Category Archives: Latin America

Angélica Chain & Ana Martín in “Cadena Perpetua” [1978, Mexico]

Let me start Arturo Ripstein’s filmography here with one of his more remarkable films, the crime drama “Cadena Perpetua” [Eng. title: Life Sentence], considered a landmark in Mexican cinema by the manner in which it lays bare the country’s internal … Continue reading

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Katherine Porto in “El Jefe” [2011, Colombia, Argentina]

Jaime Escallon-Buraglia’s feature film debut “El Jefe” la película [Eng. Title: The Boss] is a dark comedy about a HR Manager going through mid-life crisis. While the film is mildly entertaining, it is also merely treading down a path well-worn … Continue reading

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Sandra Ballesteros & co in “El lado Oscuro del Corazón” [1992, Argentina]

Eliseo Subiela is one of Argentina’s popular directors who likes to delve on the esoteric, Among his eclectic range of films, his 1992 romantic drama “El lado Oscuro del Corazón” [Eng. Title: The Dark Side of the Heart] is of … Continue reading

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Nailea Norvind, Ana Serradilla, others in “La Otra Familia” [2011, Mexico]

Gustavo Loza’s drama, “La Otra Familia” [Eng. Title: The Other Family] is about a young boy going through extraordinary tribulations in trying to live a normal family life. But by making this film, the director had tried to tackle too … Continue reading

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Jimena Guerra in “Santos Peregrinos” [2004, Mexico]

I don’t know much about Juan Carlos Carrasco but his debut feature, “Santos Peregrinos” [Eng. Title: Holy Pilgrims] is a predictable albeit black comedy about greed. Set in a block of tenements in Mexico city, it shows a group of … Continue reading

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