Carlos A. Gutiérrez
Executive Director, Cinema Tropical
Mexico/USA
Voted for
| Film | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Araya | 1958 | Margot Benacerraf |
| La BATALLA DE CHILE: LA LUCHA DE UN PUEBLO SIN ARMAS: LA INSUR ECCION DE LA BURGUESIA | 1975 | Patricio Guzmán |
| YAWAR MALLKU | 1969 | Jorge Sanjinés |
| La ciénaga | 2001 | Lucrecia Martel |
| Diablo nunca duerme (The Devil Never Sleeps) | 1994 | Lourdes Portillo |
| The Exterminating Angel | 1962 | Luis Buñuel |
| Memories of Underdevelopment | 1968 | Tomás Gutiérrez Alea |
| TRES TRISTES TIGRES | 1968 | Raúl Ruiz |
| Twenty Years Later | 1984 | Eduardo Coutinho |
| The Vampires of Poverty (Agarrando pueblo) | 1977 | Carlos Mayolo and Luis Ospina |
Comments
Latin American cinema remains largely overlooked. In the last edition of this poll there was not a single Latin American entry. This is a list of ten indispensable films from the region.