FAU Libraries Media Center - Videographies, Latin American Studies

VH 2609 Age of Gold, The
Summary: The New World brought Spain (and ultimately Europe) enormous treasures : gold, silver, chocolate, tomatoes, the potato. Yet Spain's most powerful ruler, Philip II, lived in austere solitude in a cell-like study. He sought to protect the Catholic faith, while the Spanish author Cervantes questioned all values in "Don Quixote, " the prototype of the modern novel. At the court, Velazquez painted masterpieces of psychological penetration. 059 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: BURIED MIRROR, THE

VH 7933 Alonso's Dream
Summary: Alonso lives in the Highland of Chenalho, where his community if filled with conflict due to the standoff between the Zapatista National Liberation Army that is demanding equal rights for the indigenous people of Mexico, and the Mexican Army. The film focuses on the impact the revolution and paramilitary violence have had on the daily lives of Mayan peasants in Mexico. 071 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 6710 American Me
Summary: Drama based on the true story of a youth from the streets of East Los Angeles who becomes the leader of the Mexican Mafia while in Folsom prison. After ruling the prison harshly, he is released to the reality of barrio life and his past will not permit him to make a new life. Contains a vehement anti-drug and anti-gang theme. Directed by Edward James Olmos. 126 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, CRIMINOLOGY

VH 4726 Approach of Dawn
Summary: The story of Maya women of Guatemala and their role in the human rights struggle is presented in this documentary. The film takes us into the communities of three women whose lives were shattered by the genocidal war. 052 Min. VIDEO Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0936 Art and Recreation in Latin America
Summary: Essentially, a narrated slide-show presenting views of art and architecture and of various recreations, from theatre to games and sports, that are enjoyed in Latin America. The program is presented in English (approx. 21 min.) and then repeated in Spanish (approx. 22 min.). 045 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, ART, ARCHITECTURE

VH 0937 Art of Central America and Panama
Summary: Depicts the Panama and Central America booth at the 1964-65 World's Fair which featured famous artists of Panama, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and others. 029 Min. VIDEO Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, ART

VH 1217 Arturo Madrid
Summary: Educator Arturo Madrid discusses the role of Hispanic Americans in American public life focusing on cultural and educational barriers created by the dominate, white American society. Interviewed by Bill Moyers. 029 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: WORLD OF IDEAS WITH BILL MOYERS, A

VH 4619 Bananas is My Business
Summary: This is the story of Carmen Miranda. The film reveals the lasting image of Latin American women she created and serves as a celebration of her talents. 090 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, COMMUNICATION, BIOGRAPHY

VH 0874 Banking on Disaster
Summary: A three-part documentary filmed over a ten year period exposes the detrimental effects of deforestation, road building, and colonisation in Rondonia, Brazil. Story told through colonist, Renato Ferreira; ecologist, Jose Lutzenberger; and Seringuerio union leader, Chico Mendes. 078 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: ENVIRONMENT, ECOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 6165 Between Light and Shadow: Maya Women in Transition
Summary: Interviews with Mayan women artists who work to preserve Mayan culture, improve the lives of the Mayan people and promote a Maya presence in their community. Includes Mayan popular art in the form of woven textiles, embroidery and paintings. 028 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 4590 Birth and Belief in the Andes of Ecuador
Summary: In Spanish with English subtitles. Women's testimonies in this video were documented in the Provinces of Imbabura, Bolivar, Tungurahua, and El Caichi. 028 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0784 Bolivia: Union Rights
Summary: A shocking history of Bolivia's miners' unions which have been oppressed, often brutally, by the military & various Bolivian governments. The program argues successfully that the right to organize labor unions is a basic human rig ht. Archival film footage as well as interviews with veteran Bolivian labor leaders provide insights into the miners' union. 028 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 2326 Broken Silence
Summary: This program presents a profile of Rigoberta Menchu, whose life has be come a symbol of the sufferings, not only of her own Mayan Quiche people, but of all the indigenous people of the Americas. 025 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 3469 Builders of Images: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Cultural Identity
Summary: Explores the role of the artist in the Americas through four diverse and influential artists: Puerto Rican writer Luis Rafael Sanchez, Brazilian singer Caetano Veloso, Mexican performer and playwright Jesusa Rodriquez, and Argentine filmmaker Fernando Solanas. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ART, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: AMERICAS

VH 2103 Camila
Summary: Susu Pecoraro, Imanol Arias & Hector Altiero. Directed by Maria-Luisa Bemberg. The true story of a beautiful Catholic socialite who falls in love & runs away with a young Jesuit priest. Spanish, subtitled in English. 105 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: COMMUNICATION, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 3464 Capital Sins: Authoritarianism and Democratization
Summary: Begins in the 1960's, when many of the region's political and economic systems were in disarray, and either reform or revolution seemed inevitable. This program looks at the path taken by Brazil, which confronted its problems with rich resources. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ECONOMICS, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: AMERICAS

VH 1208 Carlos Fuentes
Summary: Mexican author Carlos Fuentes and host Bill Moyers discuss the relationship of the United States with Mexico and with Latin America generally. Fuentes addresses the selective intervention of the U.S. in the affairs of Latin American countries which he believes stifles development and damages the international relationship. 029 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: WORLD OF IDEAS WITH BILL MOYERS, A

VH 6696 Carlos Fuentes: At Home in the Americas
Summary: The writings of Carlos Fuemtes, a Mexican novelist and playwright who combines a deep awareness of history and national identity with experimental narrative techniques to develop his themes, have had a powerful effect on contemporary Latin American literature. 028 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: PROFILES: THE FACES OF LATIN AMERICA TODAY

VH 4160 Central America: Costa Rica
Summary: We see how the country uses coffee and banana exports to propel itself forward as a developing nation; how and why it chose education its people over building an army; and how it remains a peaceful democratic anomaly in Latin America. A second segment shows how the country uses its bamboo supplies to construct homes for the poor. 020 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: GEOGRAPHY, ECONOMICS, SOCIOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: OUR DEVELOPING WORLD

VH 3127 Central Americans
Summary: A part of series designed to help children learn about the many different cultures in North America today and to promote cultural acceptance in the classroom. Includes discussions with historians multicultural educators and immigration experts. 030 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: THE MULTICULTURAL PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA VIDEO SERIES

VH 7827 Cesar E. Chavez
Summary: The biography of a labor activist who organized and led the migrant far m workers, both immigrants and local workers, in their struggle for better working conditions. Dedicated to non-violence, Cesar Chavez also founded the United Farm Workers union. 030 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES HERITAGE

VH 0752 Chile: Hasta Cuando?
Summary: Expose of Pinochet's regime of terror in Chile, including interviews with people who have been terrorized by the government. Describes how student protestors have been tortured and killed by government police. 057 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0794 Chile: Torture as a Political Instrument
Summary: Victims, protestors, and a psychologist testify that Chile's National Intelligence Service, the CNI, practices physical and psychological torture in order to instill "terrible images in the collective unconscious" of the populace and thus discourage opposition. 028 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 4684 Chile; Education For All
Summary: The education reforms launched in Chile during the 80's included decentralization and privatization of the system. This program examine efforts to upgrade the quality of education in Chile. 029 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION AROUND THE WORLD

VH 4352 Chinampas
Summary: Documentary on how the chinampa zone, an ecologically sustainable system of agriculture located on the southern edge of Mexico City has survived for some 2, 000 years. Uses graphics, live action, and commentary by chinampa farmers to explain how the system works. 032 Min. VIDEO Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 4354 City of the Gods
Summary: 50 miles north of modern Mexico City stands the ancient site of Teotihuacan. 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. But who built and lived in this metropolis held sacred by the later Aztecs, and what are we to make of the recently discovered remains of 200 bound and sacrificed prisoners of war? Today, archaeologists believe that this ancient site may have been a seat of a violent militaristic cult whose rampages were determined by the position of the planet Venus. 028 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 1706 Columbus: First Landfall Debate
Summary: A gathering of prominent scholars, sponsored by Phileas Society, debating the question of the actual site where Columbus landed on his first voyage to the New World. 030 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: GREAT EXPLORERS, THE: COLUMBUS

VH 1705 Columbus: La Genovesita Di Colombo
Summary: Leading scholars & experts of the greater Genoa area discuss in Italian the Genoese ancestry, birth, & citizenship of Columbus. 030 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: GREAT EXPLORERS, THE: COLUMBUS

VH 1913 Columbus: Later Voyages
Summary: Lands and cultures he encountered. His fall from power, final years, and a summary of his lasting contributions. 030 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: GREAT EXPLORERS, THE: COLUMBUS

VH 1908 Columbus: Man and Myth
Summary: The origins, the personalities, and the power with the facts separated from the fictions. 030 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: GREAT EXPLORERS, THE: COLUMBUS

VH 1909 Columbus: The First Voyage
Summary: The ships, the crews, the means of navigation, the first landings in the New World. 030 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: GREAT EXPLORERS, THE: COLUMBUS

VH 1911 Columbus: The New World
Summary: Historians, linguists, and modern explorers re-create the pre-Columbian Indians of the Caribbean, their cultures, conflicts, languages, and the colonies Columbus established in their midst. 030 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: GREAT EXPLORERS, THE: COLUMBUS

VH 1910 Columbus: The Search for La Navidad
Summary: Long a mystery, the location of Columbus's ill-fated first settlement is actively investigated by scientists, technicians, and experts in documentary research. 030 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: GREAT EXPLORERS, THE: COLUMBUS

VH 2608 Conflict of the Gods
Summary: Carlos Fuentes retraces the Indian world through their magnificent pyramids and sculptures, a world of precise astronomy and human sacrifice, serenity and violence. The return of their blond, exiled god was forecast for the very year Cortes reached their shores. The savagery of the conquistador equaled that of the Indian, but he brought with him a new god; a god who sacrificed himself for men. 059 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: BURIED MIRROR, THE

VH 3465 Continent on the Move: Migration and Urbanization
Summary: Looks at migration, one of the most important forces transforming the Americas. It is set in Mexico, where migration has moved people across borders and from villages to cities. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ECONOMICS, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: AMERICAS

VH 0992 Copan
Summary: Documents theories and procedures of an excavation in the Copan valley of Honduras, the site of a major urban center of Mayan civilization. Presents analysis of the decline of the Mayan society and implications for the future. 015 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0745 Costa Rica: Child in the Wind
Summary: Explores the issue of Costa Rica's neutrality in the face of its dependence on U.S. aid. Examines the history of Costa Rica and the reasons it has been able to exist as a neutral country committed to social welfare and free elections. 058 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 6380 Covering Cuba
Summary: Examines the realities of living in Cuba before and after the revolution, as contrasted with the vastly different portrayal of Cuba and Fidel Castro in the United States media. Includes pre-revolutionary photographs, film footage, and interviews with Cuban Americans who lived in Cuba before, during, and after the 1959 communist revolution. 114 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 4791 Cuba Va: The Challenge of the Next Generation
Summary: Considers Cuba's future from the perspective of Cuban youth. Young people born after the 1959 Revolution discuss the challenge of Cuba's economic crisis in the nineties. Socialists and dissidents debate the merits of socialism vs. capitalism, the need for change, internal difficulties, and international politics. Documentary style interweaves interviews and spontaneous debates with rarely seen views of Cuban youth culture. 059 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: CARIBBEAN STUDIES, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0751 Cuba: In The Shadow of Doubt
Summary: Describes U.S. and Cuban relations from the Spanish-American War to 1986. Fidel Castro, American officials, and Cubans discuss everyday government. 058 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, CARIBBEAN STUDIES

VH 0438 Cuban Missile Crisis: Back From the Brink
Summary: Title on container "Cuban Missile Crisis: 1962." Deals with the history of relations between the United States and Cuba up to the confrontation of the United States and the Soviet Union regarding Russian missile sites in Cuba. 020 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, U.S. HISTORY, CARIBBEAN STUDIES

VH 4591 Dancing with the Incas
Summary: This video explores the lives of three Huayno musicians in a contemporary Peru torn between the military and the Shining Path guerillas. The film examines the roots of Huayno as well as its contemporary forms, rather than focusing on a single community or ethnic group. The film investigates a broad cultural region and illustrates what happens to it as it confronts the commercial traditions and demands of the West. 058 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 6340 Doing Business in Argentina
Summary: Presents information on Argentinean business practice and culture through interviews with Americans and Argentineans. Discussion includes the background of the country and its economy, business relationships, communicating, negotiating, management and proper etiquette for businessmen who wish to do business in Argentina. 043 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: DOING BUSINESS IN LATIN AMERICA

VH 6339 Doing Business in Brazil
Summary: Presents information on Brazilian business practice and culture through interviews with Americans and Brazilians. Discussion includes the background of the country and its economy, business relationships, communicating, negotiating, management and proper etiquette for businessmen who wish to do business in Brazil. 040 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: DOING BUSINESS IN LATIN AMERICA

VH 6338 Doing Business in Chile
Summary: Presents information on Chilean business practice and culture through interviews with Americans and Chileans. discussion includes the background of the country and its economy, business relationships, communicating, negotiating, management and proper etiquette for businessmen who wish to do business in Chile. 043 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: DOING BUSINESS IN LATIN AMERICA

VH 0744 Earth Is Our Mother, The
Summary: Contrasts the Motilon Indians of Venezuela, who have become spiritually and economically impoverished and have abandoned their traditional ways, becoming dependent on missionaries, with the Arhuaco Indians of Colombia who expelled the Catholic missionaries and established their own well organized hierarchical society. Shows how the latter are maintaining their cultural integrity by taking a stand against foreign influences. 052 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 7090 Ernesto "Che" Guevara: The Bolivian Diary
Summary: Documentary based on Guevara's diary, a detailed, personal account of his futile 11 month attempt to spark a revolution in Bolivia in 1967. Includes readings from Che's diary, supported by archival and location filming, and interviews with surviving participants of the guerrilla warfare in which he was involved. 095 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 7834 Ferdinand & Isabella
Summary: Despite their controversial history, Ferdinand and Isabella are remembered for their contributions to the arts and humanities, and for their efforts to bring unity to their country. 030 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES HERITAGE

VH 1882 Fidel Castro
Summary: This program documents Castro's overthrow of Batista; his accession to power; the Bay of Pigs attack; Che Guevara's role; changes in the Cuban economy; the Cuban presence in Angola; the exodus of Cuban refugees to the U.S. 022 Min. VIDEO Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, CARIBBEAN STUDIES

VH 3471 Fire in the Mind: Revolutions and Revolutionaries
Summary: Looks at revolutionary movements in the regions today, with emphasis on the former guerillas in El Salvador and the current movement in Peru. The program also examines three revolutions of this century-in Mexico, Cuba, and Nicaragua. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: AMERICAS

VH 0684 Frida Kahlo: Portrait of an Artist
Summary: Profiles Frida Kahlo's work, her interest in politics and her tempestuous relationship with husband Diego Rivera, leader of the Mexican muralist movement. 062 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: ART, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY

VH 7831 George Santayana
Summary: A look at the life of Spanish-born philosopher and author, George Santayana. 030 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, WRITERS Series: HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES HERITAGE

VH 3470 Get Up, Stand Up: Problems of Sovereignty
Summary: Addresses challenges to national sovereignty in the Americas. Colombia, Jamaica, and Panama are highlighted, and a wide range of threats from narcoterrorism to foreign intervention are explored. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ECONOMICS, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, CARIBBEAN STUDIES Series: AMERICAS

VH 0701 Ghost Dances
Summary: Choreographer Christopher Bruce relates that Ghost Dances was inspired by the widow of the Chilean folksinger and writer, Victor Jara, murdered during a military coup in Chile. The dances are then performed as an evocation of the gaiety and courage of the people of South America. 041 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: DRAMA, DANCE, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 2492 Guatemala
Summary: Tourist information video donated by the Guatemala Tourist Commission. 009 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 7825 Hernan Cortes
Summary: Though Cortes established himself as a colonial ruler and in many ways united the natives of Mexico, he left a controversial legacy. 030 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES HERITAGE

VH 3639 Honduras
Summary: Introduces students to the culture and geography of Honduras as seen th rough the eyes of Peace Corps Volunteers and the families with whom they work an d live. Students meet twelve year old Mario Vasqeuz, who lives with his family in a small village in the highlands of Semane. Mario and his family are "campesinos, " or farmers, who work with Peace Corps Volunteer Laural Patchen to develop alternatives to the traditional slash and burn agriculture techniques used in t he highlands. 020 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: DESTINATION

VH 7931 Human Faces Behind the Rain Forest
Summary: Documents the dramatic events surrounding the harvest of the opium poppy crop in the Colombian rain forest, through the experiences of the peasants and other indigenous peoples involved in the harvest. Shows how specific social and economic conditions forced many of Colombia's indigenous communities into the poppy trade. 030 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: ECOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 3705 I, The Worst Of All (Yo, La Peor De Todas)
Summary: Drawn from Nobel Prize Winner Octavio Paz's book, THE TRAPS OF FAITH, I THE WORST OF ALL is a magnificent portrayal of 17th century Mexican poet Sister Juana Ines de la Cruz, one of the Spanish language's greatest poets. In order to pursue her passion for writing, Juana (Assumpta Serna) enters the convent. There she develops an intimate relationship with vicereine (Dominique Sanda), who inspires her poetry. But when the forces of the Inquisition invade the convent, the women have only each other to turn to. Director: Maria-Luisa Bemberg. 105 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: COMMUNICATION, WRITERS, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, DRAMA, BIOGRAPHY

VH 3955 Improper Conduct: Castro's Cuba
Summary: This program tells the stories of 28 Cuban exiles, from all walks of life - writers, dancers, painters, doctors, laborers, and students- all victims of their homeland's oppression. The program provides a history of Cuba under Fidel Castro's leadership, focusing on the regime's repression of dissidents and free speech. In addition to speaking with the exiles, the program visits Little Havana in Miami. Although the program covers events only until the mid 1980's, its powerful stories provide a rare personal glimpse into life in Castro's Cuba and the effects of Castro's policies on the Cuban people. 112 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 3467 In Women's Hands: The Changing Roles of Women
Summary: Examines the changes Chilean women of every social class effected as they organized during the Pinochet years to create better living conditions. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ECONOMICS, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: AMERICAS

VH 4326 Inca, Secrets of the Ancestors
Summary: While dominating a kingdom challenged by the harshest environmental conditions known to man, legendary Inca emperors ruled with great splendor and ritual, marking the stunning climax of 3, 000 years of South American cultural evolution. 048 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: LOST CIVILIZATIONS

VH 4329 Incas Remembered, The
Summary: Centuries ago, they performed miraculously technical brain surgery, built modern irrigation canals, made agricultural discoveries still used by modern man, and were master builders...the stone village of Machu Picchu at 9, 000 feet above sea level standing as the awe-inspiring monument to their genius. The Incas were a wonderful people who once ruled half of South America before falling to the Spanish Conquistadors. 060 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0747 Increase and Multiply?
Summary: Documentary concerning the human and environmental consequences of overpopulation in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Argues that cutbacks in U.S. sponsored family planning programs have harmed the health and well-being of Third World countries. 060 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, ASIAN STUDIES, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 1268 Introducing Central America
Summary: Description of the Central American climate, land, common natural disasters, crops, animals and cities. 011 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 3253 Isabel Allende: An Extraordinary Life
Summary: When her daughter became ill and fell into a coma, Isabel Allende began to write the story of her family "in case Paula wakes up and has no memory." Isabel Allende tells the story of her life and the events in it. 052 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: WRITERS, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 6697 Isabel Allende: Possessed by her Art
Summary: In this program Isabel Allende discusses her years in Chile, Venezuela and the United States and the importance of spiritualism in her creative process. 028 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: PROFILES: THE FACES OF LATIN AMERICA TODAY

VH 7829 Joan Baez
Summary: The biography of a singer who used folk music to lead a non-violent fight for the protection of basic human rights. A leader of civil rights marches and protests, she also organized the first anti-Vietnam war demonstration at the White House. After the war she has continued her commitment to music and social justice. 030 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES HERITAGE

VH 7832 Juan & Evita Peron
Summary: Chronicles the lives of the President and First Lady of Argentina. Together they fought to improve conditions for the average worker. 030 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES HERITAGE

VH 1881 Juan Peron
Summary: Covers the rise and fall and rise again of Juan Peron; his death and the accession of Isabelita; the "dirty war" against opponents, with tens of thousands killed, tortured, or disappeared; the Falklands War; Raul Alfonsin; and the continued strength of the Peronista movement. 013 Min. VIDEO Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 1711 Keep the Circle Strong
Summary: Mike, a native North American, goes to Bolivia to help build school desks for the native children and also to strengthen his culture. 029 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY, NATIVE AMERICAN

VH 3472 LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES and Caribbean Presence in the U.S., The
Summary: Returns to the United States to profile California's Mexican population and the Latin American and Caribbean communities of Miami and New York City. This final episode poses questions about assimilation, national identity, and how these communities are changing what it means to be an American. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: AMERICAS

VH 8383 LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Women Artists: 1915-1995
Summary: Features the work of important artists of the recent past, like Brazil' s Tarsila do Amaral and Mexico's 7 Maria Izquierdo and Frida Kahlo. Includes re cent interviews with living artists such as Colombian painter Fanny Sanin, Chile an multi-media artist Soledad Salame, Venezuelan sculptor Elba Damast and Cuban multi-media artist Maria Campos Pons. "Latin American Women Artists 1915-1995" gives a comprehensive history of art made by women working in "La America Latina " throughout the twentieth century. 026 Min. VIDEO 2003 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, ART

VH 3201 Legacy of the Incas, The
Summary: This program covers the legacy of the Incas, taking viewers from a laboratory where an Inca mummy is X-rayed, through a number of the impressive Inca sites in and around Cuzco, explaining Inca religious beliefs, and demonstrating the Inca system of terracing and agriculture. 043 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 3007 Lines of Blood: The Drug War in Columbia
Summary: For almost a decade, the United States, backed by Britain and other Western countries has tried to smash the powerful and wealthy drug cartels with little success. The film criticizes the rigidity of U.S. policy which doggedly pursues the foreign producers and traffickers, while ignoring the domestic social problems that create the demand. 052 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0742 Living in America: A Hundred Years Of Ybor City
Summary: Celebrates the long and rich tradition of Latin culture in this country in its vivid portrayal of Ybor City, Florida. 053 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 4339 Lost Kingdoms of the Maya
Summary: Long before Columbus, the Maya established one of the most highly developed civilizations of their time in the jungles of Mexico and Central America. Yet this advanced society of priests, astronomers, artisans, and farmers suddenly and mysteriously collapsed more than a thousand years ago. Accompany archaeologists to Copan, Dos Pilas, and other spectacular Classic Maya ruins as they unearth artifacts and huge temples of incredible beauty. Recently deciphered hieroglyphics and other new discoveries offer astounding clues to the lives of these ancient people. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 4837 Low Y Cool
Summary: An alternative to gangs, the Camaradas Lowrider Bicycle Club offers Chicano and Mexicano kids a place to affirm their cultural identity. As French-born Marianne starts shooting her lowriding friends for French TV, tensions arise in the local community. 052 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 5334 Luisa Valenzuela
Summary: Considered to be one of Argentine culture's foremost modern interpreters. Valenzuela talks about her life as a writer and analyzes several of her works within the context of four basic influences - history, politics, sex, and feminism. She discusses literary censorship under a repressive military regime. 033 Min. VIDEO Subject: WRITERS, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 2882 Machu Picchu Revealed
Summary: We may never know why it was built or what concerned the people of Machu Picchu, but the magnificent Incan ruin high in the Peruvian Andes continues to inspire the people of the world. 020 Min. VIDEO Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 3173 Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo
Summary: The story of the Argentinean mothers who marched every Thursday in front of the presidential palace, demanding information about their children who had mysteriously disappeared. 065 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 1699 Man, When He Is a Man, A
Summary: Set in Costa Rica and touched with dark humor, this stylistically imaginative documentary illuminates the social climate and cultural traditions which nurture machismo and allow the domination of women to flourish in Latin America. In Spanish, subtitled in English. 066 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 6698 Marcela Serrano: A New Voice
Summary: Marcelo Serrano assesses the diverse concerns that have influenced her life and work, including the elimination of apartheid and the importance of creating genuine and loving relationships. 028 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: PROFILES: THE FACES OF LATIN AMERICA TODAY

VH 6699 Mario Benedetti: Writing and Revolution
Summary: Recognized as one of Uruguay's most perceptive writers, Mario Benedetti was also deeply involved in Latin American politics during the 1960s and 70s. In this program, Benedetti reflects on topics such as his life both at home and in Cuba, his crisis of political consciousness, and his diverse oeuvre, which includes novels, short stories, poems and essays. 028 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: PROFILES: THE FACES OF LATIN AMERICA TODAY

VH 6700 Mario Vargas Llosa: In Love with Peru
Summary: The writings of Mario Vargas Llosa penetrating studies of Peruvian life demonstrate the author's lifelong commitment to social change. In this program, Vargas Llosa offers insights into his beloved homeland, his life abroad, his unsuccessful bid for the presidency, and other topics. 028 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: PROFILES: THE FACES OF LATIN AMERICA TODAY

VH 4327 Maya, The Blood of Kings
Summary: Exploring archaeological ruins reclaimed from the jungles of Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala, you'll discover the secret of the power at the center of this glittering civilization...and the still debated mystery of its sudden, cataclysmic demise. 048 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: LOST CIVILIZATIONS

VH 4290 Maya: Temples, Tombs And Time
Summary: Explore the world of the Maya in this comprehensive documentary which tells the story of an ancient civilization once cloaked in mystery. 053 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 7943 Medellin Notebooks (Diario en Medellin)
Summary: A teacher in Medellin, Colombia has his students record family histories to help them construct anchors in their lives threatened by violence in the city around them. Milredad and Sandra, Mara Eugenia, Doralba and others recount the kindness of their mothers, the absence of their fathers, the constant fight to survive and their will to go on. 055 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 1408 Media War in El Salvador
Summary: Examines the use and influence of the media during elections in El Salvador. 023 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: COMMUNICATION, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 4351 Mexico: The Rise and Fall of the Aztecs
Summary: Without contact with Europe or Asia, the Mexican Indian Nations used their own great skills to build magnificent cities. But in 1519, as Hernando Cortez came ashore under the Spanish flag, it was the beginning of the end. Leading armored men with sophisticated weapons and thousands of Mexican allies, Cortez challenged the empire of the Aztecs. 049 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: 500 NATIONS

VH 3468 Miracles Are Not Enough: Continuity and Change in Religion
Summary: Travels to Brazil and Nicaragua to document the explosion of theological debate, social activism, and spiritual revival that is changing the region. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: AMERICAS

VH 3466 Mirrors of the Heart: Race and Identity
Summary: Explores race and ethnicity as indicators of self image and social standing. An indigenous family in Bolivia strives for economic and social advancement while maintaining its cultural identity. People of Haiti and the Dominican Republic show contrasting attitudes toward their African roots. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ECONOMICS, CARIBBEAN STUDIES, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: AMERICAS

VH 1337 Missing
Summary: Based on an actual event, the story involves the search by his wife and father for a young American who has disappeared during a South American coup. Director: Costa-Gavras. 122 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0789 Nicaraguan Women: Contra War
Summary: Interviews with Nicaraguan women on the front line and behind the scenes of the counterrevolution. 028 Min. VIDEO Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0355 Nomads of the Rain Forest
Summary: An anthropological study of a Stone Age tribe, the Waorani Indians of the Amazon in Ecuador. 059 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY

VH 7910 Octavio Paz
Summary: Octavio Paz reads selections of his poetry at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and is interviewed in English by Lewis MacAdams. 057 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 1525 Our Forgotten War
Summary: A portrait of the country of El Salvador and the impact of American programs and policies on the country, people and war. 058 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, AMERICAN STUDIES Series: FRONTLINE

VH 7833 Pablo Neruda
Summary: Chronicles the life of one of Chile's most renowned poets. Believing that poetry should express the political struggles of the people, he was persecuted for his beliefs, esteemed for his poetic achievement. 030 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, WRITERS Series: HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES HERITAGE

VH 0230 Pakistan: Mound of the Dead & Peru: People of the Sun
Summary: Concentrates on the partially excavated site of Mohenjo-Daro and its architectural brick remains which date from 2300-1700 B.C. Closeups of the citadel, the ceremonial bathhouse, drainage systems, wells, peristyle houses, etc., illustrate the complexity and progressive development of this urban settlement from its origins to its decline. Traces the history of Peru from the earliest settlers through the time of the Incas. 065 Min. VIDEO 1972 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, EARLY CIVILIZATION, ARCHITECTURE Series: PEOPLE & PLACES OF ANTIQUITY

VH 8142 Palabra: A Sampling Of Contemporary Latino Writers
Summary: Contemporary Latino writers read selections from their work. 052 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, WRITERS

VH 7830 Pancho Villa
Summary: Chronicles the life of the most paradoxical figure in Mexican history. He is remembered as both a force of destruction and as an agent of reform who fought oppression and brought justice to the people. 030 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES HERITAGE

VH 3667 Paraguay
Summary: 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. (DOC PE 1.13: 89/PARAG./VIDEO) 020 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: DESTINATION

VH 7932 Paulina
Summary: This is a documentary about the life of Paulina, a middle-aged maid from Mexico living in the US. She returns to the village of her parents to confront them and other town elders about the cycle of abuse she was subjected to as a child all because of her mother's rash interpretation of an innocent bathing accident. 088 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, PSYCHOLOGY

VH 0792 Peru: Children's Rights
Summary: The civil war between the guerilla movement, known as "Sendero Luminoso, " and the Peruvian military has left many orphans, while other children must bear the scars as they grow up around violence. This program shows how the war has resulted in blatant violations of children's rights. 028 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS

VH 5683 Peru: Road to Recovery
Summary: Shows how Peru, despite political problems, terrorism and hyperinflation, is somehow managing to turn itself around economically. 030 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ECONOMICS, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: THREE DYNAMIC ECONOMIES

VH 8005 Popol Vuh: Sacred Book Of The Quiche Maya
Summary: Portrays the creation myth of the Quiche Maya of ancient Guatemala through animation. This myth and the story of the hero twins survived the Spanish Conquest in the Maya's sacred book known as the Popol Vuh. 061 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 2610 Price of Freedom, The
Summary: Every-year, a million Mexicans gather in the great central square of their capital to celebrate El Grito, the cry for independence. Following its progress, Carlos Fuentes crosses the Andes in the steps of Bolivar and San Martin. "Those who serve the revolution plow the seas, " said the dying Bolivar. The liberators succeeded in throwing off the Spanish yoke, but they found it harder to establish a just society. 059 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: BURIED MIRROR, THE

VH 7023 Puerto Rico: Paradise Invaded
Summary: One in a series that examines life in 13 Latin American nations through the perspectives of its women. This episode examines the work of the resolute women of the Puerto Rican independence movement. The first woman mayor of San Juan, Felisa Rincon, discusses problems of delinquency and crime within the culture. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: WOMEN OF LATIN AMERICA

VH 3924 Question Of Conscience, A
Summary: Tells the story behind the 1989 slayings of six Jesuit priests - including liberation theologian Ignacio Ellacuria, their cook and her daughter, at San Salvador's University of Central America. 047 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 4725 Rites of Passage: Four Stories of Survival
Summary: This documentary presents the stories of the coming of age of four girls from Nicaragua, India, Jamaica, and Burkino Faso, West Africa. Puberty is too often the beginning of a life of abuse and early death in many societies. 030 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, CARIBBEAN STUDIES, ANTHROPOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY

VH 7826 Roberto Clemente
Summary: A look at the life of baseball great Roberto Clemente who grew up in a rural barrio of Puerto Rico and was the first Hispanic ever voted into Baseball's Hall of Fame. 030 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, SPORTS Series: HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES HERITAGE

VH 8159 Senorita Extraviada
Summary: Over 250 young women were kidnapped, raped and murdered from the city of Juarez, Mexico. The perpetuators of these crimes have not been apprehended, even though these crimes have been occurring regularly since 1993. 076 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, CRIMINOLOGY

VH 7828 Simon Bolivar
Summary: A biography of the young Venezuelan who planned his country's revolution against the Spanish Empire and European colonialism. 030 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: HISPANIC AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES HERITAGE

VH 2780 Tango Is Also A History, The
Summary: Using concert footage of several tango artists as a springboard, THE TANGO IS ALSO A HISTORY examines the development of the Tango in Argentina, and it’s role as a most faithful chronicle of Argentinean political and cultural history. Featuring performances and interviews with Astor Pusilla and Osvaldo Puglie s, the filmmakers say " (the Tango) has become the most faithful chronicle of Bue nos Aires' existence, of its social, political and economic problems". 056 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, DANCE

VH 1709 Ten Days, Ten Years: The Nicaraguan Elections of 1990
Summary: A ten day observation of the Nicaraguan Elections of 1990. Incorporate s the previous ten years of U.S. policy toward Nicaragua. 056 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 7044 Terror and Counter-Terror: Can Democracy Survive?
Summary: Part of a documentary series that looks at what causes countries, political groups and individuals to engage in terrorism. This segment looks at the economic, political, and military pressures on a government menaced by terrorism. 052 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: TERRORISM, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

VH 4722 This Land is Our Land
Summary: Family farmers in southern Brazil struggle in grass-roots organizations to gain title to land. Some families are displaced by huge dams; others face bank foreclosures; still others camp out for years in plastic tents to pressure the government to release unused land owned by a small minority. 028 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 4150 Threads of Hope
Summary: This program tells the story of a group of women who banded together and dared to defy the brutal dictatorship of Chile's Gen. Augusto Pinochet. The women - mothers, wives, and sisters of the tens of thousands of victims of the regime's torture and execution - armed only with scraps of cloth, sewing needles, and the overwhelming desire to find their loved ones, set to work to tell their stories by creating "arpilleras, " colorful handmade tapestries which chronicled the horror and injustice of Pinochet's reign of terror. 051 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 7024 To Be a Mother in Latin America
Summary: One in a series that examines life in 13 Latin American nations through the eyes of its women. This episode focuses on the varying roles and concerns of women in Latin America, as mothers and grandmothers, sometimes as the main providers for their families, and often as survivors who daily struggle to help their families 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: WOMEN OF LATIN AMERICA

VH 8270 The Track Of The Ants
Summary: A film montage of Caracas, Venezuela, filmed over three days and nights. Directed by Rafael Marziano-Tinoco. 055 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 7925 Trinkets & Beads
Summary: Documents the lives of the Huaorani, a small tribe of Ecuadorian Indians who, after 20 years of pressure from foreign oil companies, agreed to allow oil-drilling on their land. Focuses on the introduction of massive environmental pollution and cultural change, and the tribe's subsequent efforts to regain control of their lives and lands. 053 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: ENVIRONMENT, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 5364 U.S. - Mexican War, Part 1
Summary: In this program, Mexico is suffering the aftermath of its 1820s war for independence from Spain while to the north the U.S. is expanding its territory. Tensions mount when Texas breaks free from Mexico in 1836 and is later annexed by the U.S. In 1846, U.S. and Mexican troops clash over the border dispute in Texas and war explodes. 120 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 5365 U.S. - Mexican War, Part 2
Summary: In this program, former Mexican President General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna returns from exile to unite Mexico against the U.S. invasion. President Polk decides to open a second front against Mexico and strike deep into Mexico's heartland. Santa Anna is unable to turn back the invaders and a dramatic battle for Mexico City ends when the capital finally surrenders on September 14, 1847. 120 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 6816 Understanding Our Differences: Mexicans and Americans
Summary: Examines perceived cultural differences of Mexicans and Mexican American culture and non-Mexican culture. 024 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 2611 Unfinished Business
Summary: Spain, Latin America, the Hispanic communities in the United States: all have undergone enormous changes in this century. Within the lifetime of those born now, half the population of the U.S. will be Spanish speaking. Every year, half a million brave the border patrols to enter the United States illegally. "They are looking for the Gringo gold, but also bringing the Latino gold, " best selling writer Carlos Fuentes observes. 059 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: BURIED MIRROR, THE

VH 7025 Venezuela: The 21st Century to Prehistory
Summary: One in a series that examines life in 13 Latin American nations through the perspectives of its women. This episode explores the lives of women in Venezuela, from the professional women who are employed in the oil industry to the women who sometimes carry drugs across the Columbian border to the marginalized women of the barrios and the native Yanomani. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES Series: WOMEN OF LATIN AMERICA

VH 0509 Victor
Summary: A young Mexican-American boy has difficulty reconciling the English speaking world of school that he hates with the Spanish-speaking home that he loves. 027 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 2607 Virgin and the Bull, The
Summary: Best-selling Mexican author Carlos Fuentes looks for his forebears in the mix of people that created Latin America: Spanish, Arab, Jewish, Indian, and African. He asks what is unique in their culture that is cause for celebration in the 500th anniversary year of Columbus. 059 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, NATIVE AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN, MIDDLE EAST Series: BURIED MIRROR, THE

VH 4724 We Are Guatemalans
Summary: There are 17 million refugees in the world today, and the number is growing. In 1994 a group of 2, 000 Guatemalans reversed this trend. After 12 years in exile they returned to their homeland. This documentary interviews the people of one town who were forced to flee. They tell of their ordeal and of their hopes of a journey home. 028 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0558 West and the Wider World, The (1500-1800)
Summary: The first circumnavigation of the globe led by Ferdinand Magellan marked the start of European domination of the world. The shift in power from the Mediterranean to west and north-western Europe. The great colonial empires of Spain and Portugal and the gradual increase of Dutch trade and power. The English developments in marine and technology and the beginnings of the British Empire. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, AFRICAN AMERICAN, NATIVE AMERICAN, WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 4723 Where Land is Life
Summary: For the indigenous people of Peru's Altiplano, the rugged land around Lake Titicaca is more than soil. In spite of centuries of conquest and exploitation, the people have held onto the concept of Pacha Mama--Mother Earth. 028 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

VH 0790 Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow: The Women of Papua New Guinea
Summary: Against the backdrop of the rich cultural life of Papua New Guinea, shows the dilemma of the country's women, many of whom live with little personal or economic freedom. The country's most powerful woman describes the problems faced by modern and traditional women. 027 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES