A Critique of the Problem of Latin American Identity and Its Relationship with the Current Cinematic Situation
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Keywords

Cinema
Hollywood
capitalism
socialism
entertainment industry

Abstract

Latin American peoples face a wide range of problems, including social inequality, corruption, unemployment, malnutrition, disease, and armed conflicts. At times, this makes it seem as though calamities and poverty are practically the only things we share as Latin Americans. Compounding these issues is a longstanding and powerful economic and cultural domination exerted by the United States over almost the entirety of Latin America. This dominance is also reflected in the film industry, since Hollywood movies not only outnumber those produced by Latin American countries, but local industries also fail to counter this hegemony through legislative or production frameworks. This issue is thoroughly discussed in this article.

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