Bolivian, Ecuadorian, and Uraguayan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Odd-looking title, I know, but none of these countries have enough to flush out a full list. That makes this the "oddball South American list".
The tallies are:
Bolivia 6
Ecuador 2
Uraguay 10
The tallies are:
Bolivia 6
Ecuador 2
Uraguay 10
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- DirectorJuan Carlos ValdiviaStarsDino GarcíaMaría Renée PrudencioClaudia LoboA schoolteacher in the small city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra has a passionate affair with his frigid wife's sister--despite the risk of having to confront not only his wife, but also his dubious father-in-law.Bolivia
- DirectorRodrigo BellottStarsAlexandra AponteRoberto UrbinaJorge Antonio SaavedraFive teenagers in the U.S. and Bolivia try to make sense of their sexuality and the complexity of their identity.Bolivia
- DirectorFernando VargasStarsIsabel SantosJorge Ortiz SánchezPaola RíosBeggining in La Higuera, 1967 where the body of Ernesto Che Guevara is laid out and later secretly buried, Di buen dia a papa returns to this location over ten year intervals to focus on three generations of women affected by the event.Bolivia
- DirectorJuan Carlos ValdiviaStarsDemián BichirKate del CastilloAlberto EtcheverryAfter being denied an American visa, a Bolivian professor becomes involved in a web of criminal activities, holds-up the American consulate and falls for a beautiful prostitute from the Bolivian lowlands.Bolivia
- DirectorAntonio EguinoStarsDiego BertieCarla OrtizMilton CortezEnd of the 20's. Alfonso a young writer brought up in France, arrives to an adventurous mining town (Uyuni) in the midst of the Bolivian high plateau. Here he meets the beautiful Claudina a sensual, strong willed chola, la "Misqui simi" ("The one with the sweet lips"). Uyuni radiates a strange magnetism, it is charged with a collective euphoria produced by the bewitching mineral. The lives of the characters enter a whirl of passion, ambition and frustration.Bolivia
- DirectorJuan Carlos ValdiviaStarsNinón del CastilloPascual LoayzaNicolás FernándezFor a rich upper-class family locked into their own little world, Bolivia's social changes threaten to burst their bubble.Bolivia
- DirectorCarlos Naranjo EstrellaStarsHéctor AlterioConcha CuetosÓscar LadoireA bus called Sueños (Dreams) links three modern-day tales set in exotic Ecuador - the equator-straddling country that calls itself "The Middle of the World." Each of these stories carries a woman's name, and each features a mysterious, alluring female outsider who bewitches men. In the first tale, a blonde woman with an unclear past arrives in a remote, male-deprived Andean town and offers piano lessons, only to become the focus of wild rumors and innuendo. In the second, a married college professor who is haunted by nightmares becomes obsessed with a beguiling woman who seems to be sending him an ominous message. In the final story, a couple vacationing at a jungle resort refuse to believe in the ancient myths of Ecuador, but are forced to confront the legendary Guasangó.Ecuador
- DirectorSebastián CorderoStarsJohn LeguizamoAlfred MolinaLeonor WatlingA suspense thriller about a reporter from Miami who travels to Ecuador in pursuit of a serial killer known as the "Monster of Babahoyo."Ecuador
- DirectorAdolfo AristarainStarsJosé SacristánFederico LuppiLeonor BenedettoMario and Ana, in voluntary exile from Buenos Aires, live in a remote Argentine valley with their 12-year-old son Ernesto. Mario runs a school and a wool cooperative; Ana, a doctor, heads a clinic with Nelda, a progressive nun. Into this idealistic family comes Hans, a jaded Spanish geological engineer -- surveying the land for the local patron, to see if it can be dammed for hydro-electric power, which would drive the peasants from the land into the cities.Uraguay
- DirectorBeatriz Flores SilvaStarsMariana Santangelo GoldmanSilvestreJosep LinuesaMontevideo, Uruguay. In this comedic drama, Elisa, 27, dreams of opening her own hairdressing salon in one of the rich districts of the Uruguayan capital. A bit of a rebel, one day Elisa moves out of her mother's house with her two children and breaks up with Garcia, her boss and lover who has infuriated her by not wanting to get married. So, in the space of twenty-four hours, Elisa finds herself without a roof over her head, without a man, without a job and without money. Her best friend Loulou finds her a job - in the brothel run by Dona Jacqueline. And without really being aware of it, Elisa slides into prostitution, which leads her to Barcelona. She falls in love, she is exploited, she gets involved in transvestite gang wars, and meanwhile just dreams of earning enough money for her little beauty salon back home.Uraguay
- DirectorDiego ArsuagaStarsHéctor AlterioFederico LuppiPepe SorianoThree old man, a little boy training to protect an old patrimony, La "33", the last train.Uraguay
- DirectorGuillermo CasanovaStarsHugo AranaJulio César CastroJulio CalcagnoA group of men travel across Uruguay to watch the sea.Uraguay
- DirectorJuan Pablo RebellaPablo StollStarsAndrés PazosMirella PascualJorge BolaniWhen his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something, looks to scrounge up a wife. He turns to Marta, an employee at his sock factory, with whom he has a prickly relationship.Uraguay
- DirectorÁlvaro BuelaStarsRoxana BlancoNicolás BecerraWalter Reyno34-year-old Pamela is a small and shy woman. She works at the cash register of a supermarket. She attends a religious temple led by a Brazilian minister. She periodically visits her autistic mother. She is an anonymous character, leading a meaningless life. Suddenly, a miracle occurs. Messages of a marvelous destiny start to reach Pamela in unusual ways: a client, a gentle and charismatic transvestite, her own mother, dreams, bar codes, real and imaginary signals. The Savior of the Next Millennium is apparently on his way and everything indicates that she, being a virgin, is carrying him on her entrails. Impelled to face herself, Pamela undertakes an inner voyage. A paradoxical voyage: the more mystic she grows to be, the more human she becomes.Uraguay
- DirectorCésar CharloneEnrique FernándezStarsCésar TroncosoVirginia MéndezMario SilvaA small South American village is in a flurry over the Pope's 1988 visit.Uraguay
- DirectorEsteban SchroederStarsRoxana BlancoJorge BolaniPatricio ContrerasChilean chemist Eugenio Berríos, wanted for his relationship to crimes during the military dictatorship in his country, is kidnapped. Lawyer Julia Gudari is investigating her disappearance and fears that General Gudari, her father, is involved in the case.Uraguay
- DirectorÁlvaro BrechnerStarsGary PiquerJouko AholaAntonella CostaA flamboyant impresario and an ageing ex-wrestling champion arrive in a small town, offering a hefty award to the local challenger. In fact, the promoter wants to rinse the spectators for every penny. But, is this a good day to go fishing?Uraguay
- DirectorFederico VeirojStarsFelipe ArocenaGonzalo DelgadoJorge JellinekA movie-theater employee adjusts to a new life after the cinema he worked at for over 25 years is forced to shut down.Uraguay