau and one of the very last places in the world, keeping the treasure of untouched nature with all its beauty, but also holds an allurement: a huge amount of borax, promising the mining industry profits in unknown levels...SURIRE, directed by two extraordinary filmmakers, tells us in an outstanding visual way metaphorically the story of our planet – about the very important...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A lighthearted introduction to Latin draws on examples from pop culture to identify everyday sayings with Latin origins, from "alter ego" and "ad nauseum" to "caveat emptor" and "e pluribus unum," in a whimsical tour of the language's obscure and arcane rules.
30) Conquistadors
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Following in the footsteps of the greatest Spanish adventurers, Michael Wood retraces the path of the conquistadors from Amazonia to Lake Titicaca, and from the deserts of North Mexico to the heights of Machu Picchu. As he travels the same routes as Hernán Cortés, Francisco, and Gonzalo Pizarro, Wood describes the dramatic events that accompanied the epic sixteenth-century Spanish conquest of the Aztec and Inca empires. He also follows parts of...
Publisher
Oscilloscope Pictures
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
An excitingly fresh take on some classic themes and ideas, THE SECOND MOTHER centers around Val, a hard-working live-in housekeeper in modern day Sao Paulo. Val is perfectly content to take care of every one of her wealthy employers’ needs, from cooking and cleaning to being a surrogate mother to their teenage son, who she has raised since he was a toddler. ..But when Val’s estranged daughter Jessica suddenly shows up the unspoken but intrinsic...
Publisher
Big World Pictures
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Veronica is fresh out of medical school. It’s a crucial time in her life, a period filled with doubts and important decisions to be made: tough career choices, her intimate bond with her ailing father, and her active but chaotic love life. Veronica must deal with all of them as she tries to cope with the adult life that lies ahead. Once Upon a Time Veronica is a fairy-tale in reverse. There are no fairy godmothers, no weddings, and no dreams. Veronica’s...
Publisher
Pragda
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Argentina’s national treasure, Ricardo Darin, is best known for his intense dramatic performances in films such as Nine Queens, The Aura, and the Oscar-winning The Secret in Their Eyes, but his brilliant comic timing in this instant classic helped make Chinese Take-Away the biggest home-grown box office success of 2011 in Argentina. Darin plays Roberto, a gruff, anti-social loner who lords over his tiny hardware shop in Buenos Aires with a meticulous...
36) The Crow's Nest
Publisher
Pragda
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The first fiction film from El Salvador to be produced since 1969 and the first ever to see a worldwide release, The Crow’s Nest follows Don Cleo, a humble pinata salesman who receives an extortion letter at his doorstep. If he doesn’t pay 500 dollars, a small fortune for him, within 72 hours, he will be killed. Don Cleo quickly decides to gather the money through friends, but the harder he tries to raise the funds, the deeper into trouble he...
37) Open Cage
Publisher
Pragda
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Open Cage takes a subtle and ultimately hopeful look into one of society’s mayor issues: the abandonment to its youth and senior populations...Among those affected when the economy collapses are rebel teenager Flavia and her elderly and grumpy neighbor Martin. Outside the building there is a camp of protesters among whom human values still govern coexistence. However, its members have a serious problem: they need a shower. Flavia, Martin, and their...
38) Rio Breaks
Publisher
Factory 25
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Set against the volatile and dangerous world of the favelas, RIO BREAKS tells the story of two surf-obsessed friends, 13-year-old Fabio and 12-year-old Naam. The pair live in Rio de Janeiro’s Favela do Pavo, which is controlled by one of the city’s most dangerous drug gangs. However, their attention is focused on the waves of Arpoador Beach and on a coming surfing event that may help them become professionals and escape the world of gangs.
39) The Paranoids
Publisher
Oscilloscope Pictures
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Luciano Gauna, a paranoid and failing screenwriter in Buenos Aires, has his world thrown upside down when his successful TV producer friend returns from Madrid with a stunning new girlfriend.
40) Paradise
Publisher
Pragda
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
With Andres Alameida, Daniela Rincon, Camila Selser, Beatriz Moreno, Jose Sefami..Childhood sweethearts Carmen and Alfredo live a life of quiet bliss in Satelite, a sleepy suburb outside of Mexico City. When Alfredo is offered a promotion, the lovebirds make the move into the bustling metropolis...It’s a rude awakening for Carmen, who until now has not really worried about the fact that she and Alfredo are both overweight...After overhearing gossip...
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