Latin american history movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant latin american history movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, realistic, serious, tense, period piece and political films and TV shows about / with latin american history, biopic, society, murder, female nudity, revolution, journey, resistance, family relations and jungle plots mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres shot in Mexico, Spain, Argentina and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as latin american history: Hernán (2019), The Crossing of the Andes (2010), Zama (2017), The Liberator (2013), Embrace of the Serpent (2015), No (2012), Olga (2004), Bolívar: Una lucha admirable (2019), Anita & Garibaldi (2013), Xingu (2011).
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List of latin american history movies
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Mexico, Spain
TV show
Story:
The Spanish "Conquistador" Hernán Cortés arrives in the shores of what today is México and faces both local demons and those who've sailed with him.
Style:
atmospheric, realistic, stylized, captivating, historical drama ...
Plot:
aztec, conquistador, latin american history, medieval, historical character, power struggle, society, family relations, conflict, ambition, battles, courage ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
mexico, spain, latin america
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Argentina
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
1880, Buenos Aires. In a lost pension, a journalist interviews one of the last living men who crossed the Andes with San Martín. Manuel Esteban Corvalan was 15 years old then, and literacy was one of his secretaries.Your account will allow us to ...
Style:
exciting, serious, semi autobiographical, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
revolution, fight for freedom, national hero, war for independence, independence, moral dilemma, father son relationship, teenager, leaving home, inheritance, american history, military ...
Time:
19th century, 1810s, 1880s
Place:
andes mountains, chile, argentina, spain, south america
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8K
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Dominican Republic, France, Netherlands, Mexico, Switzerland, USA, Portugal, Lebanon
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Based on the novel by Antonio Di Benedetto. Don Diego de Zama, a Spanish officer of the 17th century settled in Asunción, awaits his transfer to Buenos Aires.
Style:
art house, cult classic, artsy, existential, independent film ...
Plot:
colonial america, native, latin american history, boy, infection, bare chested male, woman, women, kingdom, nude girl, colonization, wanderlust ...
Time:
18th century, 2010s
Place:
argentina, paraguay
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Venezuela, Spain
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Bolívar was instrumental in Latin America’s struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire, and is today considered one of the most influential politicians and emancipators in American history. Libertador is told from the viewpoint of ...
Style:
captivating, serious, epic, political, tense ...
Plot:
revolution, revolutionary, military, war, biopic, battles, rebellion, leadership, ambition, state affairs, folk hero, leader ...
Time:
1820s, ancient times, 19th century, 18th century, georgian era
Place:
venezuela, latin america, colombia, andes mountains, madrid ...
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina, Spain, Netherlands
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
The epic story of the first contact, encounter, approach, betrayal and, eventually, life-transcending friendship, between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman, last survivor of his people, and two scientists that, over the course of 40 years, travel ...
Style:
spiritual, cerebral, melancholic, meditative, depressing ...
Plot:
nature, shaman, amazon tribe, amazon river, amazon jungle, jungle, medieval, amazon rainforest, latin american history, wilderness, friendship, existentialism ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015
Place:
south america, colombia, spain, latin america
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27K
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Chile, France, Mexico, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition ...
Style:
political, cerebral, psychological, sentimental, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dictatorship, campaign, democracy, protest, politics, advertising, underdog, dictator, political conspiracy, society, exile, rebellion ...
Time:
80s, year 2012, year 1988, 2010s, 20th century ...
Place:
chile, latin america, santiago chile, south america, venezuela ...
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4K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Brazil
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945) she was arrested and sent to Nazi Germany, where she was put to death in a ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, emotional, contemplative ...
Plot:
nazi germany, world war two, concentration camp, holocaust, wartime life, life is a bitch, dictatorship, biopic, love affair, revolution, politics, confined ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
germany, rio de janeiro, europe, brazil
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Colombia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
This dramatization depicts the life -- and loves -- of Venezuelan Gen. Simón Bolívar who helped liberate several Latin American countries from Spain.
Style:
thought provoking, captivating, political, telenovela
Plot:
rebel leader, latin american history, historical figure, lifestyle, historical character, leader, revolutionary, heroes, legend, fight for supremacy, leadership, society ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, georgian era
Place:
south america, venezuela, latin america
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Spain, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Genoan navigator Christopher Columbus has a dream to find an alternative route to sail to the Indies, by traveling west instead of east, across the unchartered Ocean sea. After failing to find backing from the Portugese, he goes to the Spanish court ...
Style:
exciting, serious, atmospheric, realistic, anamorphic ...
Plot:
adventurer, ocean, tudors, latin american history, treasure hunt, renaissance, heroic mission, against the odds, intrigue, rebelliousness, dishonesty, betrayal ...
Time:
15th century, year 1992, middle ages
Place:
portugal, spain, italy, europe, latin america ...
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Genre: Biography, History, Romance, War
Country: Brazil
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Giuseppe Garibaldi (Gabriel Braga Nunes), 32 years old, commander of the republican rebels that invade Laguna, Santa Catarina, during the Farrapos War (1835 - 1845), finds his soul mate in Anita (Ana Paula Arósio), 18 years old, wife of local ...
Style:
historical drama, disturbing, captivating, psychological, historical romance ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
latin american history, revolution, brazilian history, war, male female relationship, relationships, historical character, lifestyle, revolutionary, couples, fighting the system, biopic ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
brazil, south america, italy
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In the '40s, three brothers decide to live a great adventure and enlisting in the Roncador-Xingu Expedition, which has a mission to tame the Central Brazil. The Villas Boas brothers: Orlando, 27, Claudius, 25, and Leonardo, 23, engage in a ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, stylized, atmospheric, spectacular ...
Plot:
expedition, latin american history, indian tribe, native, family relations, escapades, tribe, society, jungle, brazilian history, travel, biopic ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
brazil, latin america
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Cuba, Italy, Spain, Chile, Mexico, Nicaragua
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Narrative of a period of life (1926 - 1934) of the Nicaraguan revolutionary leader Sandino, who was known as "The general of free men."
Style:
historical drama, political, realistic, period piece, inspirational ...
Plot:
biopic, latin american history, political intrigue, guerilla warfare, revolution, resistance, nationalism, rebellion, intervention, colonialism, portrait, defiant ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s
Place:
nicaragua, latin america, central america
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Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, Mexico
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In Chile, 1973, during the last days of Salvador Allende's presidency, an employee at a Morgue's recording office falls for a burlesque dancer who mysteriously disappears.
Style:
captivating, serious, sincere, atmospheric, disturbing ...
Plot:
morgue, autopsy, latin american history, missing person, obsessive quest, love and romance, political unrest, cabaret, imperialism, coup d'etat, unsettling, coup ...
Time:
70s, 2010s, year 2010, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
latin america, chile, south america, bolivia
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: Uruguay, Spain, Argentina, France, Germany
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Uruguay, 1973. Having been crushed by the military dictatorship, surviving members of the Tupamaro guerillas are imprisoned and tortured. They must find a way to endure the coming 12 years.
Style:
captivating, realistic, psychological, tense, inspirational ...
Plot:
military dictatorship, politics, prison, released from prison, dictatorship, dictator, political prisoner, violence, biopic, society, rivalry, based on real people ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 1983, year 1972, 20th century ...
Place:
south america, uruguay, latin america
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Brazil, Argentina
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The true story of a working class boy who moves to the nation's financial capital at a young age and becomes one the most influential politician in Brazil's history.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, touching, sincere, serious
Plot:
working class, president, urban ghetto, ambition, dysfunctional family, siblings relations, family problems, social differences, hopes, political activism, single parent, escapades ...
Time:
20th century, 50s
Place:
latin america, brazil
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Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Chile, September 1986. Tamara, commander of the communist guerrilla group Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front, and her comrades-in-arms set out to overthrow the military regime installed in 1973 by assassinating the dictator Augusto Pinochet.
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing
Plot:
history of chile, political repression, latin american history, dictatorship, fight, dictator, fight for supremacy, battles, resistance, murder, resistance fighter, resistance movement ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, Spain
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
1492: Conquest of Paradise depicts Christopher Columbus’ discovery of The New World and his effect on the indigenous people.
Style:
inspirational, epic, period piece, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
renaissance, conquistador, adventurer, medieval, native american, ship, new world, tudors, ocean, jungle, nobility, ancient ...
Time:
15th century, medieval times, ancient times, 16th century, year 1941 ...
Place:
spain, caribbean, italy, europe, west indies ...
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilazation in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.
Style:
inspirational, meditative, period piece, exciting, costume drama ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
explorer, jungle, survival, expedition, travel, archaeology, journey, tribe, amazon jungle, conquistador, world war one, destiny ...
Time:
1920s, year 2016, future, 1900s, year 2017 ...
Place:
south america, ireland, england, bolivia, america ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Spain, Mexico, France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Focuses on Sebastian and Costa, obsessive filmmakers who, in their quest to uncover the myth of Christopher Columbus and resistance to colonial power by Indian rebel Hatuey, ultimately end up embroiled in a modern revolt against Western ...
Style:
political, talky, thought provoking, visually appealing, tense ...
Plot:
filmmaking, politics, protest, culture clash, society, rebellion, demonstration, prejudice, audition, mentor, unlikely friendships, storytelling ...
Time:
year 2010, year 2000, 70s, 21st century
Place:
bolivia, latin america, california, spain, south america
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Western
Country: Denmark, Mexico, France, Argentina, Germany, Netherlands
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A father and daughter journey from Denmark to an unknown desert that exists in a realm beyond the confines of civilization.
Style:
surreal, atmospheric, serious, cerebral, captivating ...
Plot:
desert, escapades, parents and children, love and romance, family relations, on the road, latin american history, murder, wild west, father daughter relationship, dog, american history ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
argentina
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: France, UK, USA, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Germany
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
"The Motorcycle Diaries" is based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he, and best friend Alberto Granado, had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early ...
Style:
road movie, breathtaking, touching, political, cerebral ...
Plot:
self discovery, motorcycle, revolutionary, poverty, on the road, road trip, journey, travel, politics, idealism, revolution, biopic ...
Time:
20th century, year 2004, 50s, 1950s, y2k ...
Place:
latin america, south america, chile, bolivia, argentina ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Brazil, Portugal
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The story of Brazil’s first emperor, returning to Europe on board the English ship Warspite. The trip makes Pedro conquer his fears and face his life from a personal point of view. He goes back in time and relives outstanding moments of his ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, absurd, period piece ...
Plot:
latin american history, brazilian history, prince, historical figure, royal family, self discovery, historical character, society, life philosophy, taunting, boat, male pubic hair ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Spain, Italy, France, Brazil, Portugal
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The story of Father Antonio Vieira, a 17th-century Portuguese priest who lived in Brazil and worked for better treatment of the Indians and to abolish slavery.
Style:
serious, historical drama, period piece, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
liberation theology, biopic, political intrigue, latin american history, slavery, social justice, religious, catholic, fight for justice, historical figure, fighting the system, society ...
Time:
17th century, ancient times
Place:
portugal, brazil
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Argentina
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
This series examines the events leading up the brutal murder of Dominican activist Minerva Mirabal and her two activist sisters, on the orders of dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. The heinous crime would set in motion not only the end of a vicious ...
Style:
historical drama, psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional ...
Plot:
dictatorship, resistance, dissident, politics, activism, women's rights, courage, human rights, political repression, oppression, latin american history, injustice ...
Place:
dominican republic, latin america
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Chile, Argentina, France, Spain, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
It’s 1948 and the Cold War has arrived in Chile. In the Congress, prominent Communist Senator and popular poet Pablo Neruda accuses the government of betraying the Party and is stripped of his parliamentary immunity by President González Videla. ...
Style:
costume drama, serious, suspenseful, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
political repression, latinx lead, writers, anti communism, poet, manhunt, latin american history, propaganda, biopic, politician, police detective, police investigation ...
Time:
1940s, year 2016, year 1948, 2010s, 20th century ...
Place:
chile, south america, santiago chile, latin america, andes mountains ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Mexico
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Controversial, sexy and surreal tale of a messenger, his journey and encounters with many historical events and people such as Auschwitz, the Ku Klux Klan, Frida Kahlo, Cortés and Emiliano Zapata (as a beautiful woman!)
Style:
controversial, transgressive, art house, experimental, avant garde ...
Plot:
surrealism, symbolism, sexuality, latin american history, gender bending, ku klux klan, satire, absurdism, trauma, blasphemy, moral ambiguity, eroticism ...
Place:
mexico
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In the colonial New Spain Ana is a missionary who decides to support the indigenous people.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, thought provoking, reflective, tension ...
Plot:
colonialism, indigenous people, female protagonist, missionary, latin american history, oppression, faith, religious conflict, resistance, social justice, ethical dilemma, empowerment ...
Time:
17th century, 16th century
Place:
mexico
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Dominican Republic
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The United States was very concerned about the instability of the region, with Cuba on one end and the Dominican Republic on the other. Something had to be done. At first, Lt. Garcia Guerrero was proud to have been assigned as an aid to General ...
Style:
political thriller, historical drama, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
dictatorship, conspiracy, civil rights, oppression, tyranny, assassination, brazilian military dictatorship, killing, military dictatorship, murder, political conspiracy, murderer ...
Place:
dominican republic, cuba, latin america
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Genre: Biography
Country: Mexico
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
The assassination of Pancho Villa, on the outskirts of Parral, Chihuahua, plunged the city into mourning, and a wake for the revolutionary hero was held by his closest collaborators. Conspicuous among the mourners were the four women with whom Villa ...
Style:
historical drama, captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
mexican revolution, biopic, love of one's life, pancho villa, murder mystery, male female relationship, problem, murder, murderer, sexual tension, extramarital affair, murder investigation ...
Time:
1910s
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Mexico
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Originally Actas De Marusia, this Mexican film re-creates a dark chapter in the history of Chile. The scene is a small Chilean mining town in 1907. Suffering under the despotic rule of the British mine owners, the workers stage a revolt. The ...
Plot:
strike, union, labor, anarchist, latin american history, worker, town, female pubic hair, school, massacre, exploitation, horse ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
chile, south america
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