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Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Costa Rica’s motto is Pura Vida - Pure Life - and it boasts some of the most spectacular wildlife in the world. Venture across the nation’s rugged landscapes, from volcanic peaks to coastal jungle to misty cloud forests and get to know Costa Rica’s dazzling diversity of hummingbirds. Discover these astonishing little birds’ outsize ripple effects on macaws, quetzals, monkeys, tapirs and more.
2) 499
Publisher
Cinema Guild
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Exactly 499 years after the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs, an unnamed conquistador washes up on the east coast of Mexico as if ejected from a time machine. In his period costume, he treks over the mountains, from Veracruz to Mexico City, the same route Hernán Cortés took to conquer Tenochtitlan.
Publisher
Pavilion Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Derek Walcott, Literature Nobel Laureate travelled the world while remaining closely connected to his beloved island St. Lucia. As a poet, playwright, painter and even filmmaker, Derek Walcott hymned the Caribbean for over 60 years. This documentary presents an intimate portrait of him, set in his beloved native island St. Lucia. This film explores the poetry of Derek Walcott, the landscapes and people that inspired it.
Publisher
Pavilion Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
So we meet the characters one at a time. Bogart is grumbling about everything being so late. Robby has been in a state of sustained carnival wonder since the early 80s. Paul is jammin’ in Trinidad with Mac Farlane for the first time, lookin’ forward to the party. Jhawhan is a folk dancer with dreams of being the king of carnival. Brian is ambitious and determined and Jenette is a first-time costume maker with stars in her eyes and memories of...
Author
Language
Español
Description
La subversión estaba instalada en nuestro país. El interior tucumano fue tomado por el ERP al que ciertos sectores del peronismo se habían acercado. Un gobierno débil encabezado por la segunda esposa de Perón, María Estela Martínez, resultaba incapaz de encauzar esa lucha violenta y sangrienta. El gran desorden en el que se desarrollaba la vida argentina hizo que la mayoría de los ciudadanos respirara con alivio cuando se instaló la tiranía...
Author
Language
Español
Description
Este libro pone en valor el conocimiento creado en los diferentes territorios americanos y su difusión en Europa. Las políticas ilustradas favorecen el movimiento de estas ideas. De ser soluciones a problemas locales pasan a ser publicadas y traducidas en el contexto cultural europeo. La difusión de este conocimiento está promovida tanto por iniciativas privadas y particulares, como por impulsos públicos y oficiales. Personas ideas, descubrimientos....
Publisher
Pavilion Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Transports the viewer on filmmaker Alison Saunders’ modern-day search for descendants of an ancestor who left Barbados in the early 1900s to build the Panama Canal – one of the seven wonders of the modern world. After five years of creating compelling re-enactments and collecting archival film and photos, as well as contemporary images and interviews, she tells a larger, poignant story of strength, endurance and sacrifice and uncovers troubling...
10) Fires of Hope
Publisher
Pavilion Studios
Pub. Date
1983.
Language
English
Description
Artists, bankers, businessmen, fishermen and agriculturalists, economists, workers – citizens all – from Port of Spain to Charlotteville, reveal their hopes and criticisms of Trinidad and Tobago after many years of Independence. Seen against the expectations expressed through our national anthem and contextualized in the push for separation from the British Empire and the physical reality of the islands, with the music of our people ringing throughout....
Publisher
Pavilion Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A filmmaker daughter and her writer father navigate the conflicting issues of their relationship: race and art, adoration and disappointment, success and failure. Until he dies and in her grief, she discovers that his poetry and prose transcend death, allowing her to hear his voice again and find a way back to herself.
14) Havana Divas
Publisher
Women Make Movies
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
Stage-sisters Caridad Amaran and Georgina Wong, both of Chinese descent, learned the art of Cantonese opera from their fathers in Havana, Cuba in the 1930s. Caridad’s Chinese foster father immigrated to Cuba in the 1920s after his family forbade him to perform opera. Georgina’s father was a famous tailor in a Havana Chinatown, who encouraged her to learn kung-fu and traditional Chinese dance. The daughters spent their youth performing throughout...
Author
Language
English
Description
Get the Summary of Jeff Guinn's War on the Border in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "War on the Border" by Jeff Guinn provides a detailed account of the complex and often tumultuous relationship between the United States and Mexico in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The narrative begins with the early interactions between the two nations following Mexico's independence from Spain and the subsequent territorial...
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The Expendables -- "Sylvester Stallone stars as Barney Ross, leader of The Expendables, a team of skilled combat vets turned mercenaries. Hired to overthrow a ruthless dictator in South America, they become caught in a web of deceit and betrayal -- and set out to save the innocent and punish the guilty in this action -packed thriller (2010)."
The Expendables 2 -- "The Expendables are back for what appears to be an easy paycheck for this band of old-school...
Publisher
Women Make Movies
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
Builds on the story of the original film and includes additional interviews and archival footage. Ana Deborah Mola and Belkis Lescaille, who were among the first of the volunteer teachers who laid the groundwork for the revolutionary National Literacy Campaign that would follow, are featured. The 10th anniversary edition DVD, as well as the Digital Site License, includes both films.
Author
Language
English
Description
BANANA MAN, Peeling and Revealing, Life in the Tropics: Book 3 is a riveting narrative that traces the enduring legacy of banana pioneers. From the resilient second-generation 'banana kids,' who spent their formative years amidst the lush banana plantations and Company towns, to the harrowing tales of how two world wars left an indelible mark on many of their lives, this epic journey unveils a remarkable tapestry of history, resilience, and the enduring...
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