Movies and TvShows featuring "south-american-history" theme.
Inés Suárez, a young, humble woman from Extremadura who sets out for the New World to look for her husband, lost on the other side of the Atlantic along with his dreams of glory. Once there, Inés does not find her husband, but she does find the passionate love of Pedro de Valdivia, Francisco Pizarro's Field Master.
The Liberator (2013) follows the journey of Simon Bolivar, a military and political leader who played a key role in the fight for independence in Latin America during the 1820s. Beginning with a flashback to Bolivar as a young doctor, the film portrays his transformation into a revolutionary and general. It explores his struggles, betrayals, and grief, as well as his triumphs and the impact he had on the freedom and liberation of South America. From his involvement in the revolution to his conquest and leadership, the film delves into the complex life of this historical figure.
Waking the Dead (2000) is a captivating movie that tells the story of a politician's obsessive search for the truth behind his lover's death. Set in the 1970s, this gripping drama explores themes of social activism, family relationships, and the pursuit of justice.
The Battle of Chile: Part I is a documentary film that explores the political events and social upheaval in Chile during the 1970s. It focuses on the rise of Salvador Allende, the right-wing terror attacks, and the eventual coup d'etat that led to a dictatorship.
The trials and tribulations of a fashion house in 1950s Chile.
Historical drama adapted from the diary of the famous British travel-writer Maria Graham who arrived in Chile in 1822 just as the country was becoming independent from Spain. She is a woman coming to terms with her husband’s recent death: In her discovery of this breathtakingly beautiful country, its people and its customs, she learns to live again.
A man embarks on a journey through Mexico and Argentina in search of his father, encountering various social issues and political situations along the way.
A documentary directed by Oliver Stone that explores the political and social climate in South America, focusing on the rise of left-wing governments and their challenges in the face of neoliberal globalization. The film takes a critical look at the influence of the International Monetary Fund, media bias, and manipulation on the region's politics, with a particular focus on Venezuela, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil, and Cuba.
The Battle of Chile: Part II is a gripping documentary that captures the intense political struggle and popular resistance in Chile during the 1970s. It explores the aftermath of the 1973 coup d'etat that overthrew the socialist government of Salvador Allende and led to the rise of the brutal right-wing military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. The film delves into the crimes committed by the military junta, including torture, political murders, and the persecution of journalists. It provides a detailed account of the strategies employed by the Chilean people to resist the fascist regime and fight for their freedom.
In 16th century Peru, a Spanish expedition led by Francisco Pizarro captures the Inca Emperor Atahualpa, setting off a clash of cultures and a search for gold. As the Spanish soldiers navigate through the treacherous Andes Mountains and the dense jungle, they encounter the powerful Inca civilization and face their own greed and prejudice. The fate of the Emperor and the Spanish soldiers hangs in the balance as they confront the complexities of religion, colonization, and the value of human life.
Two Argentine soldiers find themselves stranded on an island in southern Chile during the 1978 conflict between the two countries. As they try to survive and make their way back home, they must confront their differences and learn to work together.
The final part of a groundbreaking documentary trilogy about the political struggles in Chile during the early 1970s, focusing on the power dynamics, worker strikes, and popular movements that shaped the country's history.
A semi-fictional account on the fatidic September 11, 1973, when the military commanded by General Pinochet took over the power from socialist president Salvador Allende, initiating a dictatorship that lasted until 1988 causing the deaths and disappearances of many people.
An American couple in Chile is drawn into the turmoil that followed President Salvador Allende's 1973 overthrow.
La Araucana is a Chilean film based on an epic poem in Spanish about the Spanish conquest of Chile, by Alonso de Ercilla; it is also known in English as The Araucaniad. It is considered the national epic of the Kingdom of Chile and one of the most important works of the Spanish Golden Age
Chronicle of the repression that a foreign company exerts on the miners of a small nitrate town in Chile, whose workers decide to claim their most essential rights. A reflection of the historic union struggles in the northern Chile that ended with terrible repressive acts.
In the 1810s, a brave colonel leads a group of soldiers on a dangerous journey across the Andes mountains to fight for freedom and independence from the Hispanic Monarchy.
Salvador Allende is a documentary film that explores the life and political career of Salvador Allende, the President of Chile. The film delves into his policies, his ideology of socialism, his challenges in a politically divided country, and ultimately his overthrow in a military coup. It highlights the events leading up to his death and examines the impact of his presidency on the history of Chile.
The economists behind the implementation of the most extreme capitalist system in the world observe with surprise the discontent of its countrymen. For the first time, they tell the story of how they became Milton Friedman's students in Chicago in the 1950s and what were they willing to do to pursue their extreme economic ideas, aided by Pinochet's dictatorship in the 70s. Unseen images and testimonies that allow us to understand the historic process that transformed the Chilean people and Chile in the country that it is today, an image of success and discontent.
The story of the Santa María School massacre of miners in 1907.