PE and PC Spanish video series

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PE-1:  Miss Universo en el Perú (40 min.)
 The images and the scenes from this beauty contest, the portrayal of women in publicity, the role of television, contrasted with the current situation of women in Peru.

PE-2:  Imágenes para una Democracia (28 min.)
 Against th e backdrop of campaign events from 1980-1986, a truck driver and a historian interpret the democratic process form different and contrasting viewpoints

PE-3:  Caminos de Liberacíon  (20 min.)
 This brief documentary examines the religious practice and works of a socially committed sector of the Catholic Church.

PE-4:  Perú: Ni Leche ni Gloria  (43 min.)
 This exploration of how Nestle and Carnation have penetrated the Peruvi an economy with condensed milk operations under labels such as Gloria, S.A., provides a model for understanding the role of multinationals in Latin America

PE-5:  Coca y Cocaína  (45  min.)
 The use of coca leaves in the Peruvian Andes has been traditional for thousands of years.  This documentary deals with the religious, magical and social aspects of the coca leaf, its importance in the culture of the Andean Peoples and the defense of its use.

< B>PC-1:  Los Niños…/Margot…  (25 min.)
 Los ninos que vinieron portrays the drama of children from Ayachucho who emigrate to Lima, fleeing the extreme violence of adults whose conflicts these youngsters neither understand nor share.

PC-2:  Encuentro de Hombrecitos  (30 min.)
 In the Mercado Mayorista de Frutas two boys work hard until dawn.  These hombrecitos, little men, at 9 and 10 years old have a clear idea of the meaning of the wo rd work, of poverty in Peru and of their future.

PC-3:  El Artista Popular  (30 min.)
 These ten-minute Retratos de supervivencia portray the daily activities of three performers along with a more intimate glimpse of the person behind the show.

PC-4:  Cuzco, la Ciudad y su Gente  (43 min.)
 One in a series of programs entitled Peruanos muestran su pais, this installment focuses on present day Cuzco whose character and whose residents deri ve from intercultural contact, be it the historical interplay between Andean and colonial Spanish cultures or their descendents contact with today’s throng of tourists

PC-5:  La Selva  (28 min.)
 A third of the Peru is covered by dense tropical rain forest, which contrasts dramatically with the desert region of the coast and the rugged mountains of the central pert of the country.

PC-6 :  La Sierra Central  (28 min.)
 Breathtaking shots o f the Peruvian Andes form the backdrop of this documentary about the rugged life of those who live in the mountains.
 
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