100 Films of Latin American Cinema

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Film selections from the book "Tierra en trance: el cine latinoamericano en 100 películas," by Alberto Elena and Marina Díaz López (1999).

Selections are ordered by country of origin and year of release.

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  1. 93 -

    Como agua para chocolate

    1992 — a.k.a. Like Water for Chocolate, in 6 top lists Check
  2. 35 -

    Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol

    1964 — a.k.a. Black God, White Devil, in 10 top lists Check
  3. 84 -

    El ángel exterminador

    1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check
  4. 80 -

    Los olvidados

    1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check
  5. 28 -

    Limite

    1931, in 10 top lists Check
  6. 45 -

    Central do Brasil

    1998 — a.k.a. Central Station, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 36 -

    Terra em Transe

    1967 — a.k.a. Entranced Earth, in 7 top lists Check
  8. 37 -

    Macunaíma

    1969 — a.k.a. Macunaima, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 18 -

    La historia oficial

    1985 — a.k.a. The Official Story, in 6 top lists Check
  10. 33 -

    Vidas Secas

    1963 — a.k.a. Barren Lives, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 52 -

    Memorias del subdesarrollo

    1968 — a.k.a. Memories of Underdevelopment, in 11 top lists Check
  12. 49 -

    Now

    1965, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 43 -

    Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco

    1980 — a.k.a. Pixote, in 7 top lists Check
  14. 81 -

    Él

    1953 — a.k.a. El, in 8 top lists Check
  15. 59 -

    Fresa y chocolate

    1993 — a.k.a. Strawberry and Chocolate, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 13 -

    La hora de los hornos: Notas y testimonios...

    1968 — a.k.a. The Hour of the Furnaces, in 9 top lists Check
  17. 14 -

    Invasión

    1969 — a.k.a. Invasion, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 53 -

    Lucía

    1968, in 5 top lists Check
  19. 62 -

    La batalla de Chile: La lucha de un pueblo sin...

    1975 — a.k.a. The Battle of Chile: Part I, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 23 -

    Un lugar en el mundo

    1992 — a.k.a. A Place in the World, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 50 -

    La muerte de un burócrata

    1966 — a.k.a. Death of a Bureaucrat, in 5 top lists Check
  22. 69 -

    La mujer del puerto

    1934 — a.k.a. The Woman of the Port, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 83 -

    Nazarín

    1959, in 8 top lists Check
  24. 82 -

    Torero

    1956 — a.k.a. Bullfighter, in 1 top list Check
  25. 63 -

    La batalla de Chile: La lucha de un pueblo sin...

    1976 — a.k.a. The Battle of Chile: Part II, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 42 -

    Bye Bye Brasil

    1980 — a.k.a. Bye Bye Brazil, in 4 top lists Check
  27. 88 -

    Canoa

    1976 — a.k.a. Canoa: A Shameful Memory, in 4 top lists Check
  28. 40 -

    Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos

    1976 — a.k.a. Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 89 -

    La pasión según Berenice

    1976 — a.k.a. The Passion of Berenice, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 86 -

    Reed, México insurgente

    1973 — a.k.a. Reed: Insurgent Mexico, in 4 top lists Check
  31. 32 -

    Rio, 40 Graus

    1955 — a.k.a. Rio, 40 Degrees, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 56 -

    ¡Vampiros en La Habana!

    1985 — a.k.a. Vampires in Havana, in 0 top lists Check
  33. 24 -

    Vuelve Sebastiana

    1953 — a.k.a. Come Back, Sebastiana, in 1 top list Check
  34. 72 -

    Ahí está el detalle

    1940 — a.k.a. You're Missing the Point, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 64 -

    La batalla de Chile: La lucha de un pueblo sin...

    1979 — a.k.a. The Battle of Chile: Part III, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 8 -

    La casa del ángel

    1957 — a.k.a. End of Innocence, in 4 top lists Check
  37. 92 -

    Danzón

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  38. 55 -

    De cierta manera

    1977 — a.k.a. One Way or Another, in 3 top lists Check
  39. 61 -

    El Chacal de Nahueltoro

    1969 — a.k.a. Jackal of Nahueltoro, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 91 -

    El imperio de la fortuna

    1986 — a.k.a. The Realm of Fortune, in 1 top list Check
  41. 101 -

    El pez que fuma

    1977 — a.k.a. The Smoking Fish, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 12 -

    El romance del Aniceto y la Francisca

    1967, in 5 top lists Check
  43. 29 -

    Ganga Bruta

    1933, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 39 -

    Iracema - Uma Transa Amazônica

    1975, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 60 -

    Madagascar

    1995, in 0 top lists Check
  46. 54 -

    La primera carga al machete

    1969, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 68 -

    Rue Cases Nègres

    1983 — a.k.a. Sugar Cane Alley, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 70 -

    ¡Vámonos con Pancho Villa!

    1936 — a.k.a. Let's Go with Pancho Villa, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 25 -

    Yawar Mallku

    1969 — a.k.a. Blood of the Condor, in 6 top lists Check
  50. 47 -

    Agarrando pueblo

    1978 — a.k.a. The Vampires of Poverty, in 4 top lists Check
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