Emancipación de Latinoamérica
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- StarsLuis Gerónimo AbreuMauricio MejíaJuliette PardauDepicts the life and loves of Venezuelan Gen. Simón Bolívar, who helped liberate several Latin American countries from Spain.
- DirectorAlessandro BlasettiStarsMaximilian SchellRosanna SchiaffinoFrancisco RabalHistorical drama about Venezuelan military and political leader Simón Bolívar who helped much of Latin America to achieve independence from Spain.
- DirectorGuillermo RincónStarsManuel CabralJulio César LunaLuis Fernando Orozcothis film is based on the life of Simón Bolívar (a Latin American military and political leader who fought against Spanish colonial rule), with a very cartoonish style.
- DirectorLeopoldo Torre NilssonStarsAlfredo AlcónEvangelina SalazarLautaro MurúaThe life story of Argentine independence hero Jose de San Martin.
- In September 2011, Fomento Cultural Banamex and Clio presented in a large edition, the latest research of Dr. Carlos Herrejón Peredo, "Hidalgo: teacher, priest and insurgent". This biography of Miguel Hidalgo is the result a documentary investigation without parallel. This edition, accompanied with a careful and exhaustive iconography research, is presented in this documentary that shows the Herrejón's Hidalgo, a real man, a priest harassed by debt, passionate about music and a brilliant theologian, somehow lost in the practical ways of life. This biography is not lost in praise and vilification, but flows with depth and clarity in an effort to respond honestly to a question: Who was Hidalgo?
- DirectorLuis Alberto LamataStarsJuvel VielmaDaniela AlvaradoGledys IbarraTAITA BOVES chronicles a thirst for revenge that devastated a country. It tells the true story of Jose Tomás Boves, a cruel man who became a legend during the Venezuelan War of Independence, the most violent in the Americas. He went from seafarer to pirate, horse smuggler to prosperous merchant, prisoner to military chief. Spanish by birth, he spearheaded a grass roots troop of slaves, mulattoes, Indians and mestizos that crushed Simón Bolívar and his patriot army. Respectfully referred to as "Taita" by them, he fought for the underprivileged and the poorest of the poor, and curtailed three centuries of order in this colonial region. This film is about his passions and power, his loves and misadventures, and a bloody saga that rocked Venezuela.
- DirectorRodrigo H. VilaStarsMatías De Leis CorreaThis documentary gets into the best kept aspects of Independence wars in Latin America: the role of Masonic Societies. Infiltrations, conspiracies, secret plans, plots, hold power struggles, all we will know the lesser known aspects of the heroes who gave their lives for independence. Were actually independence wars Masonic plans to create a new world? A new order in America? The story is wrapped up in a climate of conspiracy and mystery to be unveiling throughout the program. Entertainment framed historic recreations of exquisitely detailed, recalling a time and interpreting the moments of greatest tension.
- DirectorAntonio SerranoStarsDagoberto GamaRaúl MéndezJuan Ignacio ArandaLa película retrata los últimos años de la vida de José María Morelos y Pavón (1812-1815), héroe mexicano quien tras burlar el cerco de sus enemigos, toma una de las ciudades más importantes de México. Sin embargo, teniendo más de la mitad del territorio mexicano en sus manos, Morelos cae en una contradicción y se empeña en tomar el puerto de Acapulco mientras las tropas realistas se reorganizan, se fortalecen y poco a poco van recuperando terreno. The movie portraits the last years in the life of José María Morelos y Pavón (1812-1815), Mexican heroe, who after escaping the siege of his enemies takes one of the most important cities of Mexico. However, having more than half of the Mexican territory in his hands, he insists on taking over the Acapulcos harbor while the royal troops rearrange themselves, grow stronger and slowly gain get territory back.
- StarsBenjamín VicuñaMaría Elena SwettAlejandro TrejoAt the dawn of the 19th century, a whole generation of extraordinary men fights to get rid of the Spanish yoke and turn Chile into an independent nation. Among these brave men a legendary figure rose: Manuel Rodríguez. Passionate and brilliant, the lawyer Rodríguez became the attorney of the local authority, deputy, minister for several government departments and supreme director by popular acclaim. However, he wasn't as successful in any of his official positions as he was in his role as a spy and guerrilla commander, leading the resistance against the enemy. They put a price on his head and Rodriguez became one of the most wanted men in the country, but he managed to escape his trackers and made a vital contribution to the patriotic cause, thus gaining the people's respect and admiration. After the victory over the royalists, his immense popularity and his fidelity to the ideals that inspired the revolution made him become an uncomfortable character for those in charge of the country's government. They tried to take him out of the picture on several occasions by bribing him with special posts, money and privileges until he was cowardly assassinated in Til-Til in May 1818, at the age of 33. A man died; a legend was born.
- StarsDiego CasanuevaJaviera Díaz de ValdésSebastián LaysecaThis episode tells the story of the life of the patriot José Miguel Carrera, of whom Neruda said "he was the first one to bring Freedom to our land, without kings or tyrants". With his charisma and his determination he hurried the changes and converted Chile into an independent nation, but he also gained very powerful enemies who would persecute him until the end of his days. Carrera is a man who at the age of 25, in 1812, he was already head of the government and army chief. This is the man who, ruined and prosecuted, crossed the sea in order to have and interview with the USA president and managed to get a fleet to get back to the fight. Carrera was a husband and a father who suffered due to the situation his family was undergoing. He was also the montonero's boss, the Argentinean provinces nightmare, who went towards the mountains in order to take revenge for his brothers' murder and to restore his good name. The prince of the Road approaches the life of one of the most controversial characters in Chilean history; an extraordinary man who devoted his life to the fight for freedom.
- StarsJimmy Jean-LouisAïssa MaïgaYann EbongéThe historical drama "Toussaint Louverture" is dedicated to the fate of Toussaint Louverture, the leader of the Haitian Revolution, as a result of which Haiti became the first independent state in Latin America.
- DirectorNoland WalkerStarsEdwidge DanticatJacques DerosenaKrystel RocheThe true story of the most successful slave uprising in world history comes to the screen as filmmaker Nolan Walker explores the Haitian Revolution, the movement some historians site as the flashpoint for universal human rights.
- DirectorAlberto ArveloStarsEdgar RamírezErich WildpretMaría ValverdeSimon Bolivar fought over 100 battles against the Spanish Empire in South America. He rode over 70,000 miles on horseback. His military campaigns covered twice the territory of Alexander the Great. His army never conquered -- it liberated.
- StarsJuan ÁngelGerardo CaleroEdgardo RománFrom the point of view of a tailor, the story of a generation of national heroes is told. Their lives, risks and hardships to achieve the independence of the New Kingdom of Granada (today Colombia) and how their rivalries made that struggle was in vain and they became martyrs for the freedom of a nation.
- StarsAlejandro TommasiAlberto EstrellaArturo RíosA mini series that shows Mexico's Independence movement.
- CreatorEnrique KrauzeStarsDiego LunaGael García BernalJosé María YazpikA series exploring Mexico's War of Independence through the lives of four notable leaders: Miguel Hidalgo, José María Morelos, Agustín de Iturbide, and Vicente Guerrero.
- DirectorClaudio EtcheberryStarsHéctor AlterioDamián de SantoPablo CedrónAfter the May Revolution, Juan José Castelli ordered the execution of the ex-viceroy Santiago de Liniers.
- StarsFelipe PignaMario PergoliniPablo CedrónDocumentary TV film that narrates the story of Argentina since it's beginning in early 19th century.
- DirectorSebastián PivottoStarsSebastián MogordoyPablo RagoPablo RibbaBased on the life of the Argentine hero Manuel Belgrano.
- DirectorLeandro IpiñaStarsRodrigo de la SernaAlireza Abbas BeygiVíctor Hugo CarrizoThe story follows a 15-year-old Manuel Corvalán, who decides to leave his upper-class family and be disinherited by his father to join the newly formed Army of the Andes, commanded by the General José de San Martín.
- DirectorLeopoldo Torre NilssonStarsAlfredo AlcónNorma AleandroGabriela GiliThe story of the wars of independence in Northern Argentina during the 19th Century.
- DirectorLuis MarquinaStarsMaría AriasMario BerriatúaFélix DafauceTwo Spanish soldiers, good friends, must fight in the battlefield during the Peruvian independence war.
- DirectorLuis César AmadoriStarsFanny NavarroCarlos CoresAída LuzThe story of Mariquita Sánchez De Thompson, an Argentinean lady in whose living room the Argentine national anthem was sung for the first time.
- DirectorDiego RísquezStarsBeatriz ValdésMariano ÁlvarezErich WildpretIn 1856, a whaler arrives in Paita, Peru; on board is Herman Melville, who is astonished to learn that Manuela Sáenz, for eight years the lover of Simón Bolívar, is still alive. He calls on her, and although she will not talk to him about her life, his visit sends her to her chest of Bolívar's letters. As she reads them, the sepia-toned present gives way to flashbacks in color: she meets 'the Liberator' in 1822, becomes his lover, and also becomes a colonel in his military movement to realize the 'Gran Colombia', one nation across South America. As plague (brought by the ship) closes in on Manuela's household, so does her tempestuous story move toward Bolívar's betrayal and death.
- StarsRicardo SoaresOscar CalixtoJessica Córes"BRAZILIAN EMPIRE", originally "BRASIL IMPERIAL", is a 10-episode series. In 1807, in an unprecedented action, D. João, heir to the Portuguese crown, decides to get away to Brazil with his entire court in an attempt to escape Napoleon's troops. Young servant Arrebita clandestinely embarks on this transatlantic adventure toward the tropics and gets involved in the historical events that transform Rio de Janeiro into the capital of the Portuguese Empire and culminate in the process of Brazilian independence and the subsequent return of D. Pedro to Portugal. Narrated by Gonçalves Ledo, a liberal politician and a strong opponent of absolutist ideals, "Brasil Imperial" presents the negotiations, plots, and political conspiracies that marked the period of D. João's stay in the Americas and the first empire of D. Pedro. Issues such as slavery, the Emperor's authoritarian attitudes and his many affairs, the death of Princess Leopoldina, the many popular uprisings in search for freedom, and the establishment of an economic and political elite guided by privileges, in addition to the corruption and the shady interests that guided Brazilian life in the period, are the background of the intricate romance between Arrebita and Ana do Congo. The plot also serves as an opportunity to suggest a discussion on the inheritances that are still perpetuated in today's administration of the Brazilian State and in the organization of its society.
- DirectorLaís BodanzkyStarsCauã ReymondLuísa CruzLuise HeyerAn intimate look at the life of Dom Pedro I and the historical events that revolve around the prince, anticipating a decisive moment in his trajectory. In 1831, the first Emperor of Brazil returned to Europe under adverse conditions, on the English warship Warspite. In view of his abdication to the throne of Brazil, this is a moment of deep reflection for D. Pedro I, who ponders the mistakes and successes of his administration since the moment he arrived in the country with his family at the age of 10, in 1808 .
- DirectorCarlos CoimbraStarsTarcísio MeiraGlória MenezesDionísio AzevedoThe dream of Brazilian independence, under Dom Pedro I, is expressed in the cry of "Freedom or Death" (O Grito de Independencia ou Morte), since cries were the only way to rally up support against colonial oppression. Dom Pedro I (played by Tarcisio Meira) heads Brazil's break from his own parent's homeland, Portugal. A classic Brazilian historical costume drama epic.
- StarsMaitê ProençaGracindo JúniorEdwin LuisiThe scandalous love affair between Don Pedro I, first emperor of Brazil, and his lover Domitila de Castro Canto e Mello, Marquise of Santos, and its repercussions in the Brazilian court.
- DirectorCarlos KuriStarsCarlos RiveraKalimbaSandra EcheverríaAn animated retelling of Mexico's Independence war, as seen through the eyes of three different people.
- DirectorAntonio SerranoStarsAna de la RegueraDemián BichirLuis Gerardo MéndezFrom his jail cell at Chihuahua's Military Hospital, Hidalgo begins to remember moments of his life, particularly his tenure as Parish Priest in the town of San Felipe Torres Mochas where he translated and produced the stage play "Tartuffe" by Moliere. During this time he fell in love with Josefa Quintana with whom he had three children and for whom he left the priesthood during a brief period in his life.
- DirectorGuita SchyfterStarsRafael Sánchez NavarroDolores HerediaCarlos AragónORPHANS is the true story of a forbidden love affair set in the oppressive and violent atmosphere of nineteenth century Mexico. One man, Melchor Ocampo, driven by the twin passions of love and idealism, defies the stain of illegitimacy to shake off the crippling yoke of Spain and the Church. In so doing he becomes a founding figure of modern day Mexico.
- DirectorErnesto MedinaStarsOfelia MedinaAngélica AragónFernando BalzarettiA biographical film about the life and execution of Gertrudis Bocanegra, a noted female insurgent of the Mexican War of Independence.
- DirectorJuan Antonio de la RivaStarsSofía SisniegaNatasha DupeyrónAna Sofía DuránDuring the battle between insurgents and the royalist Spanish army during the Mexican civil war, some outlaws seek treasure within a families compound only to find horrors they could never have imagined.
- DirectorAntonio EceizaStarsJosé AlonsoPedro Armendáriz Jr.Héctor BonillaXavier Mina accepted the commission to lead a liberating expedition in support of General Morelos. He failed to arrive in Mexico until Morelos had died and the Mexican Congress (which in New Spain faced the absolutism of Fernando VII) was dissolved, but for eight months he directed a series of more or less brilliant military actions, in the face of the harassment of the Viceroy , Who finally got him arrested.
- DirectorJorge SanjinésStarsPiti CamposJorge HidalgoLuis AduviriIn November 1825, in the Bolivian city of Chuquisaca, doña Juana Azurduy Bermúdez de Padilla, heroine of the independence war against the Spanish army, receives the visit of the liberators Simón Bolívar, Antonio José de Sucre and José Miguel Lanza. Throughout a long conversation, the woman will receive the admiration of the rulers, while reminiscing the most significant episodes of her career as a patriot and commander of the armed forces.
- StarsLaura TorresJuana ArboledaDiana ÁngelThe series addresses the role of the feminine from the political, social and cultural fields, at times when it is necessary to empower and recognize women as a central element of society.
- StarsCarolina RamírezEmmanuel EsparzaLuis Fernando HoyosNovelized story of Policarpa Salavarrieta, heroine of Colombia's independence movement.
- DirectorRicardo LarraínStarsDaniel KibliskyFernando CiaAna BurgosThe Red Boy is a Chilean movie written and directed by Ricardo Larraín that recounts the childhood and youth of the hero of independence Bernardo O'Higgins.
- DirectorTariq NasheedStarsAkalaBayyinah BelloÈzili DantòThe history of how Haiti won its independence, carrying out the first-ever successful slave rebellion.
- 2007– 1h 46m6.8 (6)TV EpisodeDirectorBenjamin LehrerStarsStéphane BernLouis BernardPierre BrandaIn the 18th century, Toussaint Louverture managed to escape bondage to become a genius general and politician, who, from his Caribbean island, showed the way forward to free the slaves of Santo Domingo.
- DirectorFelipe de Jesús HaroStarsFelipe de Jesús Haro
- DirectorCésar CharloneStarsJorge EsmorisRodolfo SanchoYamandú CruzIn 1884, the famous painter Juan Manuel Blanes, from Uruguay, is asked to create a portrait of José Artigas. There is only one drawing of his face, done in his old age so Blanes must imagine what he looked like by reading up on his ideas and learning about his life. Amongst the different materials he is given in order to "discover" Artigas' features, Blanes finds the notes of an old Spanish spy, Aníbal Larra, hired by the Argentine triumvir Manuel de Sarratea, to kill Artigas, the rebel chief who will not succumb to the dominance of Buenos Aires. At the time, Artigas was hiding out in Ayuí, to the north of what is known today as Uruguay.
- DirectorCaupolican OvallesStarsErich WildpretMarisa RománAlberto AlifaLa película se centra en la vida del luchador por la independencia latinoamericana Braulio Fernández, y de su amor por Lucía, una joven y hermosa espía patriota
- DirectorAlbert BarilléStarsMarie-Laure BenestonJacques BrunetRoger CarelSimon Bolivar.
- 1991–19926.9 (20)TV Episode
- DirectorPedro SiennaStarsPedro SiennaClara WertherPiet Van RavensteinThe story of Manuel Rodriguez
- DirectorEnrique García VellosoStarsPablo PodestáJosé Juan PodestáCamila QuirogaA bibliographical film changes where it tells the story of the mythical hero Mariano Moreno, his life, his relationships and adventures of the hand of Argentine politics.
- DirectorNemesio JuárezStarsLito CruzÓscar GuzmánLuis MachínAfter giving the Creole cause the arguments to defeat the Spaniards in the Revolution of May 1810 and after a tough campaign in front of the Northern Expeditionary Army, where he served on behalf of the First Board, Juan José Castelli falls into disgrace as a revolutionary and dies, alone and impoverished, of a cancer of the tongue.