Research Guides: Latin American Studies: Film

Latin American and Spanish Videos Freely Available on the Internet

A Guide to Web Resources
This guide created by Jesús Alonso-Regalado, Librarian for Latin American/Hispanic Studies at the University at Albany, SUNY "brings together a selection of web resources that provide access to freely available videos, representing the great variety and diversity of Latin American and Spanish video production on the Internet." Despite the proliferation of videos on the Internet, finding Latin American and Spanish videos still remains a challenge. This guide brings together a selection of web resources that provide access to freely available videos, representing the great variety and diversity of Latin American and Spanish video production on the Internet.

Latin American Books on Film

Themes in Latin American cinema : a critical survey by Keith John Richards
Call Number: ASU MAIN STACKS PN1993.5.L3 R53 2011
Publication Date: 2011
Analyzing 19 contemporary films from across Latin America, this book identifies and explores seven crucial themes in Latin American film: the indigenous image, sexuality, childhood, female protagonists, crime and corruption, fratricidal wars, and writers as characters.
Latin American cinema : essays on modernity, gender and national identity by edited by Lisa Shaw and Stephanie Dennison
Call Number: ASU MAIN STACKS PN1993.5.L3 L28 2005
Publication Date: 2005
Renewed interest in Latin American film industries has opened a host of paths of scholarly exploration. Productions from different countries reflect particular social attitudes, political climates and self-conceptions, and must be considered separately and as a whole.
Guide to Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino made film and video by edited by Karen Ranucci and Julie Feldman
Call Number: ASU MAIN STACKS PN1995.9.L37 G85 1998
Publication Date: 1998
This unique directory helps educators, media users, and researchers locate over 400 films and videos made by Latin American and Latino film/video makers that are available in the United States. It provides descriptions of these works from a U.S. user's point of view.

Films About Latin America

Black in Latin America
Call Number: ASU MOVIES F1419.N4 B53 2011
Publication Date: 2011
Henry Louis Gates Jr. travels to Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Brazil, Mexico and Peru to discover the African influence on Latin America. He examines the shared legacy of colonialism and slavery in a region that imported ten times as many slaves as the United States, and kept them in bondage far longer.
Che
Call Number: ASU MOVIES PN1997 SPAN .C44 2009
Publication Date: 2009
A portrait of the man who overthrew a dictatorship and became a revolutionary before his life was ended. Includes both Che Part One: The Argentine and Part Two: Guerrilla and bonus features
The war on democracy
Call Number: ASU MOVIES JL966 .W37 2008
Publication Date: 2008
Journalist John Pilger examines the role of Washington in America's manipulation of Latin American politics during the last 50 years focusing on the struggle by ordinary people to free themselves from poverty and racism.
The Panama deception
Call Number: ASU MOVIES F1567.4 .P36 2007
Publication Date: 2007
Barbra Trent's Oscar-winning documentary takes a harsh look at a black period in 20th-century democracy, the late '80s and early '90s when during "Operation Just Cause," the U.S. invaded Panama, ostensibly to oust dictator and known arms and drug kingpin General Manuel Noriega, whom the U.S. aided for over a decade.
Diarios de motocicleta [videorecording] = Motorcycle diaries
Call Number: WCU VIDEO DVD PVH.D537
Publication Date: 2005
An inspirational adventure, based on the true story of two young men whose thrilling and dangerous road trip across Latin America becomes a life-changing journey of self-discovery.
Casa de los babys
Call Number: ASU MOVIES PN1997 ENGL .C367 2004
Publication Date: 2003
Six women -- dreamy Eileen, abrasive Nan, athletic Skipper, brusque Leslie, vivacious Jennifer and patient Gayle -- are staying at a hotel in South America. Focus on the turbulent emotions these American women face surrounding the adoption of foreign babies.
Cantamos y aprendemos
Call Number: ASU IMC STACKS 782.42083 O74ca DVD
Publication Date: 2002
Jose-Luis Orozco's newest creation will encourage young children to sing and learn in Spanish and English. This video contains fifteen songs, including four bilingual songs that highlight the rich tradition of Latin American children's music and teach educators, parents, and children the importance of using Latin American songs and games to preserve the rich culture and language of the Spanish Speaking world.
Guantanamera
Call Number: ASU MOVIES PN1997 SPAN .G836 2000
Publication Date: 2000
This comedy depicts everyday life for Cubans and their struggles with the overly-bureaucratic, centrally-planned economy.
The mambo kings
Call Number: WCU VIDEO DVD PVH.M356
Publication Date: 2005
In the 1950s, two Cuban brothers come to America to seek fame and fortune as musicians.