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From the eVideo
Bahian Processions (3:01)
Bordellos in Bahia (2:49)
A Prostitute's Life (3:49)
Violence Against Women (1:46)
AIDS Epidemic in Brazil (2:28)
Voodoo: A Non-Discriminatory Religion (4:26)
Rio de Janeiro: Urban Social War (4:27)
The Tradition of Carnival (3:48)
National Assets of Brazil: Carnival and Mulatto Women (3:57)
Shanty Towns: Cities Within the City (2:28)
Rio de Janeiro: From Rosinia to San Corrado (3:51)
Rio de Janeiro: Copacabana (5:00)
Brazilian Women (4:47)
Employment Difficulties in Brazil (1:41)
Carnival Discrimination (2:39)
Xuxa: Epitome of Brazilian Contradiction (1:56)
From the eVideo
Women Act for Social Justice in Bolivia (5:11)
Prominent Women Leave Bolivia (2:05)
Impoverished Bolivian Women Work for Food and Coca (1:18)
A Bolivian Journalist Exposes Drug Trafficking (1:31)
Coca, Cocaine, and a Female Aymara Politician in Bolivia (2:25)
The Plight of Peasant Women and Girls in Bolivia (4:33)
Breaking Traditional Roles: Aymara Women Play Soccer (2:35)
Breaking Traditional Roles: Aymara Women Play Music (2:27)
Aymara Culture, Traditions, and Reed Boat Craftsmanship (5:54)
Bolivia's Traditional Coca Fields (2:07)
The Essential Role of Coca for Bolivian Peasants (3:05)
Coca Cultivation and Drug Trafficking in Bolivia (2:39)
Coca Leaves in Andean Magic and Religious Rituals (1:56)
A History of Coca and Oppression in Bolivia's Mines (2:31)
Widows Work in Bolivia's Mines (3:20)
The Plight of Bolivian Mine Workers (1:36)
An Impoverished Bolivian Woman's Story (2:20)
Bolivian Activist Domitila Barrios (2:36)
Domitila Barrios: Protest and Imprisonment (2:28)
Activist Domitila Barrios Calls for a Social Revolution (3:36)
From the eVideo
Chile's Fishing Industry (4:55)
Temuco: Mapuche Culture (4:13)
Temuco: Mapuche Life (3:12)
Pinochet Deposes President Allende (5:14)
Role of Women in Chile (2:13)
Villa Grimaldi: Center for Detention, Torture and Extermination (1:58)
Women in Government and Media (3:18)
Reflections on Pablo Neruda (5:08)
Chileans Return From Exile (4:37)
Chile's Feminist Movement (4:45)
Women Organizations for Survival (4:12)
Civil Registry Service: From Dictatorship to Democracy (2:35)
Chile's National Reconciliation (2:05)
Latin American Federation of Associations of Families of Prisoners Missing Since 1981 (2:57)
Victims of Pinochet's Crimes Against Humanity (3:37)
From the eVideo
Ideals of the Cuban Revolution (2:16)
Political Stances of Cuban Exiles (6:03)
The Mariel Boatlift: Emigration From Cuba (5:01)
Cubans and Capitalism in the U.S. (2:25)
Women in the Cuban Revolution (4:18)
Memories of Che Guevara (4:58)
Benefits of Cuba's Revolution: Culture and Arts (3:17)
Benefits of Cuba's Revolution: Literacy and Education (3:29)
Benefits of Cuba's Revolution: Health and Fitness (3:36)
Benefits of Cuba's Revolution: Children's Programs (3:48)
Impact of the U.S. Blockade Against Cuba (5:47)
Cuban Exports: Sugar, Rum, and Tobacco (5:10)
Tourism and the Future of Cuba (5:57)
From the eVideo
Tourist Resorts in the Dominican Republic (3:31)
Sexual Tourism and Prostitution (6:19)
Prostitution of Dominican Women (4:11)
Dominican Republic's Economic Crisis (3:43)
Housing Problems and Government Evictions (4:56)
Labor Laws: Dominican Factory Workers (4:23)
Working in the Free Trade Zone (4:28)
Altos de Chavon: City of the Artists (2:34)
Race and Identity in the Dominican Republic (4:22)
Dominican Spiritualism and Religion (3:24)
Haitians in the Dominican Republic (1:38)
Mysticism and Voodoo Ceremonies (2:13)
Changing Demographics and Emigration (3:10)
Dominican Women Working in Spain (7:41)
From the eVideo
Mayans: The Original Inhabitants of Guatemala (3:41)
Antigua: Guatemala's Original Capital City (3:39)
Widowed Women Working in Guatemalan Factories (2:08)
Repression in Guatemala: Victims of Violence (6:04)
Violence Against Women in Guatemala (6:03)
Religion in Guatemala (1:56)
Guatemalan Factory Workers (1:43)
Venezuela's Christian Democratic Government (2:27)
Guatemala's Natives (5:27)
Guatemala's Indians at Market (2:07)
Military Oppression in Chichicastenango (7:12)
Guatemalan Refugees in Mexico (3:29)
Repatriation to Guatemala (2:37)
Genocide and Ethnocide of the Ixtajel (5:31)
From the eVideo
Protests and Victory for Mexican Mothers (5:09)
Mexico's 19th of September Union (5:26)
Housing Problems in Mexico City (3:01)
Mexico's Feminist Movement (5:03)
Profound Catholic Contradictions (5:10)
The Virgin of Guadalupe (2:20)
Challenging Mexico's Traditional Machismo (5:12)
Ranchero Songs: Expressions of Sexism (3:18)
Violent Crimes Against Women (1:36)
Spanish Influences in Mexican Theater and Dance (5:02)
Treatment of Indigenous Women (4:10)
Mexican Peasants: Actors and Field Workers (3:38)
Lloronas: Crying Women (4:32)
Mexican Women: Matrons of Nature (3:37)
From the eVideo
Latin America Women (3:31)
Latin America: Genocide Programs Against Indigenous Cultures (2:35)
Latin America: Neoliberal Strategies (3:35)
Latin America: Catholicism and Liberation Theology (1:30)
Latin America: Birth of an Indigenous Child (5:50)
Otavala Indians of Latin America (3:45)
Crafts Made in Ecuador (4:17)
Alcohol and the Mestizos (4:57)
Alcohol and the Mestizos (2:18)
Puruha Indian Women of Ecuador: Keeping Traditions (4:49)
Latin America: Landowners vs. Indigenous Tribes (4:40)
Latin America: Racial Government and Northern Imperialists (3:16)
Latin America: Role of Women in Preservation of Ethnic Identity (3:04)
Latin America: Indigenous Resistance (4:45)
From the eVideo
Nicaraguan Women Farm Workers (4:50)
Chamorro's Coalition Government Policies (5:50)
La Prensa: The Chamorro Press (2:48)
Culture and Arts in Nicaragua (2:12)
Women Leaders in the Sandinista Revolution (5:00)
Nicaragua's Elections and Changes in the Armed Forces (2:54)
Gold Mining in Nicaragua (3:19)
First Meeting of Central American Women, Monte Le Mar (7:37)
Feminism and Lesbianism in Central America (2:07)
Tolls of War: Human Suffering (5:19)
Venezuela Tradition and Women Filmmakers (3:54)
Religious Refuge and Workers Strikes (3:07)
Women of the Nora Astorga Front (5:09)
From the eVideo
People's Dining Rooms of Peru (2:33)
Economy of Peru (4:33)
Peruvian Women Work at Menial Jobs (2:39)
Villa El Salvador: Young Colonizers (5:23)
Single Mothers and Teen Pregnancy (3:44)
Sexism and Prostitution in Peru (2:49)
Guardia Civil: Women Police Officers in Peru (1:22)
Threats to the Amazons of Peru (2:13)
El Dorado: Gold Mining (1:44)
Coca: Divine Plant of the Incas (4:45)
Pichua: Descendants of Incas (5:25)
Coca: Peru's Ancient Custom and Modern Addiction (4:30)
Casualties of Guerilla Warfare in Peru (4:45)
Ayacucho: Family Members of the Missing (9:23)
From the eVideo
Puerto Rico: From Columbus to the Treaty of Paris (3:08)
Women Fight for Puerto Rican Independence (3:46)
Defense of Spanish Language in Puerto Rico (2:05)
Contrasts in Puerto Rico (3:08)
Puerto Rico Is Not a Colony (4:31)
Exports, Unemployment, and Liberation of Women (3:25)
Industrialization in Puerto Rico (1:30)
Advocates for Becoming a 51st State (1:08)
American Influences in Puerto Rican Culture (4:20)
American Social Concepts Infiltrate Puerto Rico (6:30)
Puerto Rican Women in Higher Education (2:42)
Racism Against Puerto Ricans in the U.S. (3:44)
Puerto Ricans in New York: Housing Problems (2:42)
Puerto Rican Political Prisoners (1:52)
Puerto Ricans' Biggest Killer: AIDS (4:06)
Puerto Ricans in New York: Drugs and Violence (6:23)
From the eVideo
Cuba: Medical Care and Childbirth (6:11)
Dominican Republic: Separated Families (6:12)
Puerto Rico: Legal Abortion (4:39)
New York: Lesbian Mothers (3:48)
Peru: Hard-Working Mothers (5:22)
Working Mothers in Latin America (1:29)
Bolivia: Difficult Childbirth (2:08)
Nicaragua: Tubal Ligation (5:05)
Brazil: Single Mothers (4:45)
Argentina: Plaza de Mayo Stolen Children (9:13)
Argentina: Calle Madres de la Plaza de Mayo (7:23)
From the eVideo
Historic Roles of Women in Venezuela (3:33)
Adverse Effects of Oil Pollution in Venezuela (3:25)
Education and Employment of Venezuelan Women (1:36)
Guajiros in Venezuela (7:00)
Venezuela's Woman of the Year for 1990 (2:29)
Ranchitos: Marginal Ghettos of Caracas (5:33)
Women and Sexuality in Venezuela (4:37)
Venezuelan Spiritualism: Goddess Maria Leonza (2:43)
Black Women in Venezuela (6:12)
Elena Valero's Abduction by Yanomamo Tribes (4:20)
Primitive Yanomamo Culture (8:38)
Yanomamo Myths and Cultural Practices (4:36)
Yanomamo Struggle for Survival (2:05)
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Subjects
Subjects
Bolivia -- History
Bolivia -- Social life and customs
Brazil -- History
Chile -- History
Civilization
Coca leaf indutry
Coca leaf indutry -- Bolivia
Cuba -- History
Dominican Republic -- History
Dominican Republic -- Social life and customs
Ecuador -- History
Educational films
Guatemala -- History
Guatemala -- Social life and customs
History
Instruction and study
Internet videos
Kinship
Latin America -- Social life and customs
Marriage
Mexico -- History
Mexico -- Social life and customs
Mothers
Music
Music -- Instruction and study
Music -- Performance
Nicaragua -- History
Nicaragua -- Social life and customs
Performance
Peru -- History
Puerto Rico -- History
Puerto Rico -- Social life and customs
Social life and customs
South America -- Civilization
South America -- History
Venezuela -- History
Videorecording
Bolivia -- Social life and customs
Brazil -- History
Chile -- History
Civilization
Coca leaf indutry
Coca leaf indutry -- Bolivia
Cuba -- History
Dominican Republic -- History
Dominican Republic -- Social life and customs
Ecuador -- History
Educational films
Guatemala -- History
Guatemala -- Social life and customs
History
Instruction and study
Internet videos
Kinship
Latin America -- Social life and customs
Marriage
Mexico -- History
Mexico -- Social life and customs
Mothers
Music
Music -- Instruction and study
Music -- Performance
Nicaragua -- History
Nicaragua -- Social life and customs
Performance
Peru -- History
Puerto Rico -- History
Puerto Rico -- Social life and customs
Social life and customs
South America -- Civilization
South America -- History
Venezuela -- History
Videorecording