Lourdes Vazquez Latin America, Spanish & Portuguese, and Africa Librarian lvazquez@rci.rutgers.edu May 15, 2000

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Latin American and Caribbean Films and Videos

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This compilation of films and videos covers the area of Latin America and the Caribbean. It includes an addendum of films and videos from Spain and Portugal. This list was compiled by Kim Osteem, one of our information desk assistants, under the supervision of the Latin America, Spanish & Portuguese, and Africa Librarian. You can access any of these titles using IRIS, our webcatalog. Films and videos are non-circulating material and are maintained by our Media Center.

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Title: Agustín Fernández [videorecording] / Cutting Edge Entertainment, Inc. ; producer/director, Ray Blanco. Publication info: [New York] : Cinema Guild, c1994. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Artists in exile) Credits: Researchers, Ray Blanco, Helen Weiss ; camera, John Hession ; on-line editor, Anthony Moreira ; off-line editor, Thomas San Filippo.

Abstract: A documentary about the life and work of Agustin Fernandez, an artist born in Cuba in 1928 and currently living in New York, who is known for his abstract exploration of gender and erotic issues. The film includes an extensive interview with Fernandez, interspersed with images of his works and commentary by critics such as Guilio Blanc, Alejandro Anreus, and Marta Gutierrez.

Title: The Americans [videorecording] : the Latin American and Caribbean presence in the U. S. / a production of WGBH Boston and Central Television Enterprises for Channel 4, UK ; produced and written by Peter Bull and Joseph Tovares. Publication info: S. Burlington, Vt. : The Annenberg/CPB Collection, c1993. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Americas ; 10) Credits: Editor, Joanna Kiernan. Narrator: Raul Julia.

Abstract: Reviews the history and impact of Spanish American immigration on the United States and on the immigrants.

Title: The ancient Peruvian. (Motion picture). Produced by Julian Bryan. Publication info: Released by International Film Foundation, [197-]. Physical descrip: 29 min. sd. color. 16 mm.

Abstract: Explores the art, architecture, religions, and society of pre-Columbian culture in Peru, concluding with a brief study of the Incas.

Title: Aqua preta [videorecording] = Black water / produced by Allen Moore and Charlotte Cerf ; directed by Allen Moore. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : First Run/Icarus Films, 1990. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (28 min) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Cinematography and editing by Allen Moore ; written by Charlotte Cerf. Narrator: Narrated in English by Ilka Tanya Payan ; narrated in Portugese by Maria Bethania.

Abstract: This video explores the ill effects of encroaching industry on the residents of Sao Braz, a fishing village in Bahia, Brazil.

Title: Argentina [motion picture] : the broken silence /directed and produced by Victor Fridman. Publication info: San Anselmo, CA : Victor Fridman Productions, 1986. Physical descrip: 1 film reel (60 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 16 mm. Credits: Photographer and editor, Victor Fridman ; writers, William Winans, Elaine Vergelin, Victor Fridman. Narrator: Butch Engle.

Abstract: Outlines the historical events, within the framework of Argentine social and economic conditions, that culminated in the election of President Raul Alfonsín in 1983.

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Title: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez [videorecording] / Moctesuma Esparza Productions ; produced by Moctesuma Esparza and Michael Hausman ; directed Robert M. Young; screenplay by Victor Villaseñor. Publication info: Los Angeles, Calif. : Nelson Entertainment, [1988] Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (105 min.) sd., col. : 1/2 in. Credits: Photography, Ray Villalobos ; editors, Arthur Coburn, John Bertucci ; music, W. Michael Lewis, Edward James Olmos. Cast: Edward James Olmos, James Gammon, Tom Bower, Bruce McGill.

Abstract: On June 12, 1901, Gregorio Cortez (played by Edwad Olmos), a young Mexican man, shoots and kills a sheriff in self-defense. For the next 11 days, he eludes a posse of 600 Texas Rangers in a 450 mile chase across Texas. His manhunt captures the nation's interest and his eventual trial is tainted by the extreme emotions of the country.

Title: Barroco [videorecording] / a production of Opalo Films, S.A. for Television Española, S.A. ; a film by Paul Leduc. Publication info: New York, NY : NY Center for Cuban Studies, 1976. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (152 min) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: A co-production of Instituto Cubano del Arte e-Industria Cinematograficas and Sociedad Estatal Quinto Centenario ; script, José Joaquin Blanco, Jesus Diaz, Paul Leduc; sound, Manuel Rubio ; artistic director, Julio Esteban ; photography, Angel Goded. Cast: Francisco Rabal, Angela Molina, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Roberto Sosa, Alberto Pedro.

Abstract: A Spanish movie filmed in the Baroque style.

Title: La Batalla de Chile [videorecording] : la lucha de un Pueblo sin armas = The Battle of Chile : the struggle of an unarmed people / a Chilean film by Patricio Guzman. Publication info: [S.l.] : Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematogragica, [197-?] Physical descrip: 2 film reels (ca. 120 min.) : sd., bandw ; 16 mm. Credits: Photography and camera, Jorge Muller ; producer, Federico Elton ; editor, Pedro Chaskel. Narrator: Pedro L. Fernandex Vila.

Abstract: Deals with the election of Congress in Chile. Shows the campaign strategies of the two groups fighting for control of Congress--the Bourgeoise Opposition and the Popular Unity Coalition. Reactions of voters before and after the election are shown. Also shows effects on society after the election--strikes, rioting, etc.

Title: Black sugar [videorecording] / National Film Board of Canada ; direction, photography, editing, [and] commentary, Michel Regnier. Publication info: Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Audio-Visual Center, 1989. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Song writer, Clautaire Alexandre ; singer, Elvie Maxineau. Narrator: Gretta Chambers.

Abstract: Examines the mistreatment of Haitian laborers hired to cut sugar cane on plantations owned by the Dominican Republic State Sugar Council. Describes fraudulent recruitment promises, the practice of confiscating workers' official papers, extremely low wages, and the squalor, disease, and hunger of the work camps.

Title: Bob Marley and The Wailers [videorecording] : the Bob Marley story / producers, Anthony Wall and Nigel Finch; directors, Jo Mendell and Charles Chabot. Publication info: New York, NY: Island Visual Arts, c1986. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Contents: No woman no cry -- Bad card -- Trenchtown rock-- Stir it up -- Bastaman chant -- Slave driver -- Concrete jungle -- Lively up yourself -- War -- Jammin'-- Zimbabwe -- Redemption song -- Could you be loved. Credits: Executive producers, Chris Blackwell and Alan Yentob. Cast: Bob Marley and The Wailers, vocals.

Abstract: An award-winning documentary that traces the life of Bob Marley from interviews with his friends and family to rare footage of live performances and interviews with him.

Title: La Boca del lobo [videorecording] = The lion's den / a film by Francisco J. Lombardi. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : Cinevista Video, c1990. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Produced by Gerardo Herrero ; edited by Juan San Mateo; music by Bernardo Bonezzi ; cinematography by J.L. Lopez Linares. Cast: Gustavo Bueno, Tono Vega, Jose Tejada.

Abstract: A study of a bloody encounter between the Peruvian Army and the Maoist Shining Path in Chuspi, a small isolated village in the Andes.

Title: Borges and I [videorecording] / an RM Arts Production; directed by David Wheatley. Publication info: [Chicago, IL?] : Home Vision, c1983. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (76 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Profile of a writer ; v. 7)

Abstract: Presentation weaves together dramatized sequences from Borges' stories with an interview of the author at his home in Buenos Aires. Borges was blind for the last30 years of his life, but his writing reveals a mind which has an extra measure of clarity and understanding.

Title: Born in East L.A. [videorecording] / Universal; produced by Peter MacGregor-Scott ; written and directed by Cheech Marin. Publication info: Universal City, Calif. : MCA Home Video ; Chicago, Ill. : Facets [distributor], [1988], c1987. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (85 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Director of photography, Alex Phillips ; editing, Don Brochu ... [et al.] ; music, Lee Holdridge ; camera, Carlos Montano. Cast: Cheech Marin, Daniel Stern, Paul Rodriguez, Jan Michael Vincent, Kamala Lopez.

Abstract: A U.S. citizen from East Los Angeles is accidentally departed to Mexico without any identification, and is unable to convince immigration officials to let him back into the States.

Title: Builders of images [videorecording] : Latin American cultural identity / a production of WGBH Boston and Central Television Enterprises for Channel 4, UK ; written, produced and directed by Juan Mandelbaum. Publication info: S. Burlington, Vt. : The Annenberg/CPB Collection, c1993. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Americas ; 7) Credits: Co-producer, Andres Di Tella; editor, Betty Ciccarelli. Narrator: Raul Julia.

Abstract: The role of writers, musicians and the theater are shown in preserving cultural identity and bring about social change in Latin America. Examples from Puerto Rico, Brazil, Mexico and Argentina are shown.

Title: The Buried mirror [videorecording] : reflections on Spain and the New World / by Carlos Fuentes

presented by Sogetel in association with the Smithsonian Institutions and Quinto Centenario Espana; produced by Annie Dodds. Publication info: [United States] : Public Media Video, c1991. Physical descrip: 5 videocassettes (ca. 59 min. each) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Contents: Program I. The virgin and the bull -- Program II. Conflict of the gods -- Program III. The age of gold-- Program IV. The price of freedom -- Program V. Unfinished business. Credits: Series producer, Michael Gill ; directors, Peter Newington, Christopher Ralling, Michael Gill ; photography, Terry Hopkins and Andrew Carchrae ; edited by Hugh Newsart and Peter Heelas ; music, Carl Davis. Narrator: Carlos Fuentes.

Abstract: For American Indians, the mirror symbolized power, the sun, the Earth, its four corners, and its people. Now, a "mirror" is being held up to the Old and New Worlds to reflect the diverse cultures of a Spanish-speaking countries and peoples, together with the themes, institutions, beliefs, and symbols that have endured or changed through time.

Title: Burn! [videorecording] / a film by Gillo Pontecorvo Publication info: Farmington Hills, MI : Key Video,

1984. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Music, Ennio Morricone Cast: Marlon Brando, Evaristo Marquez, Renato Salvatori.....

Abstract: A British agent leads the natives of a Carribbean island against the Portugese rulers. Eventually the natives also turn against the new British rulers. A story of political greed and social upheaval.

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Title: Caminos del Silencio [videorecording] / una producción Alba-Films ; realización, Félix Zurita de Higes. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : Cinema Guild, c1987. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Camera, Ortolf Karla, Frank Pineda ; editors, Chantal Rogeon, Donald Lanoze, Robert Yano ; music, "Kin Lalat."

Abstract: Documents the civil war in Guatemala and shows the effects it has had on Indian farmers. Focuses on a group of people from the Ixcan region who have had to flee as government soldiers have destroyed their houses and crops and killed thousands of villagers.

Title: Campamento. [Motion picture] / Amram Nowak Associates. Publication info: New York : Tricontinental Film Center, [1972]. Physical descrip: 1 reel, 29 min. : sd., col.; 16 mm.].

Abstract: Examines the struggles of a group of slum dwellers in Chile to educate themselves, to build houses, schools, and roads, and to develop a new consciousness of their role in Chile and in their society.

Title: Capital sins [videorecording] / a production of WGBH Boston and Central Television Enterprises for Channel 4, UK ; written, produced and directed by Rachel Field. Publication info: South Burlington, Vt. : Annenberg/CPB Project, 1993. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. With bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Credits: Editor Sharon Sachs ; camera, Adrian Cooper ; music, Richard Einhorn ; series editor, Adriana Bosch ; theme music composed and arranged by Juan Luis Guerra. Narrator: Raul Julia.

Abstract: Review of Brazilian economic conditions, politics and government.

Title: Carmen Harrera [videorecording]/ Cutting Edge Entertainment, Inc. ; producer/director, Ray Blanco. Publication info: [New York] : Cinema Guild, c1994. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Artists in exile) Credits: Researchers, Ray Blanco, Helen Weiss ; camer, John Hession ; on-line editor, Anthony Moreira ; off-line editor, Thomas San Filippo.

Abstract: A documentary about the life and work of Carmen Harrera, a painter born in Cuba in 1915 and living in New York since 1939, who gained renown as an abstract minimalist while working in Paris in the1940's and1950's, but who has yet to be widely accepted in the U.S. The film includes an extensive interview with Herrera, interspersed with images of her works and commentary by critics such as Guilio Blanc, Alejandro Anreus, and Marta Gutierrez.

Title: Carmen Miranda [videorecording] : bananas is my business / an International Cinema production in association with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Channel 4 Television, the National Latino Communications Center ; directed by Helena Solberg ; produced by David Meyer and Helena Solberg. Publication info: [S. l.] : International Cinema ; New York, NY : Fox Lorber Home Video, c1996, [1994] Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., bandw and col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Edited by David Meyer and Amanda Zinoman ; director of photography, Tomasz Magierski. Performer: Narrator: Helena Solberg. Cast: Cynthia Adler, Leticia Monte, Erick Barreto.

Abstract: Using archival footage, film fragments, interviews, and dramatic re-enactments, acclaimed director Helena Solberg goes behind-the-scenes to convey the true life story of the "Brazilian Bombshell," singer and actress Carmen Miranda.

Title: Centinelas del silencio [videorecording] : las ruinas del Mexico prehispánico / Produccion Concord ; director, Robert Amram. Publication info: La Jolla, Calif. : ALTI Publishing, c1990. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (18 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Producer, Manuel Arango ; collaborator, Ignacio Bernal; music Mariano Moreno. Narrator: Ricardo Montálban.

Abstract: Explores seven archeological sites in central Mexico, highlighting their variety of monuments, n pyramids, and carvings.,

Title: Chela [videorecording] : love, dreams and struggle in Chile/ a film by Lars Palmgren, Goran Gester and Lars Bildt. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : Filmakers Library, 1986. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (48 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Photography and music by Goran Gester.

Abstract: The story of Chela, a 16-year-old girl growing up in Chile under Pinochet's dictatorship. She lives in La Legua, one of the poor neighborhoods of Santiago, where opposition to the regime has been particularly intense.

Title: The Children of Sanchez [videorecording] / Carmel Enterprises Inc., produced and directed by Hall Bartlett. Publication info: Carmel, Calif. : Monterey Home Video ; Philadelphia, PA : Movies Unlimited Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 [distributor], 1978. in. Credits: Music and lyrics, Chuck Mangione ; editor, Marshall M. Borden ; director of photography, Gabriel Figueroa ; screenplay by Cesare Zavattini and Hall Bartlett. Cast: Anthony Quinn, Dolores Del Rio, Melanie Farrar.

Abstract: Sanchez is the proud patriarch of a poor Mexican family. The Sanchez clan has seen the worst of times, yet they have survived so long by sticking together. Now Consuelo, Sanchez' oldest daughter, wants to break away from the poverty and succeed on her own as an airline attendant. But Sanchez expects her to help him raise the three younger children in this single-parent, single-room household.

Title: Children of Zapata [videorecording] / a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation production ; produced and directed by Frances-Mary Morrison. Publication info: [Canada] : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; New York, N.Y. : Filmakers Library [distributor], c1994. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (24 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Man alive (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)) Credits: Editor, Mark Solnoky ; camera, Richard Fox ; research, Deborah Rayner, Juan Escobar, Roma Andrusiak. Performer: Narrated by Arthur Kent.

Abstract: Looks at the Zapatista National Liberation Army's struggle to attain justice for the Maya Indians of Chiapas, who have been ruthlessly marginalized by the Mexican government and live in grinding poverty. A 1994 revolt by Zapatista guerrillas briefly succeeded in occupying four towns and focusing world attention on the abuses of power in Mexico.

Title: Chile [motion picture] : hasta cuando? / produced and directed by David Bradbury. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : Filmakers Library, 1986. Physical descrip: 1 film reel (57 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences; 16 mm. Credits: Camera, David Knaus, Peter Schnall ; edited by Stewart Young ; narration written by Bob Connolly.

Abstract: Exposes Pinochet's regime of terror in Chile, including interview with people who have been terrorized by the government. Describes how student protesters have been tortured and killed by the government and police.

Title: Chile, obstinate memory [videorecording] / a coproduction of Les Films d'Ici and the National Film Board of Canada, and La Sept Cinema ; a film by Patricio Guzmán ; produced by Yves Jeanneau, Eric Michel. Publication info: New York, NY : First Run/Icarus Films, 1997. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Credits: Camera, Eric Pittard ; music composed by Robert M. Lepage. Performer: Narrator: Patricio Guzmán.

Abstract: Patricio Guzman, who was Salvador Allende's bodyguard in 1973 when he was overthrown, returns to Chile 23 years later to show his film The Battle of Chile(which has never been shown in Chile) to his old friends and to a student group to enlighten them concerning the historical facts surrounding the military coup of September, 1973.

Title: City of the gods [videorecording] / New Dominion Pictures in association with the Archaeological Institute of America and Quai 32 for the Learning Channel ; producers, Tom Naughton, Nicolas Valcour ; director, Bertrand Morin. Publication info: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c1994. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Writer, George Bledsoe ; director of photography, Bernard Couture ; editor, Bertrand Morin. Performer: Host, John Rhys-Davies.

Abstract: Fifty miles north of modern Mexico City stands the ancient site of Teotihuán. Built more than 2,000 years ago, the city's colossal pyramids of the sun and moon are the largest pre-Columbian monuments in the New World. Murals found there provide archaeologists with information about this ancient metropolis.

Title: Cocolos y rockeros [videorecording] / Pandora Films ; producción de Ana María García. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : Duart Film and Video, 1992. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (46 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Cinematographer, Diego de la Texera ; editors, Alfonso Borrell, Deborah Shaffer, Sonia Fritz.

Abstract: Explores the polarized world of adolescents in Puerto Rico who prefer salsa music, "cocolos," and the world of those who prefer rock music and rockers. Shows the participation of Dr. Angel Quintero Rivera, sociologist, who actually studies the sociology of popular music in Puerto Rico.

Title: The color of fear [videorecording] / produced and directed by Lee Mun Wah ; edited by Richard C. Bock. Publication info: Oakland, Calif. : Stir-Fry Productions, c1994. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 guide (p. 2-7, 28 cm.) + 1 brochure ([8 p.], ill., 22 cm.) Credits: Director of cinematography, Rick Butler ; camera, Monty Hunter ; graphics, Emmanuel Montoya ; music, Spencer Brewer ; photo, Bob Hsiang. Performer: Roberto Almanza, David Christensen, Gordon Clay... [et al.].

Abstract: Eight North American men of Asian, European, Latino, and African descent describe the pain and anguish that racism has caused in their lives, and the defense mechanisms they use to survive.

Uniform title: Como agua para chocolate English. Title: Like water for chocolate [videorecording] / produced and directed by Alfonso Arau ; screenplay, Laura Esquivel. Publication info: Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Video ; Buena Vista Home Video, c1994. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (102 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in. Credits: Cinematography, Emmanue Kubezki, Steve Bernstein ; music, Leo Brower ; editors, Carlos Bolado and Francisco Chin. Cast: Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos, Regina Torne, Ada Carrasco, Mano Ivan Martinez, Claudette Maille, Yareli Arizmendi.

Abstract: Tita and Pedro are passionately in love. But their love is forbidden by an ancient family tradition. To be near Tita, Pedro marries her sister. And Tita, as the family cook, expresses her passion for Pedro through preparing delectable dishes.

Title: Continent on the move [videorecording] / a production of WGBH and Central Television Enterprises for Channel 4, UK ; produced and directed by Raymond Telles, Marc de Beaufort. Publication info: S. Burlington, Vt. : Annenberg/CPB Collection, c1993. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Credits: Written by Raymond Telles, Judith Vecchione ; editors, James Rutenbeck, Poppy Das ; camera, Bestor Cram ; series editor, Adriana Bosch ; theme music composed and arranged by Juan Luis Guerra. Narrator: Raul Julia.

Abstract: Reviews Mexican economic conditions that cause migration and urbanization within Mexico.

Title: Controlling interest [videorecording] : the world of the multinational corporation / produced by

California Newsreel ; producer/director, Larry Adelman. Publication info: San Francisco, Calif. :California Newsreel, c1978. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (ca. 45 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Credits: Script, Bruce Schmeichen, Larry Adelman ; editor, Bruce Schmiechen ; animation and titles, Jane Aaron ; camera, Judy Irola, Ting Barrow. Narrator: Paul Turner.

Abstract: Describes the impact of profit-motivated multi-national corporations on the social and economic conditions of third-world countries (Brazil, Chile, et al.) and the United States by focusing on the corporations' exploitation of cheap labor, abundant resources and new markets.

Title: Copan [motion picture] / produced and directed by William Uricchio. Publication info: University Park, PA : Audio Visual Services, Pennsylvania State University, 1982. Physical descrip: 1 film reel (15 min.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm.

Abstract: Documents the theories and procedures involved in the excavation of a major urban center of Mayan culture in the Copan Vally in western Hondusas. Suggests an interpretation of the conditions that caused the decline of the Mayan culture, draws parallels with current conditions of the area, and presents implications for the future.

Title: El Coraje del pueblo [videorecording] = Courage of the people / Radio-televisione Italiana Rete ; directed by Jorge Sanjines. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : Cimena Guild, 1971. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Photography, Antonio Equino.

Abstract: This film is a dramatic reenactment of the historic 1967 massacre of 'The Night of San Juan' when the Bolivian army launched a surprise nighttime attack upon striking tin miners and their families. It achieves a special dramatic power and authenticity through the participation of actual witnesses and survivors of the original events.

Title: El Corazón sobre la tierra [videorecording] / directed by Constante Rapi Diego. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : Center for Cuban Studies, c1985. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Music, José María Vitier ; director of photography, Livio Delgado. Cast: Reinaldo Miravelles, Annia Linares, Nelson Villagra.

Abstract: Based on a true story of a father's personal battle to organize an agricultural cooperative in memory of his son who was killed fighting in Africa.

Title: El Crucero [videorecording] / [directed by] Julia Lesage. Publication info: Chicago : Julia Lesage, c1987. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Contents: Reyna Flores -- Facing shortages -- History and nature-- Aqua pura. Credits: Camera, Amina Luna, Miriam Carrero ; music, Paul Hertz.

Abstract: Documentary presenting an in-depth picture of El callao, a coffee plantation in Nicaragua's El Crucero region. Four different aspects of life and politics on that farm are shown.

Title: Cuba, in the shadow of doubt [motion picture] / Seven League Productions, Inc. ; producers, Carol Polakoff, Suzanne Bauman ; director, Jim Burroughs. Publication info: New York, NY : Filmakers Library, c1986. Physical descrip: 1 film reel (ca. 58 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 16 mm. Credits: Screenwriters, Suzanne Bauman, Peter Winn ; camera, Jeff Wayman, Tom Hurwitz ; editors, Kate Taverna, S. Bauman ; music, Jim Burroughs, Brian Keane. Narrator: Raul Julia.

Abstract: Describes U.S. and Cuban relations from the Spanish-American War in 1898 to the present day. Fidel Castro, American officials, and Cubans discuss everyday life in Cuba and the present government.

Title: Cuba : las hijas de Fidel [videorecording] / a presentation of Films for the Humanities and Sciences ; Television Espanola presenta ; idea original y guion, Carmen Sarmiento ; direccion, Carmen Sarmiento; directora de produccion, Cristina Zumarraga. Publication info: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities :

Television Espanola, c1995,1992. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Mujeres de América Latina ; 4) Credits: Montaje, Pablo Zumarraga ; director of photography, Emilio Polo ; music, Rafail P. Botija. Performer: Carmen Sarmiento, host.

Abstract: Part of a series that looks at Latin America through its women with interviews and on-sight visits. This fourth program examines the lives of women in Cuba who come from all walks of life including women active in dance, music, sports, and politics concerning their experiences of living in Castro's Cuba.

Title: Cuba: the battle of the 10,000,000. (Motion picture). French Independent Filmmakers. Publication info: Distributed by New Yorker Films, [197-]. Physical descrip: 60 min. sd. bandw. 16 mm.

Abstract: Documentary covers the 1970 struggle of Cuba to produce 10 million tons of sugar. Includes Fidel Castro's speech of July 26, 1970, interrupted for the film by comments from workers.

Title: Cuba [videorecording] : the people / a film by Jon Alpert, Keiko Tsuno and Yoko Maruyama. Publication info: New York : Downtown Community TV Center, c1987. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

Abstract: The first American television documentary shot in Cuba since the Revolution. Traveling all over the country, the program focuses on the average people of Cuba and their daily lives. Graphically details how post-revolutionary Cubans are trying to cope with the problems of housing, medical care and education.

Title: Cuba va [videorecording] : the challenge of the next generation / produced, directed and edited by Gail Dolgin, Vicente Franco ; associate producer, Judith Montell. Publication info: San Francisco, Calif. : Cuba Va Video Project, 1993. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Credits: Camera, Vicente Franco, Jesse Block ; sound, Marcio Camara ; lighting, Charles Griswold, Alan Steinheimer; on-line editor, Bob Johns ; translation, Stacy Ross, Eliza Byard, Adrian Gruber ; music, Silvio Rodriguez... [et al.]

Abstract: A controversial look at Cuba's future from the dynamic perspective of Cuban youth. Committed socialists and disillusioned dissidents debate the merits of socialism vs capitalism, the need for changes, internal difficulties and international politics. Interviews and debates interweave with views of Cuban youth culture.

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Title: Danzón [videorecording] / una película de María Novaro ; producer, Jorge Sanchez ; director, Maria Novaro. Publication info: [S.l.] : Macondo Cine-Video ; Burbank, California : Columbia Tristar Home Video, [1992], c1991. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Sony Pictures classics) Credits: Screenplay, Beatriz Novaro, Maria Novaro ; editors, Nelson Rodriguez and Maria Novaro ; sound, Nerio Barberis ; photography, Rodrigo Garcia. Cast: Maria Rojo, Blanca Guerra, Tito Vasconcelos, Carmen Salinas, Margarita Isabel.

Abstract: "A surprising love story about a woman who finally discovers the passion that has been missing from her life."--Container.

Title: The Darklight of dawn [videorecording] / Insite; a production for Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA ; producer/research, Edgardo Reyes ; edited by Gillian Brown. Publication info: Oakland, CA : Educational Film and Video Project, c1986 Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Video recording, Gillian Brown ; sound, Edgardo Reyes.

Abstract: Documentary on military oppression and the human rights situtation in Guatemala.

Title: De cierta manera [videorecording] = Sort of / Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : Center for Cuban Studies, [1988?] Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (VHS) 1/2 in. (79 min.) : sd., bandw ; Credits: Photography, Luis García ; editing, Iván Arocha ; music, Sergio Vitier ; directed by Sara Gomez Vera. Cast: Mario Balmaseda, Yolanda Cuellar, Mario Limorta.

Abstract: As two young lovers become acquainted with each other's habits and personalities, they also struggle to reshape their outmoded, middle-class values to conform with the belief system engendered by the Revolution.

Title: Del "kitsch" a Lacan [videorecording] / Ediciones del Norte. Publication info: Hanover, NH : Ediciones del Norte, 1983. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Espejo de escritores) Credits: Productores, Robert Warren, P.J. Chvany ; camara, William Anastasio.

Abstract: Manuel Puig in an interview with Reina Roffé discusses each of his novels, giving clues to the understanding of his characters. The description of his personal experiences creates a portrait of a whole sector of Argentine society. He also reads from his novels.

Title: Destination Honduras [videorecording] / World Wise Schools presents ; the Peace Corps of the United States of America ; producer, scriptwriter, videographer, and editor, Sandra D. Radtke. Publication info: Washington, D.C. : Peace Corps of the United States of America, 1992. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (20 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Music by Voces de Sula, La Blanda Blanca. Performer: Narrated by Michael Mundra.

Abstract: "Peace Corps Volunteers in Honduras currently work in the fields of agriculture, education, health, natural resources, rural development, and small business development"--Containers.

Title: Destination Paraguay [videorecording] / World Wise Schools presents ; Peace Corps of the United States of America ; produced by William LaCapra, Nichola Minott, and Jennifer Boyd ; director, William LaCapra. Publication info: Washington, D.C. : Peace Corps of the United States of America, 1995. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (20 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Director of photography, Ron Howard ; editor, Gregory Ikens ; written by Jennifer Boyd. Performer: Narrated by Anixa Santiago ... [et al.].

Abstract: "In 1967, the first Peace Corps Volunteers in Paraguay worked with their host country counterparts as agricultural extension agents from its early focus on agriculture, the program has expanded to include projects in small business development, rural health, education, and natural resources"--Container.

Title: The Devil's dream [videorecording] / Productions du systeme D in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada ; produced by Mary Ellen Davis, Adam Symansky and Carmen Garcia. Publication info: [New York] : Cinema Guild, c1991. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Cinematography, Guillermo Escalon ; editor, Fernand Belarger, Denise Beaudoin and Mary Ellen Davis.

Abstract: Social and political conditions in Guatemala are viewed through the eyes of the country's people in these interviews and descriptions.

Title: Divine horsemen : the living gods of Haiti [videorecording] / directed by Maya Deren. Publication info: New York : Mystic Fire Video, c1985. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., bandw ; 1/2 in. Series: (Collected films ; v. 2) Credits: Edited posthumously by Teiji and Cherel Ito.

Abstract: A journey into the fascinating world of the Voudoun religion of Haiti. The viewer attends the rituals of the Rada, Petro, and Congo cults, whose devotees commune with the cosmic powers through invocations--ritual offering, song and dance.

Title: Dominicanas [videorecording] / a presentation of Films for the Humanities and Sciences ; Television Espanola presents ; Video Spot Y associados ; idea original y guion, Carmen Sarmiento ; diretora de produccion, Christina Zumarraga ; escritora, Lidia Falcon. Publication info: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities : [S.l.] : Television Espanola, cc1995,1992.. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Mujeres de América Latina) Credits: Music, Rafael P. Botija ; photography, Emilio Polo ; graphics, Molinaro S. A. Performer: Host, Carmen Sarmiento.

Abstract: Part of a series that looks at Latin America through its women with interviews and on-sight visits. These women come from all walks of life: women who transport drugs across borders for their men, mothers searching for their desappeared sons and lovers, as well as women teachers, engineers, ministers, and political leaders.

Title: The Double day. [Motion picture] / International Women's Film Project. Publication info: New York : Tricontinental Films, 1975. Physical descrip: 1 reel, 53 min. : sd., col. ; 16 mm.

Abstract: Interviews, with Mexican factory workers, Argentine maids, Bolivian miners' wives, and Venezuelan women in a consciousness-raising session, examine the effects of the social and economic systems on the lives of these women - their status on the job, their family relationships and values, and the socialization process to which they are subjected.

Title: Dream of a free country [motion picture] : a message from Nicaraguan women / directed by Kathleen Shannon and Ginny Stikeman. Publication info: [Montreal] : National Film Board of Canada, 1984. Physical descrip: 2 film reels (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm.

Abstract: Focuses on the women of Nicaragua who helped overthrow the Somoza dictatorship in 1979 and are continuing the struggle for social and political change. Nicaraguan women speak out about their involvement in the military grass roots organizations, legislature, healthcare, literacy campaign, etc.

Title: Dreams ensnared [videorecording] : the Dominican migration to New York / Isla Films ; directed by Sonia Fritz ; produced by Elaine Torres. Publication info: [New York] : Cinema Guild [distributor], 1994. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (21 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Credits: Music, Carlos Camunas ; photography, Jaime Costas. Performer: Narrator, Cristina Soler.

Abstract: Focuses on the problems confronting Dominican immigrants in New York and their reasons for coming to the United States.

Title: Dulce Patria [motion picture] = Sweet country / director, Juan-Andres Racz. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : First Run/Icarus Films, c1986. Physical descrip: 2 film reels (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm. Credits: Camera, Juan Enrique Forch ; editor, Morcelo Navarro.

Abstract: Up to date survey of Chile today. Political activists, leaders of labor, priests, and students provide a vision of the many facets of the struggle against dictatorship.

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Title: El Salvador: another Vietnam [motion picture] Catalyst Media ; produced/directed by Glenn Silber, Tete Vasconcellos. Publication info: New York : Icarus Films, c1981. Physical descrip: 1 film reel (50 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 16 mm. Credits: Editor, Deborah Shaffer ; narration, Claudia Vianello; narrator, Mike Farrell ; music, Wendy Blackstone, Bernardo Palombo.

Abstract: Examining the parallels between U.S. military involvement in Southeast Asia and present-day El Salvador, the film recounts the origins of the conflict in El Salvador and follows subsequent developments through May 1981.

Title: The Emperor Jones [videorecording] / United Artists Corporation ; directed by Dudley Murphy. Publication info: [S.l. : s.n., 1980?] Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (VHS) (72 min.) : sd., bandw ; 1/2 in. Credits: Screenplay, Du-Bose Heyward ; incidental music composed and directed, Frank Tours. Cast: Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges, Frank Wilson.

Abstract: A drama in which an ambitious Negro man deposes the local ruler of a seldom-frequented Caribbean island and declares himself emperor.

Title: Empire upon the trails [videorecording] / a co-production of Insignia Films and WETA-TV, Washington in association with Florentine Films and Time-Life Video and Television ; directed by Stephen Ives ; producers, Stephen Ives, Jody Abramson, Michael Kantor. Publication info: Alexandria, VA : PBS Video, c1996. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (87 min.) : sd., col. and bandw ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (The West ; Episode 2) Credits: Executive producer, Ken Burns ; writers, Geoffrey C. Ward, Dayton Duncan ; photography, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore ; editor, Richard Hankin ; music, Matthias Gohl ; consultant, Geoffrey C. Ward. Performer: Narrator, Peter Coyote.

Abstract: In the early 1800's, no one knew who would control the seemingly infinite spaces of the West but hopeful Americans moved onward toward "Manifest Destiny," as they determined to make the West their own. Mountain men, such as Joe Meek, found more adventure than profit as they searched for furs. Missionaries such as Narcissa Whitman traveled West along with others who tried their luck on the Oregon Trail while in Mexican Texas, Sam Houston carved out his own independent republic.

Title: The excavations at La Venta (Motion picture) Regents of the University at California. Made by Motion Picture Production, University of California. Publication info: Produced and distributed by University Extension, University of California. [1963] Physical descrip: 29 min. sd. color. 16 mm.

Abstract: Reviews the large scale excavations of the Olmec site of La Venta begun in 1955. Includes a study of the earlier investigations in 1942 and 1943, with representative examples of primitive sculptures, carvings, and constructions found at the excavation site.

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Title: The Fall of the Maya [videorecording] / a presentation of Films for the Humanities and Sciences ; ARKIOS Production ; in association with the Archaeological Institute of America at Boston University ; and the Learning Channel ; director, Marianna Edmunds ; scriptwriter, Pierre Charbonneau; editor, Francois Valcour. Publication info: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1993. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (23 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Director of photography, Rodney Gibbons ; music, Daniel A. Vermette. Performer: John Rhys-Davis, Albert Jordan, narrators.

Abstract: The mystery of the Maya civilization is explained through the archaeological findings of an ancient city in the Honduras' jungle.

Title: Fire from the mountain [motion picture] / directed by Deborah Schaffer ; produced by Adam Friedson, Deborah Schaffer. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : First Run/Icarus Films, c1987. Physical descrip: 1 film reel (58 min.) : sd., col. and bandw ;16 mm. Credits: Music, Charlie Haden ; camera, Frank Pineda ; editor, Gini Reticker.

Abstract: View of recent Nicaraguan history, the Sandinista revolt against the Samoza government, and the impact of U.S. policy on the development of the country.

Title: Fire in the mind [videorecording] : revolutions and revolutionaries / a production of WGBH Boston and Central Television Enterprises for Channel 4, UK ; directed by Marc De Beaufort, Campos Yezid. Publication info: S. Burlington, Vt. : The Annenberg/CPB Collection, c1993. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Americas ; 9) Credits: Editor, James Rutenbeck. Narrator: Raul Julia.

Abstract: As Latin American countries struggle to come to terms with their problems, many demand fundamental structural change -- revolution. This program focuses on revolutions in two countries: El Salvador and Peru.

Title: Five centuries later [videorecording] / a co-production of the National Film Board of Canada and the Canadian International Development Agency ; produced by Jacques Vallee ; written and directed by German Gutierrez. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : First Run Icarus Films, 1992. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (ca. 54 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Research, German Gutierrez ; photography, Martin Leclerc ; editing, Suzanne Allard ; consultant, Dario Pulgar ; music, Jimmy Tanaka ; text, Carmen Garcia ; English translation, Janet Chapman. Narrator: Bob Harding.

Abstract: Presents a look at the native Indians of Latin America, their social and economic struggle for dignity and the right to live better lives. Describes the farming methods, crops, and the recent attempts at acquiring more land.

Title: The Five suns [videorecording] : a sacred history of Mexico / University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning ; a film by Patricia Amlin ; producer/director, Patricia Amlin. Publication info: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Extension Center for Media and Independent Learning, c1996. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Primary consultant, Karl Taube; script, Lourdes Portillo ; editor, Jennifer Chinlumol ; camera, Martha Gorzycky ; music, Mazatl Galindo, Todd Boekelheide. Performer: Narrator, Luis Valdez.

Abstract: An animated depiction of the creation myth of 16th century native Mexicans influenced by the Codex Borgia and Codex Bonbonicus.

Title: Flora Purim, Airto, Latin Jazz Allstars at the Queen Mary Jazz Festival [videorecording] / [presented by] De'Jonn Productions in association with CCR Video Corporation ; produced by John Parham, Martin Green ; directed by Martin Green. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : V.I.E.W. Video, c1988. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (V.I.E.W. Video jazz series) Contents: Xequere -- Birimbao solo -- Capoeira with the Batucaje Dancers -- Flora's fling -- Humbi-humbi -- Scat . . . man -- Shoulder with Joe Farrell -- Light as a feather. Performer: Flora Purim, vocals ; Airto, drums and percussion ; Latin Jazz Allstars ; Joe Farrell, saxophone ; The Batucaje Dance Troupe.

Title: Flowers for Guadalupe [videorecording] / Filmakers Library, Inc. ; by Judith Gleason with the collaboration of the Colectivo Feminista de Xalapa and Elisa Mereghetti. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Filmakers Library, 1995. Credits: Editors, Sandra Degiuli, Danilo Grossi ; director of photography, Marco Mensa ; music, Rosa Martha Zarate. Performer: Virginia Rambal, narrator.

Abstract: This film explores the importance of the Virgin of Guadalupe as a liberating symbol for Mexican women today.

Title: The Frescoes of Diego Rivera [videorecording] / a Films Incorporated Company ; Founders Society, Detroit Institute of Arts, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes/Secretaria de Educación Publica (Mexico)/Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores ; produced by Michael Camerini, Inc., Francis Thompson, Inc. ; in collaboration with Stanton L. Catlin; director, Michael Camerini ; editor, Paul Marcus. Publication info: Detroit, Mich. : Founders Society, Detroit Institute of Arts ; Concord, Mass. : Home Vision[distributor], c1986. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (36 min.) ; sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Portrait of an artist (Series)) Credits: Written by Michel Camerini, Stanton L. Catlin ; research, Janice Pitt. Performer: Michael Moriarity, narrator.

Abstract: Explores Rivera's evolution as an artist, his use of the fresco technique, and his politics. Looks at the murals Rivera created for public buildings in the U.S. and Mexico. These frescoes unite themes of nature and revolution, drawing a parallel between the evolution of life and the struggle for human dignity.

Title: Frida [videorecording] / Clasa Films Mundiales; produced by Manuel Barbachano Ponce ; directed by Paul Leduc. Publication info: Los Angeles, Calif. : Connoisseur Video, 1985, c1989. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Written by Paul Leduc and Jose Joaquin Blanco ; photographed by Alejandro Luna. Cast: Ofelia Medina, Juan Jose Gurrola, Salvador Sanchez, Max Kerlow, Claudio Brook.

Abstract: On her deathbed artist Frida Kahlo conjures up images and memories of her life as a painter, revolutionary and woman of the world.

Title: Frida Kahlo, 1910-1954 [videorecording] / a Films Incorporated Co. ; an RM Arts Production ; a film by Eila Hershon, Roberto Guerra, and Wibke Von Bonin ; production, Mexico, Henriqueta de la Garza ; edited by Caroline Emmonds. Publication info: Munich, Germany : RM Arts, c1983. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (62 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Portrait of an artist (Series)) Credits: Commentary by Hayden Herrera ; music, Ballet Folklorico Nacional Aztlan. Performer: Sada Thompson, narrator.

Abstract: An examination of the life, paintings and self-portraits of the 20th century Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo. Investigates the connections between Frida's background and experiences, including a severe physical injury and her marriage to Diego Rivera, and her art.

Title: From the ashes-- Nicaragua today [motion picture] / International Women's Film Project, Inc. ; producers, Helena Solberg Ladd and Glen Silber ; director, Helena Solberg Ladd. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : Document Associates, 1982, c1981. Physical descrip: 1 film reel (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm.

Abstract: A portrayal of Nicaragua since the 1979 Sandinista victory over the Samoza dictatorship, using archival, newsreel, and television footage. Traces the history of U.S. intervention in Nicaraguan affairs with descriptive footage of various facets of life in Nicaragua today as experienced by one family transformed by the revolution.

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Title: Gabriel García Márquez [videorecording] : magic and reality / Films for the Humanities ; producer, Harold Mantell ; director, Ann Christina Navarro. Publication info: Princeton, NJ : Films for Humanities, 1982. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

Abstract: Presents a literary biography of Gabriel García Márquez, the Colombian novelist and Nobel prize winner, through conversations with the author, his friends, and his critics. Examines the course of García Márquez's life, the source of his plots and characters, and the forces that have engendered his narrative style. Traces his so-called magical realism, a blending of the real and the fantastic, to the cultural diversity of the Caribbean. Explores the history of Colombia.

Title: The Garden of forking paths [videorecording] / a production of WGBH Boston and Central Television Enterprises for Channel 4, UK ; produced by David Ash, Andrés Di Tella ; written and directed by David Ash. Publication info: S. Burlington, VT. : Annenberg/CPB Collection, c1993. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Credits: Editor, Andrea Williams ; camera, Terry Hopkins ; theme music composed and arranged by Juan Luis Guerra; series editor, Adriana Bosch. Narrator: Raul Julia.

Abstract: Looks at Argentina today and its history.

Title: Gene hunters [videorecording] / producer, Luke Holland ; directed by Ian Taylor ; produced in association with the Television Trust for the Environment ; a ZEF Productions Ltd. film for Channel 4. Publication info: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1995, c1994. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Credits: Music, Rosalie Coopman ; camera, Brian Sewell, Tom Ingle, Robert Elfstrom ; editor, John Street. Performer: Narrator, Sandra Clark.

Abstract: Filmed among isolated forest, desert, and mountain tribes in South America and in high-tech laboratories in the United States, this program tells the controversial story of an ambitious scientific enterprise to collect the DNA of native peoples Worldwide, before they disappear forever.

Title: Get up stand up [videorecording] : problems of sovereignty / a production of WGBH Boston and Central Television Enterprises for Channel 4, UK ; written, produced and directed by Marc De Beaufort. Publication info: S. Burlington, Vt. : The Annenberg/CPB Collection, c1993. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Americas ; 8) Credits: Editor, James Rutenbeck. Narrator: Raul Julia.

Abstract: A small Caribbean nation, Jamaica, has difficulty being truly sovereign when facing the power of multinational companies and the United States. Criminal threats to Columbia's sovereignty are also examined.

Title: Grenada revisited [videorecording] : lessons for today/ produced by Center for Defense Information ; WHMM ; America's Defense Monitor ; producer, Sanford Gottlieb. Publication info: Washington, D.C. : Center for Defense Information, 1991. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Series producer, Mark Sugg. Performer: Admiral Gene La Rocque, host ; Sanford Gottlieb, narrator.

Abstract: A look at Grenada seven years after the U.S. invasion, in 1983.

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Title: H2 worker [videorecording] / produced and directed by Stephanie Black. Publication info: [S.l.] : First Run Features; : Valley Filmworks, c1990. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (70 min.) : sd., col. With bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. + guide (16 p.) Credits: Cinematographer, Maryse Alberti ; editor, John Mullen; assistant producer, Jean Casella.

Abstract: Each year 10,000 Caribbean men are selectively chosen by American sugar corporations to harvest sugar cane for six months in Florida under temporary "H-2" visas. "H-2 worker" is a film exposing the brutal, systematic exploitation of Jamaican guest workers by the Florida sugar cane industry.

Title: Haiti [videorecording] : killing the dream / WNYC producer, Hart Perry ; directed by Babeth, Katharine Kean, Hart Perry and Rudi Stern. Publication info: [South Burlington, VT] : Crowing Rooster Productions, c1992. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Haiti dreams of democracy ; pt. 3) Credits: Creative consultant/senior editor, Marc Levin ; editors, Emmett B. Connolly, Dana Heinz, Ken Kobland ; original music, Manno Charlemayne and Ram ; music, Boukman Eksperyans ; director of photography, Hart Perry ; photographer, Carol Halebian. Narrator: Ossie Davis.

Abstract: Ossie Davis narrates this unique perspective on the events in Haiti following the military coup of 1991. The program includes interviews with exiled President Jean Bertrand Astride and his cabinet, dissident clergy, underground resistance leaders, U.S. State Department officials, and a cross-section of the Haitian people.

Title: Harvest of peace [videorecording] = Cosecha para la paz / directed and edited by Robbie Leppzer. Publication info: [Amherst, MA : Turning Point Productions, 1985]. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Producer, Lisa Berger ; camera, Robbie Leppzer. Narrator: Henry Lyman, Rocio Costa.

Abstract: Documentary about the Americans who have travelled to Nicaragua to help in the harvest, as a gesture of peace and support for the Nicaraguan government.

Title: The Havana [videorecording]/ directed by Ralf Breier and Uwe Kersken ; producers, Uwe Kersken, Gerd V. Richtofen ; produced by Gruppe 5 Filmproduktion GmbH. Publication info: Harrington Park, N.J. : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Credits: Camera, Jorg Jeshel, Henning Jessel ; editors, Carry Breys, Christel Fomm ; music, Paul Shigihara. Performer: Narration, Ian Cummings, Jan Klingemann.

Abstract: Discusses the intricate process of cultivation, production, and sale of Cuban cigars through interviews with and footage of people at all of its stages from the poor Cuban workers who produce the cigars to the elite European and American connoisseurs who prize them.

Title: Havana Nagila [videorecording] : the Jews In Cuba / produced by Evan Garelle ; written and directed by Laura Paull. Publication info: Modesto, CA : Schnitzki and Stone Video Journalism, c1995. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (56 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Credits: Edited by Vicente Franco. Performer: Narrator, Isabel Alegría.

Abstract: This video documentary traces the history and presence of the Jewish community in Cuba. Through archival material and interviews this film explores the impact of the 1959 Revolution, what it has been like for the five percent of the original community that has lived through these three and a half decades under Castro, the phenomenon of the community's recent resurgence, and the international issues that affect its future.

Title: Haves and have-nots [videorecording] / a production of WGBH/Boston and Central Independent Television/England in association with NHK/Japan ; written, produced and edited by Sue Crowther. Publication info: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Intellimation[distributor], 1989, c1988. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series: (War and peace in the nuclear age ; 8) Series: (Annenberg/CPB collection) Credits: Senior producer, Elizabeth Deane ; executive producer, Zvi Dor-Ner. Narrator: Gene Galusha.

Abstract: The relationship between nuclear power and nuclear weapons proliferation is the focus on this program. It considers the motivation of Third World countries to develop nuclear weapons and reviews efforts to halt their spread.

Title: Home is struggle [videorecording] : historias paralelas / produced and directed by Marta Noemi Bautis. Publication info: New York, NY : Women Make Movies, 1991. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (37 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Editors, Cynthia Meyers, Kelly Anderson, Nancy Perez ; camera, Alfredo Bejar ... [et al.].

Abstract: Explores the lives of women who have immigrated to the United States from different Latin American countries for very different reasons, economic and political. In sharing their stories they present an absorbing picture of the construction of Latina identity and the immigrant experience.

Title: Home of the brave [videorecording] / directed and produced by Helena Solberg Ladd. Publication info: New York, N.Y.: Cinema Guild, c1984. Physical descrip: 1 videorecording (54 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Editor and associate producer, Melanie Maholick ; writer, David Meyer. Narrator: Ilka Tanya Payan.

Abstract: The social conditions of Native American peoples today and their conflicts with modern civilization and governments.

Title: La hora de los hornos (The hour of the furnaces): Neo-colonialism and violence (Motion picture) Grupo Cine Liberacion, 1968. Publication info: Released by Cinema Tercio Mundo, New York. Physical descrip: 120 min. sd. bandw. 16 mm.

Abstract: A documentary film which deals with violence, neo-colonialism, and liberation of the peoples of Argentina in the period 1967-1968.

Title: The Hunt for Pancho Villa [videorecording] / the American Experience ; with David McCullough ; produced by Hector Galan and Paul Espinosa ; directed by Hector Galan ; edited by Sandra Adair. Publication info: Boston, Mass. : WGBH Educational Foundation, c1993. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (56 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Credits: Telescript, Paul Espinosa ; story by Hector Galan and Paul Espinosa ; cinematography, Lee Daniel ; original music, Ben Taverna King. Performer: David McCullough, host ; Linda Hunt, narrator.

Abstract: The story of the "Punitive Expedition" into Mexico that failed to capture Pancho Villa and brought the United States and Mexico to the brink of war.

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Title: I A-Kuba [videorecording] = I am Cuba / Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorcese present a Milestone Film Release ; a joint production between Mosfilm (USSR) and ICAIC (Cuba) ; director, Mikhail Kalatozov; script by Yeutushenko and Enrique Pineda Barnet. Publication info: New York: Milestone Film and Video, c1995. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (141 min.) : sd., bandw. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Director of photography, Sergei Urusevkii ; music, Carlos Farinas. Cast: Sergio Corrieri, Salvador Vud, José Gallardo, Raúl Garcia.

Abstract: A series of vignettes illustrates the extremes of wealth and poverty, the exploitation, and the passions that led to the Cuban Revolution.

Title: Icemen of Chimborazo [videorecording] / directed by Gustavo Guayasamin. Publication info: New York, NY : First Run/Icarus Films, [198-] Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (21 min.) : sd., col. ; ˝ in. Credits: Written by Gustavo and Igor Guayasamin.

Abstract: Explores the economic and social situation of the Indian peasants of Chimborazo, located in the Andes Mountains, in rural Ecuador, who climb high into the mountains once a week to cut ice from the snowcaps.

Title: La Ilusión viaja en tranvía [videorecording] = Illusion travels by streetcar / Clasa Films Mundiales; una producción de Armando Orive Alba ; dirección de Luis Buñuel. Publication info: Los Angeles, CA : Connoisseur Video Collection ; Knoxville, TN : World Video [distributor], c1991. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., bandw ; 1/2 in. Credits: Screenplay, Mauricio de la Serna, José Revueltas ; photography, Raúl Martínez Solares ; art direction, Edward Fitzgerald ; music, Luis Hernandez Breton ; editor, Jorge Bustos. Cast: Lilia Prado, Carlos Navarro, Fernando Soto(Mantequilla).

Abstract: After restoring an antiquated streetcar, two men learn that the vehicle will be taken out of commission. They decide to take one last drive in which they pick up an unusual array of passengers. The picaresque adventures take the form of a Mexican "Alice in Wonderland" with elements of political, social, and religious satire expressedin the form of a delightful fairy tale.

Title: In good hands [videorecording] : culture and agriculture in the Lacandon Rainforest / directed by Jaime Kibben ; produced by Steve Bartz and Jaime Kibben ; in cooperation with Conservation International. Publication info: [S.l.] : Wizard Twins ; Oakland, Calif. : Video Project [distributor], c1993. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (27 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Interpreter, Mark Griffin. Performer: Hosted by James Nations.

Title: In search of the lost world. [Motion picture] / Made by MGM Documentary. Publication info: [Wilmette, Ill.] : Films, Inc., c1972. Physical descrip: 2 reels, 52 min. : sd., col. ; 16 mm.

Abstract: Traces the origins of lost Mayan, Aztec, and Incan civilizations. Includes information on their development, how and why they perished, and the artifacts they left which archeologists today use to piece together their story.

Title: In the name of the people [motion picture] / Pan American Films ; director/editor, Frank Christopher. Publication info: San Diego : Cinewest, c1984. Physical descrip: 2 film reels (75 min.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm. Credits: Producers, Alex W. Drehsler, Frank CHristopher; writer, Alex W. Drehsler ; original music, Lanuza. Narrator: Martin Sheen.

Abstract: On Feb. 22, 1982, four filmmakers from the United States went to El Salvador, spending nearly 6 weeks recording the history and conditions of civilian revolution against the government. The film features certain key people in one civilian "troop." The stories and footage bring the atrocities of the situation to life.

Title: In women's hands [videorecording] : the changing roles of women / a production of WGBH Boston and Central Television Enterprises for Channel 4, UK ; written, produced and directed by Rachel Field, Juan Mendelbaum. Publication info: S. Burlington, Vt. : The Annenberg/CPB Collection, c1993. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Americas ; 5) Credits: Editor, Michal Goldman ; sound, Lisa Schnall. Narrator: Raul Julia

Abstract: This program focuses on the women of Chile and how political and social changes since the 1970's have changed the traditional role of women.

Title: The Incas [videorecording] / Public Broadcasting Associations, Inc. ; producer, Anna Benson-Gyles. Publication info: Alexandria, Va. : PBS Video, c1988. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Odyssey) Credits: Cinematography, Boyd Estus, Bestor Cramm ; editor, David Gladwell, Stewart Austin. Performer: Narrator, Tony Kahn ; Spanish chroniclers narrated by Frank Marreno.

Abstract: Examines the history, culture and technological achievements of the Incas, the 16th century South American civilization. Includes the work of three archaeologists currently excavating in Peru for clues to the Incas way of life.

Title: Inframundo [videorecording] : entrevista con Juan Rulfo. Publication info: Hanover, NH : Ediciones del Norte, c1983. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Espejo de escritores) Credits: Productores, Robert Warren, P.J. Chvany ; musica, Jon Appleton, Frank Janney.

Abstract: In an unusual interview with Silvia Fuentes, Juan Rulfo talks about his childhood and family in the context of the Mexican Revolution. In this way he shows the deepest roots and particular of the Mexican people. He tells how the various jobs he had, when he was young, took him from one end of his country to the other, discovering places and people which he later used in his fiction. He gives us the ideas which were the basis for "Pedro Páramo". He reads from that great novel and from his most important story"El llano en llamas".

Title: Interview with President Salvador Allende (Motion picture) Produced by Dove Films. Publication info: Released by New Yorker Films [197-] Physical descrip: 31 min. sd. color. 16 mm.

Abstract: In an interview with Saul Landau, President Salvador Allende, of Chile, talks about his country and his presidency.

Title: Inventing reality [videorecording] / produced by Michael Grant and Richard Meech. Publication info: Alexandria, VA : PBS Video, 1/2 in. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series: (Millennium : tribal wisdom and the modern world) Credits: Written by Adrian Malone ; series created by Richard Meech and Michael Grant ; music by Hans Zimmer ; research, Victor Barac ; editors, Robert Lower, Michael Fuller. Performer: Host/anthropological advisor, David Maybury-Lewis.

Abstract: We are shown how in Mexico and Canada the certainties of science can combine with natural conceptions of physical disease both in the tribal world of the shaman and in the thinking of modern medical science.

Title: An Island in America. [Motion picture] Anti-defamation League of B'nai B'rith, 1972. Publication info: Made by DMS Productions. Physical descrip: 28 min. sd. color. 16 mm.

Abstract: A profile of Puerto Rican communities on the mainland, including an account of social, cultural, and economic conditions set against a background of the history of the island of Puerto Rico. Emphasizes new concepts in the education of Puerto Rican children, particularly the teaching of English as a second language includes views of Congressman Herman Badillo, Joseph Monserrat, and other representatives of the Puerto Rican community.

Title: Isle of flowers [videorecording] / directed by Jorge Furtado ; produced by Nora Goulart. Publication info: New York, NY : First Run/Icarus Films, 1990. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (ca. 13 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Narrator: Paulo José.

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Title: Kings of the jungle [videorecording] : the story of Claudio and Orlando Villas Boas / Argonaut Productions; edited, produced and directed by Chris Christophe. Publication info: Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films, Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (51 min.) : sd., col. with bandw Inc., c1992. sequences ; 1/2 in. Credits: Photography, Brian Sewell ; music, Al Lethbridge. Performer: David Munro. Narrator: Voice of Claridio Villas Boas, David Ashford ; voice of Orlando Villas Boas, Eric Flynn.

Abstract: In 1943 the Boas brothers journeyed into the unexplored region of the southern Amazon. Their mission was to build a web of airstrips, connected by roads, to open up the jungle. Later they spent 30 years trying to defend the native people's rights and to save their land.

Title: Kiss of the spider woman [videorecording] / Island Alive presents ; H.B. Filmes presents ; a film by Hector Babenco ; written by Leonard Schrader ; produced by David Weisman. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : PolyGram Video , c1985. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Art director, Clovis Bueno ; music, John Neschling ; director of photography, Rodolpho Sanchez ; edited by Mauro Alice Cast: William Hurt, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga.

Abstract: In a prison cell somewhere in Latin America, Molina and Valentin have only one thing in common-- they are both victims of society. This is the complex story of the relationship that develops between two men with radically different perspectives on life.

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Title: The Last supper [motion picture] / Cuban Institute for Art and Film ; directed by T.G. Alea. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : Unifilm, [1977] Physical descrip: 3 film reels (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm. Credits: Editor, Nelson Rodriguez. Cast: Nelson Villagra, Silvano Rey, Luis Alberto Garcia.

Abstract: Dramatizes the mixture of Catholicism and slavery which led to a slave revolt in a Havana sugar mill at the end of the 18th century.

Title: Leaving home [videorecording] / produced by Patrice O'Neill, Rhian Miller. Edition: Long version. Publication info: Oakland, Calif. : We Do the Work, [199-?] Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (We do the work ; show #301) Series Title: (Working in America) Credits: Post-production director, Bob Laird ; edited by Bob Laird, Alex Jonsson ; camera, Gary Mercer ; outreach coordinator, Penelope Whitney ; development director, Erica Rau ; musicians, Jon Frommer ... [et al.]. Narrator: Ned Beatty.

Abstract: Examines the Mexico-U.S. Free Trade Agreement by looking at how workers on both sides of the border have been affected by the maquiladora program. Economists, free trade advocates, and Latino community leaders debate on the future of free trade.

Title: Legacy of the Incas [videorecording] / Terra-X; a Films for the Humanities and Sciences presentation ; produced by Gottfried Kirchner ; edited by Christine Bauer. Publication info: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c1990. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (42 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Lost civilizations (Princeton, N.J.)) Credits: Camera, Wolfgang Kleist, Jens Shumann, Jochim Sidler.

Abstract: An exploration of the ruins left behind by the Incas, and of ideas on what their civilization was like.

Title: The life and death of Frida Kahlo : as told to David and Karen Crommie. Motion picture / David Crommie and Karen Crommie. Publication info: Berkeley, Calif. : Serious Business Co., 1975? Physical descrip: 1 reel, 38 min. : sd., col. ; 16 mm.

Abstract: Reconstructs the life, career, and final demise of Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo, through the reminiscences of friends and acquaintances.

Title: Little injustices [videorecording] : Laura Nader looks at the law / Public Broadcasting Associates. Publication info: Washington, D.C. : PBS Video [distributor], c1988. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (59 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Odyssey) Credits: Produced by Terry Kay Rockefeller ; editor, Adrienne Miesner. Narrator: Jacqueline Judd.

Abstract: Anthropologist Laura Nader narrates this cross-cultural study of institutionalized conflict resolution. Shows how, in a remote Mexican village, face-to-face conflict among a small population demands swift and effective redress for injustices, while in the United States consumers with defective products are lost in a morass of frustrating claims, slow and costly legal action, ineffective public agencies, and unresponsive corporate entities.

Title: Lucia. [Motion picture] / produced by Cuban Film Institute. Publication info: New York : Tricontinental Film Center, [197-?], made1969. Physical descrip: 4 reels, 160 min. : sd., col. ; 16 mm. Credits: CREDITS: Director, Humberto Solas. Performer: CAST: Raquel Revuelta, Eslinda Nuñez, and Adela Legra are Lucia in 1895, 1935, and the 1960's respectively.

Abstract: Set during three periods in Cuban history, the film portrays three different Lucia's, emphasizing each Lucia's role as a woman in the social milieu of the period.

Title: Luisa Valenzuela [videorecording] : desenmascaramientos / productor ejecutivo, Frank Janney ; entrevista, Sharon Magnarelli ; producido por Bridge St. Productions, Boston, MA. Publication info: Hanover, NH : Ediciones del Norte, c1986. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (70 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Espejo de escritores) Credits: Camara, Michael Chvany, Mike Neopolitan ; musica, Andrew Mazzone.

Abstract: Sharon Magnarelli interviews Argentine writer Luisa Valenzuela.

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Title: Las Madres [motion picture] = The Mothers of Plaza De Mayo / produced and directed by Susana Muñoz and Lourdes Portillo. Publication info: [San Francisco, Calif.] : Film Arts Foundation, c1985. Physical sequences ; descrip: 1 film reel (75 min.) : sd., col. with bandw16 mm. Credits: Writers, Nina Serrano, Ying Ying Wu, Lourdes Portillo; editing, Susana Muñoz, Irving Saraf, Yasha Aginsky. Narrator: Carmen Zapata.

Abstract: In 1977, the darkest year of the military dictatorship in Argentina, fourteen ordinary women began to march. They risked their lives, defying the law prohibiting public meetings, by marching before the Presidential palace in Buenos Aires, in the Plaza de Mayo, demanding to know the whereabouts of their missing children. These middle-aged and elderly women, without formal political education, sparked both an Argentinian national movement and an international campaign for the release of all "disappeared" persons.

Title: Magical death. [Motion picture] Napoleon A. Chagnon. Publication info: Released by Psychological Cinema Register, Pennsylvania State University, 1973. Physical descrip: 28 min. sd. color. 16 mm.

Abstract: Relates the religious activities of a political leader and shaman from a village in Venezuela to the political and social organization in a Yanomamo Indian group.

Title: A Man, a plan, a canal, Panama [videorecording] / WGBH Boston in association with the British Broadcasting Corporation for Nova ; produced and directed by Carl Charlson. Publication info: Northbrook, Ill. : Coronet Film and Video, 1987. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. + 1 teacher's guide ([2]) p.) Series: (Nova) Credits: Written by David McCullough ; cinematography, Martin Bell ; music composed by Mason Daring. Performer: Presented by David McCullough.

Abstract: Construction of the 50-mile canal across the Isthmus of Panama took 33 years and cost the United States and France more than $600 million and over 25,000 lives. However, by the time it was completed, the canal was recognized as the engineering marvel of its day.

Title: A Man called Bee [videorecording] : studying the Yanomamo [sic] / a film by Napoleon A. Chagnon

and Timothy Asch. Publication info: [Somerville, Mass.] : Documentary Educational Resources, 1974. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (43 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Photography, Timothy Asch ; edited by Frank Galvin ; script, translation, and additional photography, Napoleon Chagnon ; sound, Craig Johnson.

Abstract: Provides basic anthropological field data on the Yanoama Indians of southern Venezuela and describes the field methods used by anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon by following him as he collects this data.

Title: A Man, when he is a man [videorecording] / directed by Valeria Sarmiento. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : Women Make Movies, 1982. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (66 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Leo De La Barra, photography ; Clauclio Martinez, editor.

Abstract: Set in Costa Rica, illuminates the social climate and cultural traditions which nurture "machismo" and allow the domination of women to flourish in Latin America.

Title: Manos a la Obra [motion picture] : the story of Operation Bootstrap / Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos, City University of New York ; producers and directors, Pedro A. Rivera and Susan Zeig.

Publication info: New York, NY : Cinema Guild, 1983. Physical descrip: 1 film reel (59 min.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm.

Abstract: A documentary on Puerto Rico's "Operation Bootstrap," an economic development plan undertaken in the1950s which was to attract U.S. capital and serve as a model for the Americas. Using newsreels, archival photographs, and excerpts from government propaganda films, examines the background and many problematic issues posed by the plan.

Title: Maya lords of the jungle [videorecording] / Public Broadcasting Associates, Inc. ; written, produced and directed by John Angier. Publication info: Alexandria, VA : PBS Video, 1988. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (59 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Odyssey) Credits: Production manager, Felipe Borrero ; cinematographer, Peter Hoving ; editor, David Berenson ; animation, Jed Schwartz. Narrator: Richard Provost.

Abstract: Studies Mayan archaeological sites in Mexico and Central America, including the architectural design and structure of the pyramids, and irrigation methods. Presents various speculations and theories as to why this civilization crumbled.

Title: Mayan voices [videorecording] : American lives / produced, directed and edited by Olivia Lucia Carrescia. Publication info: [United States?] : OLC Productions, c1994. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (55 min., 36 sec.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Credits: Cinematography, Vincent Galindez ; English voiceovers, Jose Garcia, Jorge Merced, Lucia Vail.

Abstract: Mayan refugees from Guatemala, escaping political repression at home, have fled to the United States. In the last 10 years, 5,000-6,000 Mayas have settled in a small town of 3500 residents, Indiantown, Fla. Presents a picture of the adjustment problems to a new country and a different culture through interviews with the Indian refugees and other townspeople.

Title: Memoirs of an everyday war [motion picture] / directed by Gaston Ancelovici, Jaime Barrios, Rene Davila. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : First Run/Icarus Films, c1986. Physical descrip: 1 film reel (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm. Credits: Producers, Gaston Ancelovici, Jaime Barrios ; Jaime Rojas, Pablo Salas ; editor, Hugo Molina camera, ; music arrangements, Rodrigo Villaseca. Narrator: Cynthia Brown.

Abstract: Presents the personal stories of four people whose lives reflect the 12-year confrontation between General Augusto Pinochet and many of Chile's citizens.

Title: Memorias de un Mexicano [videorecording] = Memories of a Mexican / un documento ... [por] Salvador Toscano ; [presentado por] Carmen Toscano. Publication info: Madera, Calif. : Madera Cinevideo Inc., Education Division [distributor], [1985?]. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (VHS) (45 min.) : sd., bandw ; 1/2 in. +1 teacher's guide.

Abstract: "A ... documentary - considered one of the first films ever produced in Mexico - on the key events and figures of the Mexican Revolution from 1904 to1924.... Capturing the flavor and reality of war-torn Mexico during one of the most important revolutions in Latin American history, 'Memorias' presents the political and military upheaval that shaped present-day Mexico using exclusive authentic footage. It also depicts the women's role in Mexico during this period."--Publisher's flyer.

Title: Memories of underdevelopment [videocassette] / directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. Publication info: [New York, NY : Dist. the by Center for Cuban Studies, 198-] Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (97 min.) :bsd., bandw ; 1/2 in. Credits: Music, Leo Brouwer ; photographer, Ramon Saurez; editor, Nelson Rodriguez. Cast: Sergio Corrieri, Daisy Granados, Eslinda Nunez, Beatriz Ponchora.

Abstract: A study of Cuban society before and after the revolution as seen through the eyes of a man who is a landlord and self-styled writer.

Title: Mexican-Americans: Viva la raza! [Motion picture] / CBS News. Publication info: Released by McGraw-Hill [1971] Physical descrip: 54 min. sd. bandw. 16 mm.

Abstract: Discusses the political and social problems of Mexican-Americans in the United States, in particular the grievances of Mexican-Americans in Los Angeles as voice by their leaders and by the people themselves.

Title: Mexico City [videorecording] / a presentation of the Films for the Humanities and Sciences ; a co-production of FR3 and Pathe Cinema ; with the participation of The Mexican Ministry of Public Education ; director, Rafael Castanedo. Publication info: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Inc., c1991. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (40 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series: (Great cities of the world: cradles and mirrors of civilizations) Credits: Camera, Leoncio Villarias ; assistant director, Walter de la Gala ; stage manager, Rosina Rivas ; editor, Jean-Jacques Andreani ; production manager, Cyril Grize ; English adaptation, Marianne Mantell.

Abstract: From Tenochtitlan to the development of what is probably the world's largest and most polluted city, this program tells the story of Mexico City and of Mexico itself--its people and its politics.

Title: Mexico. End of an era, 1982-1988[videorecording] / a production of WGBH Boston in association with the Blackwell Corporation ; produced and written by Huston Simmons. Publication info: [Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Educational Foundation ; Chicago, Ill. : Films Incorporated[distributor], 1988, c1989. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Credits: Editor, Lawrence Ross ; camera, Mark Gunning ; researcher, Eleanor Hall ; consultant, Enrique Krauze; executive producer, Austin Hoyt ; post-production director, Daniel McCabe ; translator, Carlos DeHostos. Narrator: Gene Galusha.

Abstract: In the 1980's Mexican leaders faced a crippling foreign debt, an economy in shambles, a devastating earthquake in Mexico City, and a people whose trust had been eroded by years of mismanagement. In 1988 opposition parties made historic gains in

Congress, thus ending the monopoly of power by the PRI(Partido Revolucionario Institucional), the party which had governed Mexico since 1929. Archival film footage and interviews with prominent politicians, writers, historians, and other leaders help tell the story in this two-part presentation, the third section of a three-part series on the history and politics of Mexico from 1910 to 1988.

Title: Mexico. From boom to bust, 1940-1982[videorecording] / a production of WGBH Boston in association with the Blackwell Corporation ; produced and written by Austin Hoyt. Publication info: [Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Educational Foundation ; Chicago : Films Incorporated [distributor], c1989. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Credits: Editor, Daniel McCabe ; co-producer, José Luis Ruiz ; camera, Mark Cunning ; researcher, Eleanor Hall; executive producer, Austin Hoyt. Narrator: Gene Galusha.

Abstract: Mexico's rising prosperity from the 1940's through the mid-1970's prompted a period of political stability. Excessive spending, corruption and a crisis in the oil industry, however, soon brought new economic problems and political unrest. Archival film footage and interviews with prominent politicians, writers, historians, and other leaders help tell the story in this two-part presentation, the second section of a three part series on the history and politics of Mexico from 1910 to 1988.

Title: Mexico. Revolution, 1910-1940 [videorecording] / a production of WGBH Boston in association with the Blackwell Corporation ; produced and written by Peter B. Cook. Publication info: Boston, Mass. : WGBH Educational Foundation ; Chicago, Ill. : Films Incorporated [distributor], 1988, c1989. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Credits: Editor, Julia Dixon Eddy ; camera, Mark Gunning; researcher, Eleanor Hall ; translator, Carlos de Hostos ; theme music, Sheldon Mirowitz, Ardys Flavelle; executive producer, Austin Hoyt. Narrator: Gene Galusha.

Abstract: The three decades of revolutionary turmoil from 1910 to 1940 spawned institutions and systems that have ruled Mexico until today. This program looks at the people and events that shaped Mexico's history in the first part of the 20th century. Rare archival film footage and interviews with prominent politicians, writers, historians, and other leaders help tell the story in the two-part presentation that forms the first section of a three part series on the history and politics of Mexico from 1910 to 1988.

Title: Mexico: the frozen revolution. [Motion picture] William Susman. Made in Mexico and Argentina. Publication info: Released in the U. S. by Tricontinental Film Center, 1971. Physical descrip: 60 min. sd. color. 16 mm.

Abstract: Portrays Mexico's state of underdevelopment, covering the years from 1910 to the 1970's.

Title: Miami Havana [videorecording] / [Presented by] Double Exposure and Television Latina ; a co-production for Channel 4 UK; directed by Estela Bravo ; produced by Sandy Balfour, Julio Alom. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : Cinema Guild, c1992. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in. Credits: Written by Ernesto Bravo ; edited by Ricardo Miranda ; camera, Rafael Ruiz ... [et al.] ; music, Pablo Milanes. Performer: Narration, Corinna Chute.

Abstract: This video discusses how the relationship between the United States and Cuba has affected Cuban families separated by the political conflict. It includes interviews of children from Cuban families and senior citizens in both the United States and Cuba.

Title: The Milagro beanfield war [videorecording] / directed and produced by Robert Redford ; co-producer, Charles Mulvehill. Publication info: Universal City, Calif. : MCA Home Video ; Philadelphia, PA : Movies Unlimited [distributor], c1988. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Screenplay, David Ward, John Nichols ; based on the novel by John Nichols ; music by Dave Grusini. Cast: Ruben Blades, Sonia Braga, Melanie Griffith, John Heard, Daniel Stem, Christopher Walken.

Abstract: When a Chicano handyman from the Milagro Valley decides to irrigate his small beanfield by "borrowing" some water from a large and potentially destructive development site, he unknowingly sets off a chain reaction that erupts into a humorous culture clash.

Title: Miracles are not enough [videorecording] : continuity and change in religion / a production of WGBH Boston and Central Television Enterprises for Channel 4, UK ; written, produced, and directed by Veronica L. Young. Publication info: S. Burlington, Vt. : The Annenberg/CPB Collection, c1993. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Americas ; 6) Credits:

Editor, Betty Ciccarelli. Narrator: Raul Julia.

Abstract: The Catholic church's power and influence in South America are reviewed along with todays demands for social changes. Situations are shown from Brazil and Nicaragua.

Title: Mirrors of the heart [videorecording] / a production of WGBH Boston and Central Television Enterprises for Channel 4, UK ; written, produced and directed by Lourdes Portillo. Publication info: S. Burlington, Vt. : Annenberg/CPB Collection, c1993. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Credits: Editor, Alexandra Anthony ; camera, Emiko Omori, Kyle Kibbe ; series editor, Adriana Bosch ; theme music composed and arranged by Juan Luis Guerra. Narrator: Raul Julia.

Abstract: By looking at indigenous people in Bolivia and race relations on Hispaniola, one learns the complexity of identity in Latin America.

Title: Miss Mary [videorecording] Added author: Bemberg, M. L., dir.

Title: Missing [videorecording] / Universal Pictures ; Polygram Pictures ; produced by Edward and Mildred Lewis ; directed by Costa-Gavras. Publication info: Universal City, Calif. : MCA Home Video ; Chicago : Facets [distributor], c1987. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Photography, Richard Aronovich ; editor, Francoise Bonnot ; music, Vangelis ; executive producers, Peter Guber, Jon Peters ; casting, Wally Nicita ; screenplay by Costa-Gavras and Donald Stewart. Cast: Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron and John Shea.

Abstract: Based on an actual event, the story involves the search by a wife and father for a young American writer and filmmaker who has disappeared during a South American military coup.

Title: The Mission [videorecording] / Warner Bros., Goldcrest and Kingsmere ; directed by Roland Joffe. Publication info: Burbank, Calif : Warner Home Video, [1987] Physical descrip: 1 videorecording (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Produced by Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam ; original story and screenplay by Robert Bolt ; photography, Chris Menges ; editor, Jim Clark ; music, Ennio Morricone. Cast: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Aidan Quinn.

Abstract: Based on a true incident, this film tells the story of a soldier and a priest who join forces to shield a South American Indian tribe from brutal subjugation by18th-century colonial empires.

Title: La Muerte de un burocrata [videorecording] = Death of a bureaucrat / produced by the Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematografia. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : Center for Cuban Studies, [198-] Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (85 min.) : sd., bandw ; 1/2 in. Credits: Directed by Tomas Gutierrez Alea ; screenplay by Alfredo del Cueto, Ramon F. Suarez, Tomas Gutierrez Alea ; music by Mano Gonzalez. Cast: Salvador Wood, Silvia Planas.

Abstract: A hilarious account of the tyranny of red tape in Cuba. The comedy begins with a sculptor who is buried with his union card. The widow needs his card to get her pension. A nephew is sent to get permission to exhume the body. A social satire.

Title: El Muerto [videorecording] = The Dead man / Aries Cinematográfica Argentina ; directed by Hector Olivera. Publication info: [S.l.] : Condor Video ; Fresno, CA : Distributed by Vid-Dimension, Inc., c1987. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (VHS) (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Coleccion literaria (Fresno, Calif.)) Credits: Written by Jorge Luis Borges ; produced by Fernando Ayala. Cast: Francisco Rabal, Thelma Biral, Juan Jose Camero.

Abstract: Traces the life of Benjamin Otalora. In nineteenth century South America, Otalora must flee Buenos Aires for killing a man. On his arrival in Montevideo, he meets the leader of a smuggling ring who takes him under his wings. As the aging gang leader takes sick however, Otalora covertly attempts to claim power within the ring.

Title: La Muralla verde [videorecording] = The green wall / written and directed by Armando Robles Godoy ; produced by Amaru Producciones Cinematograficas Del Peru. Publication info: [Chicago, Ill.] : Facets Video ; New York : Attera Films, Inc. [distributor], c1990. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Film editor, Atilio Rinaldi. Cast: Julio Alerman, Sandra Riva, Raul Martin.

Abstract: The story of a young settler who tries to escape the bureaucracy of life in Lima with his wife and son by starting a farm in the Peruvian jungle, only to experience more problems and setbacks.

Title: Museum of Modern Art of Latin America [videorecording] / Museum of Modern Art of Latin America, Organization of American States. Publication info: Washington, D.C. : Art Museum of the Americas, [1983]. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (15 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Performer: English narration, Renee Channey. Abstract: A documentary on the collection of the Museum of Modern Art of Latin America.

Title: Musica de ayer, de hoy, de siempre [videorecording] / El Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos. Publication info: [New York, NY : Distributed by the Center for Cuban Studies], [197-?]. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Contents: Barbarit Diez -- El Señor del Cornetin -- Concerto para tres pianos -- Tata Guines – Que levante la mano la guitarra -- Oiyara.

Abstract: Six short clips on past, present, and timeless Cuban music.

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Title: No les pedimos un viaje a la luna[videorecording]= We aren't asking for the moon / directed by Mari Carmen de Lara ; produced by Mari Carmen de Lara, Ma. Eugenia Tames. Publication info: New York, NY : [distributed by] First Run/Icarus Films, 1986. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (ca. 58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Photography, Maripi ; music, Eblen Marari.

Abstract: The collapse of a Mexican dressmaking factory during an earthquake causes the surviving dressmakers to become more aware of their common bond. The unsafe working conditions and exploitation by the factory owners are highlighted by the tragedy of the quake, instigating the dressmakers to form a union.

Title: El Norte [videorecording] / produced by Anna Thomas ; directed by Gregory Nava. Publication info: Farmington Hills, Mich. : CBS/Fox Video, 1984. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (141 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Photography, James Glennan. Cast: Zaide Silvia Gutierrez, David Villalpando, Ernesto Gómez Cruz.

Abstract: Beginning in the remote jungles of Guatemala, the film chronicles the lives of a brother and sister who, after their father is killed by government soldiers, strike out on a perilous journey to reach the"promised land" in the north, America. Once there, their troubles do not end, for they are"illegals" in an alien culture.

Title: Una Novia para David [videorecording] = A Girlfriend for David / directed by Orlando Rojas. Publication info: [New York, NY : Dist. by Center for Cuban Studies, 198-] Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (100 min.) : sd., co. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Edited by Nelson Rodriguez ; music by Pablo Milanes. Cast: Maria Isabel Diaz Lago ; Gorge Luiz Alvarez.

Abstract: A young Cuban begins an amourous pursuit of the high school beauty but finds himself falling prey to the honesty and charm of a less attractive girl.

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Title: La Ofrenda [videorecording] : the Days of the Dead / Direct Cinema LTD. presents ; a film by by Lourdes Portillo and Susana Muñoz ; written by Lourdes Portillo, Fenton Johnson, B. Ruby Rich ; edited by Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam. Publication info: Santa Monica, Calif. : Direct Cinema Ltd., c1989. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Credits: Cinematographers, Emiko Omori, Michael Chin, Steven Lighthill ; original music, Mark Adler. Performer: Carlos Baron, Rene Victor, narrators.

Abstract: In Mexico, on the first days of November, the dead come to visit the living. They are received and given offerings of their favorite food, flowers and momentos of their presence on earth. Special altars are erected and candlelight vigils are held in cemeteries. La Ofrenda takes a non-traditional look at this tradition, exploring the pre-Hispanic root of the Day of the Dead and observing its present day celebration in Mexico and the United States.

Title: Los olvidados (Motion picture) Ultramar Films, n.p., 1950. Publication info: Distributed in the U. S. by Macmillan Films. Physical descrip: 75 min. sd. bandw. 16 mm.

Abstract: A drama located in Mexico City in which a band of youths fight for survival from poverty and starvation.

Title: Only angels have wings [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures ; produced and directed by Howard Hawks. Publication info: Burbank, CA : RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, c1988. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (121 min.) : sd., b and w ; 1/2 in. Credits: Screenplay, Jules Farthman ; music, Dimitri Tiomkins ; film editor, Viola Lawrence ; photography, Joseph Walker. Cast: Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Richard Barthelmess, Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchele.

Abstract: Howard Hawks' film about mail pilots in a South American country. The film focuses on Hawks' somewhat Hemingwayesque concepts of professionalism and masculinity.

Title: Only the news that fits [videorecording] / Investigative Productions and The National Film Board of Canada, Ontario Centre ; producers, Harold Crooks, Jim Munro, Peter Raymont ; director, Peter Raymont. Publication info: New York, NY : First Run/Icarus Films, c1989. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Writers, Harold Crooks, Peter Raymont. Narrator: Elizabeth Gray.

Abstract: Describes press coverage following the Central American peace plan of 1987. Criticizes efforts of the government in the United States to influence coverage against the Sandinistas. Includes excerpts of press conferences and televised news reports.

Title: La Operación [videorecording] / produced and directed by Anna Maria Garcia. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : Cinema Guild, [1992] Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (ca. 40 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Credits: Cinematography, Tom Sigel ; editors, Peter Kiney, July Rabinovitz, Jorge Abello.

Abstract: As of 1980, Puerto Rico had the highest incidence of female sterilization in the world. The film argues that since ths 1930's, the American government's efforts to control the island's population by sterilizing its women, has served the business interests of American corporations located there.

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Title: Pablo Neruda, poet. [Motion picture] Produced by Peliculas Calao. Publication info: Distributed by Tricontinental Films, 1972. Physical descrip: 30 min. sd. bandw. 16 mm.

Abstract: An interview with Pablo Neruda at his home on Isla Negra, translated into English. He discusses his life, philosophy, and work. Includes selections from his poems.

Title: The Panama deception [videorecording] / an Empowerment production in association with Channel Four, London ; directed by Barbara Trent ; produced by Barbara Trent... [et al.]. Publication info: Los Angeles, CA. : Rhino Home Video ; Oakland, CA : Video Project [distributor], 1993. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Writer, editor, David Kasper ; camera, Michael Dobo, Manuel Becker ; music, Sting ... [et al.] Narrator: Elizabeth Montgomery.

Abstract: This provocative, opinionated film about the U.S. invasion of Panama in December, 1989 explores The political relationship between the two countries both before and after the military action. It criticizes the media for uncritically reporting the administration's version of the action. It claims that the American people were lied to about the action, the real purpose of which was to insure continued U.S. control of Panama and the canal.

Title: La Patagonia rebelde [videorecording] = Rebellion in Patagonia / produced by Fernando Ayala ; directed by Hector Olivera. Publication info: New York, NY : Cinema Guild [198-?]. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Screenplay, Osvaldo Bayer, Fernando Ayala, Hector Olivera ; director of photography, Victor Hugo Caula. Cast: Luis Brandoni, Federico Luppi, Pepe Soriano, Hector Alterio.

Abstract: Film based on actual historical events involving the brutal military suppression of a series of strikes by rural workers in the southernmost province of Argentina in the early 1920's.

Title: The Pearl [videorecording] / RKO Radio Productions presents, an F.A.M.A.-Aguila Films production ; screenplay, John Steinbeck, Emilio Fernandez and Jack Wagner ; producer, Oscar Dancigers ; director, Emilio Fernandez. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : MasterVision, [198-?] Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (105 min.) sd., bandw ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Master Vision arts series) Credits: Director of photography, Gabriel Figueroa ; art director, Javier Torres Torija ; film editor, Gloria Schoemann ; music, Antonio Diaz Conde. Cast: Pedro Armendariz, Maria Elena Marques.

Abstract: The story of a poor Mexican fisherman whose dreams of wealth are both realized and shattered.

Title: Pocomania: a little madness. [Motion picture] BBC-TV, London, 1968. Publication info: Released in the U.S. by Time-Life Films. Physical descrip: 22 min. sd. bandw. 16 mm.

Abstract: Describes Pocomaniacs, a cult group of Jamaica. Shows parts of their ritual, which includes hypnotic drumming and tromping, trances, and "speaking in tongues" as spirits take possession of them.

Title: Popol vuh [motion picture] : the sacred book of the Quiche Maya. Publication info: Berkeley, CA: University of California, Extension Media Center, c1986. Physical descrip: 1 film reel (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 16mm. Credits: Conceived, produced, scripted, and directed by Patricia Amlin. Narrator: Narrated by Tony Shearer.

Abstract: Introduction to the Maya and Maya creation of the world and its inhabitants.

Title: Portrait of Teresa [videorecording] / ICAIC, in cooperation with [the] Center for Cuban Studies; directed by Pastor Vega. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : New Yorker Video, [1990], c1979. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Story and screenplay, Pastor Vega and Ambrosio Fornet; music, Carlos Farinas. Cast: Daisy Granados, Adolfo Llaurado.

Abstract: Perhaps the most controversial film yet from Cuba. Teresa, a housewife and mother, works in a textile factory. Her involvement in political and cultural groups incurs the displeasure of her husband. The resulting difficulty in their marriage is depicted with compassion and it is the bond of sexual and emotional empathy which gives the film its intensity and anguish.

Title: Power, politics and Latinos [videorecording] / presented by NLCC and KCET Los Angeles ; a co-production of Galan Productions, Inc. and the National Latino Communications Center ; produced and directed by Hector Galan ; written by Luis Torres. Publication info: Los Angeles, Calif. : National Latino Comunications Center ; Alexandria, Va. : [Distributed by] PBS Video, c1992. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (56 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Credits: Editor, David J. DeWitt ; camera, Tom Taylor ; research, Jim Stoddard ; music composed and performed by Ben Tavera King and Alice Gomez. Narrator: Carmen Zapata.

Abstract: Presents the historical background of Latino efforts towards political awareness, participation and empowerment in the political arena.

Title: Puerto Rico - pais colonizado. (Motion picture) Produced by Jon Alpert [and others] Publication info: Distributed by Tricontinental Film Center [1972] Physical descrip: 30 min. sd. bandw. 16 mm.

Abstract: On August 18, 1972, Ricardo Alarcon, Cuba's representative, spoke to the United Nations Special Committee on Colonial Countries and Peoples on a motion to discuss the question of colonial status of Puerto Rico in the General Assembly. Film portrays the massive demonstration in support of the motion outside the UN.

Title: Puerto Rico [videorecording] : history and culture of Puerto Rico / a Video Knowledge production. Publication info: Melville, N.Y. : Video Knowledge : Bennu[distributor], c1989. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (45 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Hispanic culture series) Credits: Written and

photographed by Ed Dubrowsky.

Abstract: An introduction to the history and culture of Puerto Rico, beginning with Christopher Columbus' second journey to America in 1493, up through the 20th century, with reference to the area's economic and political system, music, and everyday life.

Title: Puerto Rico. [Motion picture] / produced by the Cuban Film Institute (ICAIC) in cooperation with the Puerto Rican film group, Tirabuzon Rojo. Publication info: New York : Tricontinental Film Center, [1976], made 1975. Physical descrip: 2 reels, 85 min. : sd., bandw ; 16 mm.

Abstract: Part I presents a socio-economic analysis of present day Puerto Rico. Part II uses archival footage, re enactments of historic events, and interviews with participants to recount the long history of U.S. involvement in Puerto Rico and the anti-colonial struggle.

Title: La Patagonia rebelde [videorecording] = Rebellion in Patagonia / produced by Fernando Ayala ; directed by Hector Olivera. Publication info: New York, NY : Cinema Guild [198-?]. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Screenplay, Osvaldo Bayer, Fernando Ayala, Hector Olivera ; director of photography, Victor Hugo Caula. Cast: Luis Brandoni, Federico Luppi, Pepe Soriano, Hector Alterio.

Abstract: Film based on actual historical events involving the brutal military suppression of a series of strikes by rural workers in the southernmost province of Argentina in the early 1920's.

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Title: Qeros [motion picture] : the shape of survival/ director, camera, John Coken. Publication info: Wilmette, Ill. : Films Inc., 1979. Physical descrip: 2 film reels (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm. Credits: Editor, Paul Justman. Performer: Narrators, Robert Gardner, Caitlin Fitzgerald.

Abstract: Life and hardships of the Andean nomads called the Qeros. Film describes their means of subsistence, their rituals and beliefs, and the pattern of discrimination they have undergone.

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Title: Rastafari [videorecording] : conversations concerning woman / direction, Renee Romano. Publication info: New Haven, CT : Eye in I Filmworks, 1985. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in. Narrator: Adio Akil.

Abstract: Focuses on Rastafari women and their position in the Movement. Presents a rendition of Rastafari viewpoints on the role of women.

Title: Rigoberta Menchu [videorecording] : broken silence / Films for the Humanities and Sciences ; directed by Felix Zurita ; produced by Alba-Films. Publication info: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1993. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (25 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Camera, John Van Bilsen ; editor, Rene Gaitan ; music, Salvador Bustos ; sound, Dirk Vandersypen.

Abstract: Nobel Peace Prize winner, Rigoberta Menchu, speaks about her efforts to unite indigenous people, attain rights, fight discrimination, and integrate the Guatemalan parliament with indigenous and non indigenous people.

Title: The Roar of the gods [videorecording] / Museum of Modern Art of Latin America, Organization of American States ; directors, José Gomez-Sicre, Angel Hurtado. Publication info: Washington, D.C. : The Museum, 1978. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (20 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Art in Latin America) Narrator: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

Abstract: Examines various pre-Columbian stone monoliths found in the area of San Agustín, Colombia, and explains their anthropological meaning.

Title: Rodrigo D [videorecording] : no futuro / una película de Víctor Gaviria ; La Compañía de Fomento Cinematográfico de Colombia ; una coproducción con Producciones Tiempos Modernos, Ltda y Fotoclub76 ; directed by Víctor Gaviria ; screenplay by Elsa Vázquez. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : Kino on Video, 1991. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Photographed by Rodrigo Lalinde ; artistic director, Ricardo Duque ; music, Germán Arrieta ; camera, Carlos Sánchez, Jorge Mario Alvarez ; sound, Gustavo de la Hoz. Cast: Carlos Mario Restrepo, Ramiro Meneses, Jackson Idrian Gallego, Vilma D’i Oscar Hernández.

Abstract: A shockingly accurate and timely portrayal of the reckless existence of youths in one of the most exciting and dangerous cities in Latin America--Medellín, Colombia, in 1988. Backed with a frenetic punk rock soundtrack, the film centers around Rodrigo, a would-be drummer, and his friends who are trapped in the violence and drugs which define their turbulent lifestyle.

Title: Rue Cases-Negres [videorecording] = Sugar Cane Alley/ regie generale, Jean-Denis Berenbaum ; direction de production, Christine Renaud ; adaptation dialogues, realisation, Euzhan Palcy. Publication info: New York, NY : New Yorker Video, 1995. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series: (International cinema) Credits: Decor, Hoang Thanh At ; images, Dominque Chapuis ; montage, Marie-Joseph Yoyotte ; music, Malavoi. Cast: Garry Cadenat, Darling Legitimus, Douta Seck., Joby Bernabe.

Abstract: A poor sugar-cane-plantation worker in Martininque makes many sacrifices to ensure a better life,

Through education, for her eleven-year-old orphaned grandson.

Title: Rufino Tamayo [videorecording] : the sources of his art / a Mystic Fire Video ; a film by Gary Conklin ; commentary and poetry by Octavio Paz . Publication info: Pasadena, Calif. : Mystic Fire Video, c1972. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (27 min.) : sd. col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Music by Carlos Chavez and J.S. Bach. Performer: Read by Jouhn Huston and Octavio Paz.

Abstract: Portrays the artist Rufino Tamayo at work, both painting and preparing a lithograph. Shows the development of Tamayo's style, using representative paintings from the early 1930's to the present day, and points out the pre-Columbian and contemporary Mexican sources and inspiration which have greatly influenced his painting.

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Title: Salt of the earth [videorecording] / Independent Productions Corporation and the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers ; directed by Herbert J. Biberman. Publication info: Oak Forest, Ill. : MPI Home Video, 1987. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (94 min.) : sd., bandw ; 1/2 in. Credits: Screenplay by Michael Wilson ; produced by Paul Jarrico ; music by Sol Kaplan. Cast: Rosaura Revueltas, Juan Chacón, Will Geer.

Abstract: Semi-documentary covering the events of a bitter, year-long strike of Mexican-American zinc miners in New Mexico. Shot on location in 1953 by a group of blacklisted filmmakers and a largely nonprofessional cast.

Title: Santa Marta [videorecording] : two weeks in the slums / directed by Eduardo Coutinho. Publication info: New York, NY : Cinema Guild, 1986. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (54 min.) : sd., col. ; ˝ in. Credits: Photography, Breno Silveira.

Abstract: A look at daily life in a moutaintop slum on Dona Marta Hill, a shanty town in the middle-class southern zone of Rio de Janeiro. Includes interviews, songs, dances, and street theater presentations.

Title: Seguimos adelante [videorecording] = Nothing will stop us / produced by the BBC in association with FR3 ; director, Adelaida Trujillo ; producers, Patricia Castaño, Catharine Seddon. Publication info: New York, NY : International Media Resource Exchange, c1990. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Everyman) Credits: Photographer, Fernando Riano. Performer: Narrator, Sarah Dunant.

Abstract: Documentary chronicles the terrorism used by the drug lords in Colombia against the newspaper El Espectador.

Title: So many lives [videorecording] : one story = Tantas vidas : una historia / directed by Tatiana Gaviola. Publication info: New York, NY : Women Make Movies, [1984?] Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Produced by Carlos Tironi ; camera, Gaston Roca, Tatiana Gaviola.

Abstract: A community of poor and working class women speak about their concerns -- the difficult realities of daily life, including abusive relationships, children, and welfare.

Title: Spirit possession of Alejandro Mamani. [Motion picture] / American Universities Field Staff. Publication info: Hanover, N.H. : Wheelock Educational Resources, 1974. Physical descrip: 1 reel, 27 min. : sd., col. ; 16 mm. Series: (The faces of change) Credits: CREDITS: Director, Hubert Smith; producer, Norman Miller.

Abstract: Documentary about the last days and the death of an 81-year old Bolivian man. The universality of the difficulties and despair faced by the elderly is epitomized in this portrayal of one individual.

Title: Stand and deliver [videorecording] / [presented by] Warner Bros. ; an American Playhouse theatrical film ; a Menendez/Musca and Olmos production ; written by Ramon Menendez and Tom Musca ; produced by Tom Musca ; directed by Ramon Menendez. Publication info: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, 1988 Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Photography, Tom Richmond ; editing, Nancy Richardson; music, Craig Safan. Cast: Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosana De Soto, Andy Garcia, Ingrid Olin.

Abstract: The dynamic saga of real-life heroes determined to conquer a foe few people dare to confront: the National Advanced Placement Calculus Exam.

Title: Swidden horticulture among the Lacandon Maya [videorecording] / a film by R. Jon McGee and

Michael Kruse. Publication info: Berkeley, CA : University of California Extension Media Center, c1986. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide (4 p. ; 29 cm.). Credits: Cinematographers, Brian Huberman, R. Jon McGee ; editors, Rice University ... [et al.].

Abstract: The film demonstrates the subsistence cycle of the Lacandon Maya who live in the rainforest of southern Chiapas, Mexico. Focusing on one family, the film traces each step of the swidden (slash and burn) cycle through the successive stages of a horticulture season.

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Title: El Tango es una historia [videorecording] = The Tango is also a history / Filmoteca UNAM en colaboración con C.R.E.A. ... [et al.] ; direcctor, Humberto Ríos. Publication info: [New York] : Icarus Films, [1982?] Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (ca. 56 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Script, Gastón Martínez Matiella ; interviewer and musical consultant, Mauricio Clechanower.

Abstract: Examines the tango as an embodiment of the character of the Argentine people and as a reflection of Argentine's history. Traces the origin of the tango in the medling of indigenous gaucho music and the musics of Argentina's European and African immigrants in the19th century and demonstrates how tango lyrics have always been used to express popular views on political and social issues. Including interviews with and performance by noted tango musicians Astor Piazzola and Osvaldo Pugliese.

Title: Tecnicas de duelo [videorecording] : una cuestión de honor =Details of the duel: a question of honor/ La Compañía de Fomento Cinematográfico de Colombia(FOCINE) en coproducción con: Producciones Fotograma y El Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC) ; original screenplay, Humberto Dorado ; director, Sergio Cabrera. Publication info: New York, NY : First Run Features ; Knoxville, TN : World Video [distributor], [1991]. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Editor, Justo Vega ; photography, José Medeiros ; original music, Juan Marquez. Cast: Frank Ramirez, Humberto Dorado, Florina Lemaitre.

Abstract: At the end of the fifties, the habitual calm of a nameless town in the heart of the Andes is shaken by the news of an up-coming duel between the local school-teacher and the butcher--men who only yesterday were friends and political allies. Egged on by the clergy, the militia and the town's bureaucrats, a private affair becomes a gladiatorial spectacle.

Title: That's me. (Motion picture) Stuart Productions. Publication info: Released by Pathe Contemporary Films, 1963. Physical descrip: 15 min. sd. bandw. 16 mm.

Abstract: A comedy-drama about a young guitar-playing Puerto Rican, who finds it difficult to adjust to life in New York City, and a conscientious social worker who tries to help him.

Title: The Three valleys of St. Lucia [videorecording] / a production of Video Arts Television, London and WGBH Boston in association with Channel 4. Publication info: Alexandria, VA : PBS Video, 1984. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Script, Michael Latham, June Goodfield ; director, David Collison. Narrator: Peter Marinker.

Abstract: An international team of doctors and scientists turn the lush caribbean island of St. Lucia into a life-sized laboratory as they study the most effective means of control the spread of a human parasitic disease--schistosomiasis.

Title: Touching the timeless [videorecording] / produced by Richard Meech and Michael Grant. Publication info: Alexandria, VA : PBS Video, 1992. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series: (Millennium : tribal wisdom and the modern world) Credits: Written by Adrian Malone ; series created by Richard Meech and Michael Grant ; music by Hans Zimmer; research, Victor Barac ; editors, Michael Fuller, Michael Todd. Performer: Host/anthropological advisor, David Maybury-Lewis.

Abstract: Accompany the Huichol tribe of Mexico on their annual pilgrimage to collect peyote, the sacred food of the gods, and visit the house of a Navajo medicine man who invites the spirits into his world through sand painting, chanting, and "walking in beauty."

Title: Treasure of the Sierra Madre [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures ; produced by Henry Blanke ; directed by John Huston. Publication info: Culver City, CA : Turner Entertainment : dist. by MGM/UA Home Video, c1989. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (126 min.) : sd., bandw ; 1/2 in. Credits: Photography, Ted McCord ; editor, Owen Marks ; music, Max Steiner ; Screenplay, John Huston. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett.

Abstract: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, and Tim Holt play a trio of Americans on the bum in 1920's Tampico. Pooling their resources, they strike off into the mountains of Mexico in search of gold. Hounded by jungle Indians, a fortune-hunting Texan, and cold-blooded banditos, they finally must confront the most dangerous adversaries of all...themselves.

Title: Tremors in Guzman [videorecording] / producer, John Hewitt. Publication info: Berkeley, CA : University of California Extension Media Center, c1988. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 discussion guide. Credits: Writers, John Hewitt, Sam Wonderly ; reporter and cameraman, Sam Wonderly ; guitar music, Octavio Espinoza. Narrator: John Miller.

Abstract: A documentary which takes the viewer out on the streets of Ciudad Guzman, a small agricultural city south of Gudalajara, to learn what everyday Mexicans think about the state of their country, its economy, and its political leaders. Shows that many of the same problems fueling revolt elsewhere in Central America--corrupt government officials, uncontrolled inflation, economic hardship, and high unemployment--also exists in Mexico.

Title: The Turtle people [videorecording] / written and produced by Brian Weiss and James Ward.

Publication info: [S.l. : s.n., 198-?] Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

Abstract: A case study of the ecological and cultural changes that result from so-called development. Shows the Miskito Indians of eastern Nicaragun who have depended on the sea turtle for food in the past and are now hunting the turtles to sell for cash.

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Title: The Uncompromising revolution [videorecording] / a production of the Center for Documentary Media; producer, director, writer, Saul Landau. Publication info: Washington, D.C. : Institute for Policy Studies, c1988. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (ca. 54 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Credits: Cinematographers, Peter Chappell, Judy Irola ; editor, Judith E. Herbert.

Abstract: This documentary presents a candid and on-the-whole positive overview of Communist Cuba thirty years after its revolution of 1959. A variety of citizens including women and intellectuals share their views of social and economic life in Cuba before and after the revolution. Accusations of civil rights abuses, especially those against prisoners and homosexuals are countered. A capsule history of Cuba since its independence from Spain as well as a history of its relations with the United States both before and after the revolution is presented.

Title: United States involvement in Central America [filmstrip] / a presentation of the Associated Press and Prentice-Hall Media, ; writer, Norm Goldstein. Publication info: Tarrytown, N.Y. : Prentice-Hall Media, 1985. Physical descrip: 2 filmstrips (164 fr.) : col. + 2 sound cassettes (28 min. : analog) + 1 program guide. Credits: Editor, Sally Paris.

Abstract: Looks at America's role in dealing with the increased Soviet and Cuban influence in Latin American countries, discussing military and economic aid and the responsibility of the United States in resolving the internal affairs of another country. Pat Hazen interviews Joseph Becilia, Depputy Director, Central American Affairs; Patricia Derian, former Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for Human Rights; and Robert Leiken, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for Peace.

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Title: Veronico Cruz [videorecording] = La deuda interna / Yacoraite-Mainframe, in association with The British Film Institute and Channel Four Television ; director, Miguel Pereira ; producers, Julio Lencina, Sasha Menoki. Publication info: New York, NY : Cinevista Video : World Video distributor, 1990. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (106 mim.) : sd. col. ; 1/2 in. Cast: Juan Jose Camero, Gonzalo Morales.

Abstract: The story of an Indian boy, Veronico Cruz, from his birth in one of the most remote regions of Argentina to his death in the South Atlantic during the Falklands/Malvinas war. How Veronico's dreams affect his fate forms the crux of this beautiful film.

Title: Vidas secas [videorecording] / Block Producioes ; producao, Luiz Carlos Barreto, Herbert Richers, Danilo Trelles ; direcao, Nelson Pereira Dos Santos. Publication info: [Rio de Janeiro] : Mancheti Video ; Brooklyn, NY : Luso Brazillian Books, [199-?] Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (105 min.) : sd., bandw ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Literatura latinoamericana en cine ; v.5) Series: (Coleciao Nelson Pereira Dos Santos) Credits: Adaptacao e roteiro, Nelson Pereira Dos Santos ; montagem, Rafael Valerde Santos ; fotografia, Luiz Carlos Barreto, Jose Rosa ; musica, Leonardo Alencar. Cast: Atila Ioria, Maria Ribeiro, Orlando Macedoe Baleia.

Abstract: "Fabiano, Sinha Vitoria, os dois meninos e a cadela Baleia fogem da seca, a procura de um lugar melhor, onde poderao encontrar comida e trabalho. Onde? Na cidade, pras bandas do Sul. La nao vao viver como bichos, e as crian cas poderao ir para a escola, aprender a ler e escrever."

Title: Viracocha. [Motion picture] / American Universities Field Staff. Publication info: Hanover, N.H. : Wheelock Educational Resources, 1974. Physical descrip: 1 reel, 30 min. : sd., col. ; 16 mm. Series: (The faces of change) Credits: CREDITS: Director, Hubert Smith; producer, Norma Miller.

Abstract: Pictures rural life in the Aymara Indian community and the conflicts between the Aymara and their landlords, Bolivian mestizos, during the period of agrarian reform in Bolivia.

Title: Viva Zapata! [videorecording] / 20th Century Fox ; directed by Elia Kazan. Publication info: Livonia, Mich. : Key Video, 1987. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (114 min.) : sd., bandw ; 1/2 in. Credits: Photography, Joe MacDonald ; editor, Barbara McLean ; music, Alex North ; music director, Alfred Newman ; producer, Darryl F. Zanuck ; writer, John Steinbeck. Cast: Marlon Brando, Jean Peters, Anthony Quinn, Joseph Wiseman, Arnold Moss.

Abstract: Action drama about Mexico's famed rebel who rallied an army of peasants to overthrow a cruel dictator, Diaz. His revolt triumphs, but each successive leader is no better than Diaz. Even Zapata himself ultimately fails as he tragically experiences the corruption of power, the deceit of politicians, and the consuming greed that can bring down the best of men.

Title: Voice of the Amazon [videorecording] / a special presentation of the Better World Society ; a Miranda Smith production ; produced and directed by Miranda Smith. Publication info: New York : Cinema Guild [distributor], 1989. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Written by Jody Savin ; music by Ben Low ; edited by Randall Miller, David Zieff ; directors of photography, Geoffrey O'Connor, Alexander Zakrzewski. Performer: Narrated by Linda Hunt.

Abstract: Through interviews and documentary footage, examines the grass-roots environmental movement in Brazil. Looks at the work of Chico Mendes, a rubbertapper and environmentalist who was assassinated in 1988 for his role in trying to protect the rainforest from over-exploitation.

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Title: Walker [videorecording] / Universal ; an Edward R. Pressman production in association with Incine; director, Alex Cox ; producer, Lorenzo O'Brien, Angel Flores Marini ; writer, Rudy Wurlitzer. Publication info: Universal City, CA : Universal : MCA Home Video, c1988, [1987] Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Music, Joe Strummer ; photography, David Bridges ; editors, Carlos Puente and Alex Cox. Cast: Ed Harris, Richard Masur, Rene Auberjonois.

Abstract: The story of the real-life American soldier of fortune, William Walker, who declared himself president of Nicaragua in 1855 and ruled that country for two years.

Title: The walls of Mexico [videorecording] : art and architecture / a presentation of Films for the Humanities and Sciences ; BRTN Department Cultuur; a film by Guido de Bruyn ; producer, Rik Sauwen. Publication info: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities and Sciences: [S.l.] : BRTN,cc1996,1993. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Script, Guido de Bruyn, Marc Dubois ; camera, Renaat Lambeets ; montaj, Chris de Groote ; graphics, Helga Boeye.

Abstract: Looks at the wall paintings of some of the most famous Mexican muralists--Diego Rivera, Juan O'Gorman, José Clemente Orozco--and at the work of Luis Barragan, the greatest Mexican architect of this century.

Title: We think so [motion picture] = Asi pensamos /una producción de Unasay y Swissaid ; dirección y edición Camilo Luzuriaga. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : First Run/Icarus Films, [198-] Physical descrip: 1 film reel (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm. Credits: Camera, Cristobal Corral ; music, Grupo Jatari.

Abstract: Looks at a group of Guatemalen agricultural workers who formed an agricultural union. The peasants were living on an estate, fighting poverty and starvation. The peasants wanted to buy the estate, but the owner refused to sell it in parts. In order to survive, the peasants have organized themselves into an agricultural community.

Title: When the mountains tremble [motion picture] / Skylight Pictures ; directors, Pamela Yates, Thomas Sigel. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : New Yorker Films, c1983. Physical descrip: 2 film reels (83 min.) : sd, col. with bandw sequences ; 16 mm. Credits: Producer and editor, Peter Kinoy ; cinematographer, Thomas Sigel. Narrator: Rigoberta Menchu

Abstract: A documentary describing the struggle of the Indian peasentry in Guatemala against state and foreign oppression. Uses a variety of forms--interviews, direct address, newsreels, re-enactments, video transmissions, and on-the-spot footage shot at great hazard. Loosely centered on the two experiences of a 23-year-old Indian woman now living in exile.

Title: Witness to war [motion picture] : Dr. Charlie Clements / producer, David Goodman ; director, Deborah Schaffer. Publication info: New York, NY : First Run/Icarus Films, 1984. Physical descrip: 1 film reel (30 min.) : sd., col. and bandw ; 16 mm.

Abstract: Documents the career of Charlie Clements, an Air Force pilot whose Vietnamese War experiences convinced him that he had to build a new career as a physician, so that he could heal instead of kill. Focuses particularly on his work as a doctor in El Salvador during that country's conflict with Honduras in 1969.

Title: The World, a television history. The Americas before the Europeans, 300-1500 [videorecording] / director, David Wright. Publication info: [London] : Bricomin Films, 1984. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Editors, Phil Stone and Nigel Hadley ; consultant historian, Geoffrey Parker. Performer: Robert Powell, narrator.

Abstract: Describes the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations of Central and South America, and the cities, places of worship, roads that they built, and their intellectual achievements. Relates the destruction of these empires by the Spanish conquistadores.

Title: The World of Piri Thomas (Motion picture) National Educational Television and Radio Center. Publication info: Released by Indiana University Audio-Visual Center, 1968. Physical descrip: 60 min. sd. color. 16 mm.

Abstract: Piri Thomas, a painter, poet, author, ex-con, and exjunkie, describes the life of a Puerto Rican in the Spanish Harlem ghetto in New York City.

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Title: The Xinguana: aborigines of South America (Motion picture) Vision Associates, Publication info: Released by McGraw-Hill, 1971. Physical descrip: 29 min. sd. color. 16 mm. Abstract: An ethnographic study of the Xinguana, farmer-fishermen of the Xingo River watershed whose culture remained unchanged until recently. Explores the horticulture, fishing techniques, weapon making, transportation, architecture, bodily ornamentation, puberty rites, and the Kwarup ceremony.

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Title: Yanomani homecoming [videorecording] / National Geographic Society ; producers, Lisa Truitt, Peter Schnall. Publication info: Richmond, VA : Commonwealth Films, Inc. ; Washington, D.C. : Distributed by National Geographic, c1992. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (37 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series: (National Geographic Society explorer) Credits: Writer, Lynn Dougherty ; cinematographer, Peter Schnall ; editor, Christine Jameson-Henry ; original music, Fred Karns ; researcher, Nina parmee ; translations, Gary Dawson, Joe Dawson, Ken Good; Yarima's voice, Barbara Sarbin. Narrator: Betsy Ames.

Abstract: An anthropologist from the U.S., Ken Good, marries a Yanomani woman, Yarima and brings her to his home in New Jersey where they have three children together. This film shows the couple and their children returning to the land of the Yanomani for a visit.

Title: Yo, la peor de todos [videorecording] = I, the worst of all / Una produccíon de GEA Cinematográfica ; un film de Maria Luisa Bemberg ; produccíon, Lita Stantic ; dirección, Maria Luisa Bemberg. Publication info: [S.l.] : GEA Cinematografica ; New York, NY : First Run/Icarus Films, 1990. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Photography, Felix Monti ; camera, Jorge Guillermo Behnisch ; music, Luis Maria Serra ; written by Maria Luisa Bemberg and Antonio Larreta. Cast: Assumpta Serna, Dominique Sanda, Hector Alterio.

Abstract: This historical drama tells the story of Juana Inés de la Cruz, one of the greatest poets of the Spanish Siglo de Oro. In order to pursue her passion for writing, Juana enters the convent in Mexico. There, she develops an intimate relationship with the vicereine, who inspires her poetry. But when the forces of the Inquisition invade the convent, the women have only each other to turn to.

Title: Yo soy Pablo Neruda [videorecording] / produced by Harold Mantell, inc. ; written and directed by Harold Mantell. Publication info: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, [198-?]. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.) : sd., bandw ; 1/2 in. Narrator: Anthony Quayle

Abstract: Examines the career and literary output of Pablo Neruda, who made his home at Isla Negra on the coast of Chile. Includes views of Neruda reading his poems in the locales which inspired them.

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Title: Zoot suit [videorecording] / director, screenplay, Luis Valdez ; producer, Peter Burrell. Publication info: Universal City, CA : MCA Universal Home Video ; Chicago, Ill. : Distributed by Facets, c1991, c1981. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Music by Daniel Valdez ; choreography by Patricia Birch ; based on the play by Luis Valdez. Cast: Edward James Olmos, Charles Aidman, John Anderson, Tyne Daly, Daniel Valdez.

Abstract: A group of Mexican-Americans are sent to San Quentin unjustly for the death of a man at Sleepy Lagoon. Based on the acutal case and zoot suit riots of 1940's Los Angeles.

Addendum: Spain/Portugal Films and Videos

Title: The Alhambra [videorecording] / a production of the Spanish Ministry of Culture ; directed by José Antonio Páramo ; producer, Alfredo Bernaldo de Quiros. Publication info: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities,c1993. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

Abstract: A detailed tour of the buildings and grounds of the Alhambra, explaining the purpose and role of the citadel. Provides historical portraits of those who built and modified it, from Mohammed Ibn al-Amar in 1238 through Carlos V.

Title: Antonio Gaudi. [Slide] / Mark Sugihara and MimiSimos. Personal Author: Sugihara, Mark. Publication info: Venice, Calif. : Environmental Communications,1972.

Abstract: Depicts the major works of the Spanish architect Antonio Gaudi, including his buildings for the Guell family, the pavillions and public gardens known as Park Guell, an early house for the Vicens, and an apartment house, Casa Mila. With captions.

Title: Art of Alfonso el Sabio [videorecording] / a production of EFE, the Ministry of Fine Arts and Archives, the Spanish Ministry of Culture ; director, Pedro Amalio Lopez ; writers, Miguel Angel and Castillo Oreja. Publication info: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1995. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (25 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series: (The Arts) Credits: Artistic coordinators, Francisco Rubiales Moreno, M. Teresa Moran Robles.

Abstract: During the reign of Alfonso el Sabio ("Alfonso the learned") art and intellectual endeavor flourished in Spain. Alfonso's reign marked the end of the Romanesque style and the flourishing of Gothic art.

Title: The Buried mirror [videorecording] : reflections on Spain and the New World / by Carlos Fuentes ; presented by Sogetel in association with the Smithsonian Institutions and Quinto Centenario Espana; produced by Annie Dodds. Publication info: [United States] : Public Media Video, c1991. Physical descrip: 5 videocassettes (ca. 59 min. each) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Contents: Program I. The virgin and the bull -- ProgramII. Conflict of the gods -- Program III. The age of gold-- Program IV. The price of freedom – Program V. Unfinished business. Credits: Series producer, Michael Gill ; directors, Peter Newington, Christopher Ralling, Michael Gill ; photography, Terry Hopkins and Andrew Carchrae ; edited by Hugh Newsart and Peter Heelas ; music, Carl Davis. Narrator: Carlos Fuentes.

Abstract: For American Indians, the mirror symbolized power, the sun, the Earth, its four corners, and its people. Now, a "mirror" is being held up to the Old and New Worlds to reflect the diverse cultures of a Spanish-speaking countries and peoples, together with the themes, institutions, beliefs, and symbols that have endured or changed through time.

Title: The Caves of Altamira [videorecording] / a production of EFE, The Ministry of Fine Arts and Archives ; the Spanish Ministry of Culture ; producer, A. Bernaldo de Quiros ; director, Jos'e Antonio Parano. Publication info: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, c1991. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (26 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Script, Manuel Fernandez Miranda.

Abstract: Shows cave paintings of animals and mysterious symbols done thousands of years ago in Altamira Cave, Spain. Subject term: Cave-paintings--Spain--Altamira Cave. Geographic term: Altamira Cave (Spain)

Title: Christians, Jews, and Moslems in Medieval Spain [videorecording] / a co-production of NITRA, S.A., T.V.E. and RAI ; in cooperation with The Spanish Ministry of Culture. Publication info: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, c1989. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Europe in the Middle Ages) Credits: Historical consultants, Julio Caro Baroja, Georges Duby, Mario and Marco Bussagli ; English adaptation, Marianne Mantell. Narrator: Robert Lanchester.

Abstract: Due partly to the weakness of its Visigothic rulers, partly to the proximity of Africa, the Iberian peninsula was conquered by Berbers and by Arabs belonging to the Ommeyad Dynasty of Damascous. This program describes the history of Spain from the time of the first landing, in 711, through the nearly800-year-long war that ended in the expulsion of both Moors and Jews in 1492.

Title: The Columbian exchange [videorecording] / a production of WGBH/Boston ; written, produced, and directed by Graham Chedd. Publication info: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Inc., c1991. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series: (Columbus and the age of discovery) Credits: Edited by David Berenson ; music by Sheldon Mirowitz. Narrator: Will Lyman.

Abstract: Examines the interchange of horses, cattle, corn, potatoes, and sugar cane between the old world and the new, and the lasting impact of this interchange on the people of both worlds.

Title: Cork from Portugal [videorecording] / Burke Design Group ; Portuguese Trade Commission. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : Burke Design Group, 1996. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (11 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

Abstract: Describes the processing of cork from raw stage to finished product and final shipment to countries throughout the world.

Title: Danza Flamenca de Hoy [videorecording] / una realization de Producciones Movierecord para Videos Flamencos de la Luz ; una producción de Rafael Fajardo ; dirigida por Pilar Perez de Guzmán. Publication info: Madrid, España : Videos de la Luz ; New York, N.Y. : Alegrias Productions [distributor], c1991. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Coleccion flamenca Videos de la Luz) Credits: Songs and dances written by Rafael Fajardo and traditional ; realization, manuel Lancho ; editor, Carlos Serrano ; chief of production, Cesar Diaz Pinas ; cameras, Juan Alberto Alonso, A. Pinas, M. Canadas. Performer: Singers, Rafael Fajardo, Pedro Montoya, La Tobala ; Guitarists, Pedro Sierra, Juan Machon ; Dancers, Beatriz Martin, Esther Poonce, Adrián.

Abstract: Demonstrations of modern flamenco dancing in Spain.

Title: La flor de mi secreto [videorecording] = The flower of my secret / una coproducción El Deseo, S.A. y CIBY 2000 ; produced by Esther García ; written and directed by Pedro Almodovar. Uniform title: Flor de mi secreto (Motion picture) Publication info: [Spain] : El Deseo SA ; [Culver City, Calif.] : Columbia TriStar Home Video, c1996, [1995] Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (ca. 107 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Sony Pictures classics) Credits: Director of photography, Affonso Beato ; editor, José Salcedo ; music, Alberto Iglesias ; sound, Bernardo Menz. Cast: Marisa Paredes, Juan Echanove, Carmen Elias, Rossy De Palma, Chus Lampreave, Joaquin Cortes, Manuela Vargas, Kiti Manver, Imanol Arias.

Abstract: Leo writes romance novels--but with a loveless marriage, she finds herself fresh out of inspiration. Angel is a tough and gruff journalist with an iron will and a heart of gold. When their paths happen to cross, they discover something neither had expected--a real-life love affair!

Title: Fortunata y Jacinta [videorecording] : dos historias de casadas / una coproduccion hispano-italiano entre Emiliano Piedra Produccion y Mercury Produzzione de Rama ; producida por Emiliano Piedra ; director, Angelino Fons ; adaptación cinematográfica de Alfredo Manas. Publication info: [Fresno, Calif.] : Condor Video ; [S.l.] : distributed by Media Home Entertainment, c1987. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (108 min.) : sd., col. ; ˝ in. Series Title: (Colección literaria (Fresno Calif.)) Credits: Photography, Aldo Tonti ; editor, Pablo del Amo ; music, A.F. Lavagnino ; guion de Alfredo Manas, Ricardo Lopez Aranda, Angelino Fons. Cast: Emma Penella, Liana Orfei, Julia Gutierrez Caba, Terele Pavez, Máximo Valverde, Bruno Corazari, Maria Luisa Ponte.

Abstract: The story of two women in 19th century Madrid who love the same man unfailingly: one as his mistress, the other as his wife. Personal subject: Perez Galdos, Benito, 1843-1920--Film and video adaptations.

Title: Fuenteovejuna [videorecording] / de Lope de Vega ; version de Juan Guerrero Zamora ; Universal Films ; coproduccion de television Española y Radiotelevision Italiana ; director, Juan Guerrero Zamora. Publication info: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c1993. Physical descrip: 2 videocassettes (142 min.) : sd., col. ; ˝ in. Credits: Music, Luis De Pablo ; editor, José Antonio Rojo. Performer: Nuria Torray, Manuel Dicenta, Miguel Angel, Antonio Puga, Eusebio Poncela.

Abstract: A dramatization of Lope Felix de Vega Carpio's play produced for Spanish television about 15^th century peasants who rise up against a cruel lord.

Title: The Good fight [motion picture] : the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish civil war / a film by Noel Buckner, Mary Dore, and Sam Sills. Publication info: New York, NY : First-Run Features, 1984. Physical descrip: 1 film reel (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm.

Abstract: A documentary which presents interviews with eleven men and women who volunteered to serve in the American Abraham Lincoln Brigade that fought Franco and the Fascists during the Spanish civil war in the late1930s. Includes archival film clips and photographs and period newspaper articles and songs.

Title: La guerre est finie [videorecording] / une co-production of Franco-Suedoise Sofracima/Europa Film; scenario Jorge Semprun ; realisation Alain Resnais; direction de production Alain Queffelean ; Publication info: [S.l] : Facets Multimedia [distributor]] : Brandon Films, Inc., [c1995?] Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (120 min.) : sd., bandw ; 1/2 in. Credits: Photography, Sacha Vierny ; music, Giovanni Fusco. Cast: Yve Montand, Ingrid Thulin, Genevieve Bujold, Jean Daste. Performer: Presenter, Thomas J. Brandon.

Abstract: A Spanish revolutionary finds his idealism destroyed when he returns from exile to visit his mistress.

Title: Jews in Medieval Spain [videorecording] : two films on one video / produced by Beth Hatefutsoth.

Publication info: Teaneck, N.J. : Ergo Media, [1996], c1995. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (21 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Contents: 1. In the footsteps of the Marrano families -- 2. Living moments in Jewish Spain.

Abstract: These two films examine the life of Jews in medieval Spain. The first follows the story of three families who were expelled from Spain in 1492 and emigrated to Portugal where they were forced to convert to Christianity and live as Marranos. The second illustrates what everyday family life was like for Jews as depicted in illuminated manuscripts of the period.

Title: Land without bread [videorecording] = Las Hurdes / by Luis Buñuel. Publication info: [Chicago, Ill. : Facets, 198-?]. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (ca. 25 min.) : sd., bandw, ˝ in.

Abstract: Presents Buñuel's "study of human geography." Documents the poverty and neglect of the peasants living in the Las Hurdes region of Spain. Over and over, Buñuel shows us a problem. Next, he shows us how the people or the government attempt to solve this problem, but how they only make matters worse.

Title: La Leyenda del alcalde de Zalamea [videorecording] / producción, Francisco Molero ; basado en las obras de Calderón de la Barca y Lope de Vega ; director, Mario Camus. Publication info: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1993. Physical descrip: 2 videocassettes (125 min.) : sd., col. ; ˝ in. Credits: Music, Anton Garcia Abril ; photography, Hans Burman. Cast: Francisco Rabal, Fernando Fernan Gomez, Julio Nuñez, Teresa Rabal.

Abstract: "A major key to understanding Spanish values is understanding the Spanish concepts of honor and loyalty. The story of the alcalde of Zalamea is a traditional exemplification of those concepts, and of the potentially irreconcilable conflict between them"--Container.

Title: Marianela [videorecording] / de D. Benito Pérez Galdós ; una produccion Camara P.C. ; Societe d'Expansion du Spectacle ; [productor], Luis Sanz ; director, Angelino Fons ; guion y dialogos, Alfredo Manas. Publication info: [United States] : Condor Video ; Fresno, CA : Distributed by Vid-Dimension, Inc., [1987]. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (106 min.) : sd., col. ; ˝ in. Series Title: (Coleccion literaria (Fresno, Calif.)) Credits: Photography, Madeleine Paris ; editor, Jose A. Rojo ; music, Pascal Auriat. Cast: Rocio Durcal, Pierre Orcel, Jose Suarez, Jacqueline Parent, Julieta Serrano.

Abstract: "The story of a disfigured orphan whose only solace is to serve as guide to a young and handsome blind man, Pablo. When he recovers his eyesight, Marianela's fragile world is shattered."—External container. Personal subject: Perez Galdos, Benito, 1843-1920--Film and video adaptations.

Title: Miro [videorecording] : theatre of dreams / written and narrated by Roland Penrose ; produced in association with RM Productions, Munich ; producer, Christopher Martin ; director, Robin Lough. Publication info: [Chicago, Ill.] : Home Vision [distributor], c1978. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. with bandw sequences ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Portrait of an artist (Series)) Credits: Film cameraman, John Hooper ; film editor, Charles Chabot ; programme advisor, Edwin Mullins ; film sound, Andrew Boulton.

Abstract: The only Surrealist whose work survived in the face of new trends, Miro is shown here at age 85, working in his studio and embarking on an entirely new venture: an original theatrical production.

Title: El Picaro [videorecording] / Televisioó Española ; director, Fernando Fernan Gomez ; producer, Fernando Moreno. Publication info: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1993. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Script, Fernando Fernan Gómez, Pedro Beltran, Emmanuela Beltran ; editor, Magdalena Pulido ; photography, Cecilio Paniagua ; music, Carmelo Bernaola. Cast: Fernando Fernan Gomez, Pedro Del Rio, Xan Das Bolas, Blas Martin.

Abstract: The Spanish non-hero El Picaro is presented in a series of picaresque adventures, drawing on the writings of Cervantes, Quevedo, Aleman and others.

Title: El Quijote [videorecording] = Don Quixote / a presentation of Films for the Humanities and Sciences ; TVA, S.A. presents ; de Miguel de Cervantes ; una produccion de Emiliano Piedra para Television Española ; director, Manuel Gutierrez Aragon. Publication info: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c1993. Physical descrip: 5 videocassettes (295 min.) : sd., col. ; ˝ in. Credits: Script, Camilo José Cela, Fernando Corugedo, Camilo J. Cela Conde ; director of photography, Teo Escamilla; music, Lalo Schifrin ; performed by Orquesta Sinfonica de Madrid. Cast: Fernando Rey, Alfredo Lauda, Francisco Merino, Manuel Alexandre.

Abstract: An old Spaniard becomes so impressed by stories of ancient chivalry that he transforms himself into a mighty knight-errant and takes up arms in defense of the weak and the oppresssed.

Title: Spanish civil war [Motion picture] Publication info: Anargyros Film Library, 1970. Physical descrip: 4 min. si. bandw. super 8 mm. Series: (Highlights in world history)

Abstract: Portrays the decade of the thirties in Spain when the struggle between political opponents culminated in fighting and reduced the nation to poverty and chaos. Shows Franco, the victor, in various periods of the war observing the events which led to his triumph.

Title: The Spanish earth. [Motion picture] Contemporary Historians, inc., 1937. Publication info: Distributed by Macmillan Films [197-] Physical descrip: 54 min. sd. bandw. 16 mm.

Abstract: Depicts the unity of the rebel forces during the Spanish Civil War, showing the efforts of the villagers of Fuenteduene, near Madrid, to irrigate fields confiscated from the feudal landlords in order to increase food supplies, while the people's army defends Madrid.

Title: The Spirit of the beehive [videorecording] = El espíiritu de la colmena / Janus Films ; Jacel Desposito ; una producción Elias Querejeta ; guion original de Angel Fernandez-Santo y Victor Erice ; director, Victor Erice. Publication info: [Chicago, Ill.] : Home Vision, [199-?]. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Credits: Photography by Luis Cuadrado ; music by Luis de Pablo ; edited by Pablo G. del Amo. Cast: Fernando Fernan Góomez, Teresa Gimpera, Ana Torrent, Isabel Telleria. Abstract: After the Civil War, a Spanish family lives in retreat in the countryside. When a traveling cinema truck comes to their village, two little sisters are profoundly affected by viewing the old film, Frankenstein. The younger girl becomes so obsessed with its images and story that she tries to recreate it in reality. The hypnotic mood of the driven child permeates the film itself, building a sense of dread not unlike that of a horror film, but based on the poetry of a child's imagination.

Title: Toward a livable city [videorecording] / a production of FR3 and Eolis Productions in cooperation with Unesco ; directed by Gerald Calderon. Publication info: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, c1991. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Man and the biosphere)

Abstract: This program looks at the development of Barcelona, a city dating to pre-Christian times, which grew slowly until the advent of the Industrial Revolution. Shows how the results of research can be applied to improve the allocation of scarce resources in housing, transportation, fuel consumption, air quality contril, and waste disposal.

Title: Viridiana [videorecording] / [presented by] Gustavo Alatriste ; producida por Uninci S.A., Films 59 ; dirección, Luis Buñuel. Publication info: [Chicago, Ill : Facets Multimedia, 1987?] Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (91 min.) : sd., bandw ; 1/2 in. Credits: Photography, Jose Aguayo ; editor, Predro Del Ray ; screenplay, Luis Bunuel, Julio Alejandro. Cast: Sylvia Pinal, Fernando Rey, Francisco Rabal.

Abstract: A woman renounces her wish to become a nun after her uncle attempts to rape her. Pursuing a dream of providing a haven for derelicts, she once again becomes the victim of a rape attempt and her illusions are shattered.

Title: The Will of a people [videorecording] : graphic history of the Spanish people fighting for their freedom / [compiled by] L. Frank. Publication info: Sandy Hook, Ct. : Video Yesteryear, c1981. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd., bandw ; 1/2 in. Series: (Video images) Credits: Photography, Seguis. Pérez-Marquet, J.G. Verches, A. Porchet ; technical arrangement by Juan Palleja ; sound, F. Gomez.

Abstract: The story of the Spanish revolution and the rise of Franco told in Archive footage from Spain.

Title: Yo soy el que tu buscas [videorecording] = I'm the one you're looking for / Televisión Española S.A, International Network Group S.A. presentan ; guión Juan Tibar, Jaime Chavarri, Gabriel García Márquez; dirección Jaime Chavarri ; producción Pastora Diaz. Publication info: New York, N.Y. : Fox Lorber Home Video, c1991. Physical descrip: 1 videocassette (85 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series Title: (Serie amores dificiles de Gabriel Garcia Marquez) Series Title: (Gabriel García Márquez collection) Credits: Music, Francisco Guerrero ; photography, Carlos Suarez. Cast: Patricia Adriani, Chus Lampreave, Ricard Borras.

Abstract: Through the exotic streets of Barcelona's underworld, the darker side of love and sexuality comes to life in this psychological thriller about a beautiful celebrity model seeking revenge from her rapist. Vengeful desire becomes an uncontrollable obsession when she teams up with a short-tempered taxi driver and a hot-blooded erotic dancer in her frantic search.