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. 2 -

    Puerta cerrada

    1939 — a.k.a. Closed Door, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 3 -

    Prisioneros de la tierra

    1939, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 6 -

    Pobre, mi madre querida

    1948, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 7 -

    Las aguas bajan turbias

    1952 — a.k.a. Dark River, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 8 -

    La casa del ángel

    1957 — a.k.a. End of Innocence, in 4 top lists Check
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    La hora de los hornos: Notas y testimonios...

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

    1969 — a.k.a. Invasion, in 3 top lists Check
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    Los traidores

    1973 — a.k.a. The Traitors, in 1 top list Check
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    Tiempo de revancha

    1981 — a.k.a. Time for Revenge, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 17 -

    Camila

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
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    La historia oficial

    1985 — a.k.a. The Official Story, in 6 top lists Check
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    Sur

    1988 — a.k.a. The South, in 2 top lists Check
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    Un lugar en el mundo

    1992 — a.k.a. A Place in the World, in 4 top lists Check
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    Limite

    1931, in 10 top lists Check
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    Ganga Bruta

    1933, in 4 top lists Check
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    Alô Alô Carnaval

    1936, in 0 top lists Check
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    O Cangaceiro

    1953 — a.k.a. Cangaceiro, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 32 -

    Rio, 40 Graus

    1955 — a.k.a. Rio, 40 Degrees, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 33 -

    Vidas Secas

    1963 — a.k.a. Barren Lives, in 7 top lists Check
  20. 34 -

    Os Fuzis

    1964 — a.k.a. The Guns, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 35 -

    Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol

    1964 — a.k.a. Black God, White Devil, in 10 top lists Check
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    Terra em Transe

    1967 — a.k.a. Entranced Earth, in 7 top lists Check
  23. 37 -

    Macunaíma

    1969 — a.k.a. Macunaima, in 5 top lists Check
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    Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos

    1976 — a.k.a. Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, in 2 top lists Check
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    Xica da Silva

    1976 — a.k.a. Xica, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 42 -

    Bye Bye Brasil

    1980 — a.k.a. Bye Bye Brazil, in 4 top lists Check
  27. 43 -

    Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco

    1980 — a.k.a. Pixote, in 7 top lists Check
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    Eles Não Usam Black-Tie

    1981 — a.k.a. They Don't Wear Black Tie, in 3 top lists Check
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    Central do Brasil

    1998 — a.k.a. Central Station, in 7 top lists Check
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    Agarrando pueblo

    1978 — a.k.a. The Vampires of Poverty, in 4 top lists Check
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    La estrategia del caracol

    1993 — a.k.a. The Snail's Strategy, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 49 -

    Now

    1965, in 5 top lists Check
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    La muerte de un burócrata

    1966 — a.k.a. Death of a Bureaucrat, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 52 -

    Memorias del subdesarrollo

    1968 — a.k.a. Memories of Underdevelopment, in 11 top lists Check
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    Lucía

    1968, in 5 top lists Check
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    De cierta manera

    1977 — a.k.a. One Way or Another, in 3 top lists Check
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    ¡Vampiros en La Habana!

    1985 — a.k.a. Vampires in Havana, in 0 top lists Check
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    Fresa y chocolate

    1993 — a.k.a. Strawberry and Chocolate, in 2 top lists Check
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    El Chacal de Nahueltoro

    1969 — a.k.a. Jackal of Nahueltoro, in 2 top lists Check
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    Chile, la memoria obstinada

    1997 — a.k.a. Chile, the Obstinate Memory, in 0 top lists Check
  44. 66 -

    Las luces de Buenos Aires

    1931, in 0 top lists Check
  45. 68 -

    Rue Cases Nègres

    1983 — a.k.a. Sugar Cane Alley, in 4 top lists Check
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    La mujer del puerto

    1934 — a.k.a. The Woman of the Port, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 70 -

    ¡Vámonos con Pancho Villa!

    1936 — a.k.a. Let's Go with Pancho Villa, in 2 top lists Check
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    Allá en el Rancho Grande

    1936 — a.k.a. Out on the Big Ranch, in 1 top list Check
  49. 72 -

    Ahí está el detalle

    1940 — a.k.a. You're Missing the Point, in 2 top lists Check
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    María Candelaria (Xochimilco)

    1944 — a.k.a. Portrait of Maria, in 4 top lists Check
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