Cinegogía

Afroargentinos

Item

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Title / Título (Original)

Afroargentinos

Title

Afroargentines

Release Date / Fecha de estreno

2005

Film Guide / Guía de película

Language / Idioma

Spanish / español

Country / País

Description / Descripción

“Most Argentines, if you ask, will tell you: ‘In Argentina there are no black people.’” So opens AFROARGENTINES, a film which unearths the hidden history of black people in Argentina and their contributions to Argentine culture and society, from the slaves who fought in the revolutionary wars against Spain, to the contemporary struggles of black Argentines against racism and marginalization. The film uses historical documents from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, but is mostly based on interviews with black Argentines from a variety of backgrounds: intellectuals and taxi drivers, immigrants from Africa and native Afroargentines. (Third World Newsreel)

Category / Categoría

Cinematic Period / Periodo cinematográfico

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Citation

“Afroargentinos,” Cinegogía, accessed April 19, 2024, https://cinegogia.omeka.net/items/show/553.