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My part of the Americas is going to be on ice for the next 2-3 months. So I am going to be spending just a little more time in doors for now as a result. Looking for feedback or ideas on some great movies to watch. Here are some of my fav Latin American movies. Please share yours as I am looking for some new inspriation ! For the record this was purposely put in this section and not the movie section.
Here are some of my favs in no specifc order....
Frida
Like Water for Chocolate
Y Tu Mama Tambien (Love road trip movies )
The Motorcycle Diaries
The Milk of Sorrow
The Crimes of Father Amaro
Scarface (I want a in door swimming pool like that ... someday !!!)
Maldeamores (2007) - IMDb (Too funny .. I have lived that scene with the man and woman driving and the chewing gum too many times. Men .. never go in to a woman's purse. There are too many secretes kept in that bag and you could also loose a finger lol). Really funny movie.
Seen City of God a long time ago and thought is was really good. Did you know there is a follow up documentary about this movie Called "City of God – 10 Years Later"? Is it now on my to mental to watch list.
Machuca Machuca (2004) - I will be watching this one likely in the next week.
The other's I have to find online as I could not get them though my usually 1st step source.
City of God (Brazil - already mentioned but so good it must be mentioned again)
City of Men (Brazil)
Elite Squad 1 and 2 (Brazil)
Secuestro Express (Venezuela)
7 Boxes (Paraguay)
Amorres Perros (Mexico, Mexico has a ton of good stuff)
Dog Eat Dog (Colombia)
City of God (Brazil - already mentioned but so good it must be mentioned again)
City of Men (Brazil)
Elite Squad 1 and 2 (Brazil)
Secuestro Express (Venezuela)
7 Boxes (Paraguay)
Amorres Perros (Mexico, Mexico has a ton of good stuff)
Dog Eat Dog (Colombia)
I seen this movie a while back. I like it too.
Amorres Perros (Is it me or is Gael Garcia in like a tone of amazing movies?). Totally agree there are many great Mexican movies! The others seem interesting too.
By any crazy chance does anyone know the possible name of this movie....I started watching it one night on TV on this French Canadian channel a few years ago mid-way and did not get a chance to catch the name. I think it was a Colombian movie about Afro-Colombian male youth. It was good ... tricky to understand as a English speaking person listening to Spanish and reading French subtitles lol. I remember them going to get really fancy hair cuts and a lot of night club scenes. I think one of the major points of the movie was to show the additional struggles of being Black and Colombian compared to other Colombians. Honestly I grew up around a lot of Latin American people in Toronto Canada and I seriously have NEVER meet anyone who is visible Black from Latin American where I am from and we have lots of Colombian people in Toronto. Honestly it makes me sort of wonder what is up with that? I also go to a lot of Latin American Event in Toronto and there never seems to be much representation which I find odd, with the expectation of Brazilians. I see a bit more diversity at Brazilian events in my city. When I go to the US I do see more Afro Latin American representation... not so much in my city which I find strange. Wonder why? The impression I got from the Latina American friends I have had in Toronto always suggested that there were no significant Afro Latina American population? Most of these people were from Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Ecuador, Mexico and Costa Rica. They all seemed pretty oblivious to the existence of people from their own countries of origin (based on their interactions with my friends and family members from the Caribbean that visible look more like they are of Afro-Caribbean descent)? Sorry hugely got side tracked with that... if you know the name of the movie I might be taking about please share !
By far, my absolute favourite Latin American movie is Motorcycle Diaries. Have watched it at least a dozen times. Imagine, it's a Latin American movie which has nothing to do with violence, guns, drugs, where no one gets shot or killed, yet somehow manages to leave the viewer with something to ponder and think about. That aside, the movie does much remind me of the opposing personalities between my lifelong friend and I.
By any crazy chance does anyone know the possible name of this movie....I started watching it one night on TV on this French Canadian channel a few years ago mid-way and did not get a chance to catch the name. I think it was a Colombian movie about Afro-Colombian male youth. It was good ... tricky to understand as a English speaking person listening to Spanish and reading French subtitles lol. I remember them going to get really fancy hair cuts and a lot of night club scenes. I think one of the major points of the movie was to show the additional struggles of being Black and Colombian compared to other Colombians. !
This argentinean was very popular in Brazil (Drama)
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! For the record this was purposely put in this section and not the movie section.
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