LAS 15 MEJORES PELÍCULAS LATINOAMERICANAS DEL XXI

The 15 Best Latin American Films of The 21st Century

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20th century Latin American Cinema established a movie language of its own with important classic movies like The Forgotten Ones (Los Olvidados, 1950), Memories from Underdevelopment (Memorias del Subdesarrollo, 1968), The Snail Strategy (La estrategia del Caracol, 1985), The Official Story (La Historia Oficial, 1985) and Oriana (1985).

They all come together as different landmarks for the new wave of soon to appear Latin directors. In 1998, at the end of the century, a beautiful drama called Central Station (Estación Central, 1998) appears to somewhat resume all of the work that had been done. Rich characters, complex political contexts, urban and natural landscapes as overwhelming scenarios and social imparity are the true main ingredients of Latin Cinema.

Since the year 2000 we’ve been blown away by a new wave of directors, some of them are now Hollywood’s prime figures like Gonzalez Iñarritu and Cuarón. After 15 years Latin American Cinema deserves a revision of the most achieved films of the region. The list is presented chronologically to understand the evolution of the filmography rather than trying to define the best places...

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