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La foquita, El 10 de la calle cuenta la inspiradora historia de Jefferson Farfán, un niño de un barrio humilde de Lima, que a pesar de las adversidades a lo largo de su vida nunca se dio por vencido, sacando a su familia adelante y logrando llevar a…

This is a dramatic retelling of the heroism of Tupac Amaru, an Incan leader who organized the people who made up the lowest rungs of society underneath the Spanish colonialists -- the workers, slaves, and the remains of the Incan nation -- and raised…

Beginning with a breathless, Robin Hood-style train robbery and ending with a highly provocative—and not for the faint of heart—final sequence, the directing debut from journalist, musician, and actor Wagner Moura (Elite Squad; Pablo Escobar in…

The most prominent female painter of Latin America, Frida Kahlo, is agonizing in her Coyoacán home. She evokes memories of her childhood, of the streetcar accident that caused her to terrible pain and affliction, her friendship with Trotsky and…

Yuli relata la vida de Carlos Acosta, leyenda de la danza y primer bailarín negro cubano en interpretar algunos de los papeles más famosos del ballet, originalmente escritos para blancos, en compañías como el Houston Ballet o el Royal Ballet de…

Recuento de la vida y muerte de Eva Perón. (Cine Nacional)

Através do pedido de um passaporte, Sandra Kogut guia este documentário, partindo em busca da história de sua família, dividida entre dois mundos e dois exílios: aqueles que se foram e aqueles que permaneceram onde estavam, os imigrantes que chegaram…

Num domingo carioca, a vida é retratada através de cinco pequenos vendedores de amendoim. Em Copacabana, Pão de Açucar, Corcovado, Quinta da Boa Vista e Estádio do Maracanã, pontos turísticos da cidade, eles procuram compradores para seus produtos. O…

Bandit, lover, rebel, homosexual, marginalized, and adoptive father, João Francisco dos Santos, reigned in the streets of Lapa, Carioca, during the 30's, where he invented his own mythology in which he turned himself into 'Madame Satã', a name he…

Before becoming one of the most recognised public figures of Peru, Carlos Alcántara tells his origins beginning from just a normal guy to the great "Pataclaun" and more characters. (Translation by Jessica Batista)

Narrates the story of the trip undertaken by a young Ernesto Guevara y Alberto Granado. Before becoming one of the most famous relevationaries of Latin America, Che Guevara decided to travel throughout various Latino countries on his motorcycyle.…

La cinta narra la historia de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, quien nacida en el S.XVIII y con una intensa pasión por la música, la poesía y la filosofía, entra en un convento para no contraer matrimonio y así poder seguir escribiendo. Mientras la…

In 1840's Buenos Aires, Argentina, a beautiful young socialite named Camila falls in love with Ladislao, a Jesuit priest. After several failed attempts at fighting his own feelings, he ultimately succumbs to her. The two later escape to a far off,…