Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors
Preface, by Walter Salles
Introduction, by Alberto Elena and Marina Díaz Lopez
1. Limite / Limit, by José Carlos Avellar
2. Allá en el Rancho Grande / Over There on the Big Ranch, by Eduardo De La Vega Alfaro
3. Besos Brujos / Enchanting Kisses, by César Maranghello and Diana Paladino
4. María Candelaria, by Julia Tuñón
5. Los Olvidados / The Young and the Damned, by Juan Carlos Ibáñez and Manuel Palacio
6. O Cangaceiro, by Breixo Viejo
7. Rio, 40 Graus / Rio, 40 Degrees, by Heliodoro San Miguel
8. La Casa Del Ángel / The House of the Angel, by Claudio España
9. Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol / Black God, White Devil, by Ivana Bentes
10. Memorias DEL Subdesarrollo / Memories of Underdevelopment, by Nancy Berthier
11. Luciá, by Julie Amiot
12. La Hora de los Hornos / The Hour of the Furnaces, by Mariano Mestman
13. Reed, México Insurgente / Reed: Insurgent Mexico, by Carmen Elisa Gómez
14. De Cierta Manera / One Way or Another, by Marina Díaz López
15. La Batalla De Chile / The Battle of Chile, by María Luisa Ortega
16. Bye Bye Brasil / Bye Bye Brazil, by João Luiz Vieira
17. Tiempo de Revancha / Time of Revenge, by David Oubiña
18. La Historia Oficial / The Official Story, by Clara Kriger
19. La Boca del Lobo / The Lion's Den, by Ricardo Bedoya
20. La Nación Clandestina / The Clandestine Nation, by Jorge Ruffinelli
21. Principio y Fin / Beginning and End, by Vicente J. Benet
22. Terra Estrangeira / Foreign Land, by Alberto Elena
23. Amores Perros / Love's a Bitch, by Marvin D'Lugo
24. La Ciénaga / The Swamp, by Ana Martín Morán
Filmography
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Alberto Elena teaches History of Film at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and is the Editor of Secuencias: Revista de Historia del Cine. He has extensively published on cinemas from the South and his publications include El cine del Tercer Mundo: diccionario de realizadores and Los cines periféricos.Marina Díaz López is a lecturer at the Film Department of the Instituto Cervantes in Madrid. She is the managing editor of Secuencias: Revista de Historia del Cine and has co-edited with Alberto Elena Tierra en trance: al cine latinoamericano en cien películas.

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