Los Gatos

El presente volumen constituye una valiosa aportación sobre los inicios del cine norteamericano, su inclinación propagandística, su conocimiento del lenguaje de las imágenes en movimiento y también de sus limitaciones en diversos aspectos. Los autores, Juan Felipe Leal y Carlos Arturo Flores, realizaron una exhaustiva investigación en numerosas fuentes secundarias acerca de las películas que representaron la guerra que Estados Unidos y España libraron en Cuba, Puerto Rico y las islas Filipinas y que se filmaron entre enero de 1898 y enero de 1903. Todas ellas muy breves, en promedio...

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...

The dramatic work of photographer Daniel Hernandez-Salazar and its social and political context are presented in this powerful, comprehensive overview on recent Guatemalan history, which captures the state-sponsored terrorism and mass killings that took place during the country's long civil war.

Discusses how the people of Mexico honor their loved ones in death through the celebration of All Souls' Day.