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El cine y la pornografía, Juan Pablos Editor y Voyeur, México, 2011, (Col. Anales del cine en México, 1895-1911. Vol. 7. 1901: Tercera parte), recrea los inicios del cine licencioso y las campañas de censura que los gobiernos, en especial el mexicano, instauraron para limitar las escenas subidas de tono. Bajo los cánones actuales, las imágenes eróticas que nuestros abuelos disfrutaban resultarían de una candorosa ingenuidad. Tuvo la gentileza Juan Felipe Leal de enviarme la tercera edición de su obra. Aunque es la tercera, ésta incluye información fresca respecto al fenómeno...

Magdalena Solé first visited Cuba in 2011 and has returned every year since, enchanted by the place and the people who live in this slender stretch of land. Her photographs reveal the stirrings of transformation, however subtle and hard to see, and reflect a Cuba that is both tough and vulnerable. Cuba hasta siempre consists of more than 150 full-color photographs taken by Solé, accompanied by a foreword written by Time columnist and travel writer Pico Iyer. With minimal text, this book offers a view of Cuba beyond the tourist trade and the wealthy upper class. The photographs portray...

The charming town of Los Gatos is nestled at the base of the Santa Cruz Mountains and is sometimes referred to as the Gem City of the Foothills. It has inspired hundreds of postcard images through the years, many reflecting the areas abundance of natural beauty. As the town and surrounding area grew and prospered through agriculture, logging, and commerce, the local architecture and landmarks became popular subjects. Glimpses of everyday lifechurches, schools, houses, and businessesfurther enhanced the pictorial history the postcards represent.

An incomparable portrait artist and Colombia's most outstanding photographer of the second half of the 20th century, Hernán Díaz is a cultured and versatile professional. Together, the hundred black-and-white photographs collected in this book form a gallery of Colombia's most important social, cultural, and political figures from the 1960s to the present day. Though the subjects are often public figures, Díaz's evident comradery with them brings a rare intimacy to their portraits. A critical study of his work accompanies the reproductions. En la fotografía de escenas y de gentes...