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. 66 -

    Las luces de Buenos Aires

    1931, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 71 -

    Allá en el Rancho Grande

    1936 — a.k.a. Out on the Big Ranch, in 1 top list Check
  3. 30 -

    Alô Alô Carnaval

    1936, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 72 -

    Ahí está el detalle

    1940 — a.k.a. You're Missing the Point, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 6 -

    Pobre, mi madre querida

    1948, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 84 -

    El ángel exterminador

    1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check
  7. 11 -

    Los inundados

    1962 — a.k.a. Flooded Out, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 50 -

    La muerte de un burócrata

    1966 — a.k.a. Death of a Bureaucrat, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 51 -

    Las aventuras de Juan Quin Quin

    1967 — a.k.a. The Adventures of Juan Quin Quin, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 37 -

    Macunaíma

    1969 — a.k.a. Macunaima, in 5 top lists Check
  11. 87 -

    Mecánica nacional

    1972 — a.k.a. National Mechanics, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 40 -

    Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos

    1976 — a.k.a. Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 101 -

    El pez que fuma

    1977 — a.k.a. The Smoking Fish, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 47 -

    Agarrando pueblo

    1978 — a.k.a. The Vampires of Poverty, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 99 -

    Dios los cría

    1979 — a.k.a. ...And God Created Them, in 1 top list Check
  16. 56 -

    ¡Vampiros en La Habana!

    1985 — a.k.a. Vampires in Havana, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 57 -

    Demasiado miedo a la vida o Plaff

    1988 — a.k.a. Plaff!, in 1 top list Check
  18. 94 -

    La mujer de Benjamín

    1991 — a.k.a. Benjamin's Woman, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 48 -

    La estrategia del caracol

    1993 — a.k.a. The Snail's Strategy, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 59 -

    Fresa y chocolate

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