Eduardo Galeano

Acting

Eduardo Galeano

Born 1940-09-03 · Montevideo, Uruguay

Eduardo Hughes Galeano was a Uruguayan journalist, writer and novelist considered, among other things, "a literary giant of the Latin American left" and "global soccer's pre-eminent man of letters". Galeano's best-known works are 'Las venas abiertas de América Latina' and 'Memoria del fuego'.

Acting credits

Gracias Diego poster
NR

A television special, made with archive footage and broadcast as a tribute just six days after the death of Diego Armando Maradona (1960-2020), briefly reviews the Argentine god's football career and key moments in his life.

Gracias Diego

2020

Shadow World poster
7.6

A detailed investigation into the political and economic interests that, since the beginning of the 20th century, have pulled the strings of the arms trade, hidden in the shadows, feeding the shameful corruption of politicians and government officials and promoting a state of permanent war throughout the world, while they cynically asked for a lasting and universal peace.

Shadow World

2016

Donde comienza el camino poster
9.0

The journey of Fernando Birri, the great father of New Latin American Cinema, has left a mark that begins at the legendary Santa Fe Documentary School and continues to this day. His methods, influences, his founding role, his poetic-political commitment, and his artistic output are some of the milestones that make up his journey.

Donde comienza el camino

2005

Rodolfo Walsh - El documental poster
NR

Documentary written and directed by Esteban Cadoche that tells the most outstanding sections of the life and literary work of the author of Rodolfo Walsh, and that covers the figure and work of the chronicler, writer and political activist based on the words of Eduardo Galeano, Rogelio García Lupo, Roberto Baschetti, Miguel Bonasso, Patricia Walsh, the Cubans Concepción Dumois and Gabriel Molina, who were his colleagues at Agencia Prensa Latina.

Rodolfo Walsh - El documental

2019

RED EYES poster
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Documentary film about soccer and the passion it unleashes in a country qualifying for a world cup. During eight years of following the Chilean national team, the features and nuances that make up our society are reflected in both defeat and victory, trying to answer what mystery this sport has that makes it the most popular in the world.

RED EYES

2010

A vuelo de pajarito poster
NR

Documentary that traces the history of the 20th century through the story of Rogelio García Lupo, Argentine investigative journalist and historian co-founder of the Cuban news agency Prensa Latina along with Gabriel García Márquez, Rodolfo Walsh and Jorge Masetti, and also of the weekly newspaper of the CGT of the Argentines in 1968. We access the personal archive of García Lupo while he was visiting it for the last time at the age of 82, after having decided to hand it over to the National Library for future researchers to consult.

A vuelo de pajarito

2014

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NR

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Retrato humano de un escritor

1975

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8.0

Roque Dalton was the Bertolt Brecht of Central America. His political struggle against the Salvadorian dictatorships brought him into jail various times. He became throughout Latin America a symbol for the fight against social injustice and helped establish one of his country's first guerrilla organizations.

Roque Dalton, Let's Shoot the Night!

2013

Tie Your Plow to a Star poster
5.5

In 1997 the Argentine filmmaker Fernando Birri returned to his home country to film a documentary on the 30th anniversary of the death of Che Guevara and the relevance of utopias at that time. Carmen Guarini decided to record those moments. A rough edit of this film was hidden away on a fragile VHS tape for twenty years. Today, these images come to life and shed some light on the life of this Latin American poet and master filmmaker, who, at the age of 92, still refused to give up on his own utopias.

Tie Your Plow to a Star

2017

A Meeting with Milton Santos poster
8.3

The film deals with the process of globalization based on the thought of geographer Milton Santos, who through his ideas and practices, inspires the debate about Brazilian society and the construction of a new world. Santos discusses his views on the importance of respecting difference and his belief that an alternative globalisation model could wholly enfranchise all citizens of the world. An illustrious presence in 20th century social sciences, the man dubbed as ‘geography’s philosopher’ eloquently elucidates a developing world perspective on the global age.

A Meeting with Milton Santos

2006

Ilusión Nacional poster
7.8

A sport like football is primarily a passionate celebration, but one that is so massive (economically, politically and socially) that it, of course, also brings many problems. Olallo Rubio's third documentary (and fourth film in total), Ilusión Nacional, is a take on how the world's most popular sport relates to Mexican society and politics.

Ilusión Nacional

2014

The Inconclusive Independence poster
6.5

Documentary about the independence and history of Latin America.

The Inconclusive Independence

2010

Eduardo Galeano, Vagamundo poster
10.0

A hug movie, for the biggest storyteller in Latin America.

Eduardo Galeano, Vagamundo

2018

Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air poster
6.9

A documentary made to coincide with Niemeyer's 100th birthday. The renowned architect talks about his long life, his inspirations, and his aspirations towards a just Brazil, and the ways he tried to help that along in his spectacular and beautiful buildings.

Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air

2007

Serrat & Sabina: Two for the Road poster
7.0

Joan Manuel Serrat fled to Mexico when Franco ordered his persecution. In Argentina and Chile, his commitment against military regimes is still remembered. Joaquín Sabina arrived later. His poetry bewitched the audience. In Argentina, he is a tango singer as much as a rocker; in Mexico, the mariachis sing their songs. The former is a symbol, a venerated figure; the latter is a “cuate,” as they say in Mexico, a buddy with whom you can always count.

Serrat & Sabina: Two for the Road

2013

One Hundred Years with Juan Rulfo poster
NR

This documentary explores key moments in the life of writer Juan Rulfo, with artists such as Werner Herzog and Eduardo Galeano reflecting on his work.

One Hundred Years with Juan Rulfo

2017

Hidden in Plain Sight poster
7.5

This documentary takes a bold, unflinching look at the nature and consequences of U.S. foreign policy in Latin America.

Hidden in Plain Sight

2003

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7.0

Testimonies about the life and work of writer and journalist Osvaldo Soriano.

Soriano

1999

Che: muerte de la utopia? poster
7.0

What does Che Guevara"s mythic presence represent to people at the turn of the century, and how do people define their concept of utopia?

Che: muerte de la utopia?

1999

Century of the Wind poster
6.6

Narrated [not only] with puppets, a dramatic vision of Latin America throughout the 20th century with its constant ferment of dictatorships, hunger, corruption, civil wars, heroic episodes and spilled blood.

Century of the Wind

1999

Malajunta poster
9.0

Documentary about Argentina's last military dictatorship and the legacy of one of the most brutal waves of repression, death and horror in Latin American history. Numerous people—historians, musicians, journalists, children of the desaparecidos (the disappeared) and others—talk candidly about how difficult it has been to uncover information about the whereabouts of the 30,000 missing men and women who were kidnapped and presumed murdered by the military. The intensely personal stories about missing relatives and the scope of the military junta's repressive policies also explain why, even now, many people resist coming to terms with Argentina's bloody past.

Malajunta

1996

Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta poster
NR

The intense life of Ferreira Gullar, one of the most influential poets in Brazil, is revisited by his personal friend Silvio Tendler, based on his most acclaimed work: Poema Sujo. In addition to addressing other poems by Gullar, the documentary also includes the testimony of people who lived directly with the artist's work.

Ferreira Gullar: Arqueologia do Poeta

2019

Canto Libre - den fria sången poster
NR

A concert program about the current development of the free Latin American music presented by a wide range of artists, performers and groups from around the countries of the continent.

Canto Libre - den fria sången

1980

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