Spanish and Latin American Literature and Film
Use this guide for researching the fiction, poetry, drama and cinema of Spain, Latin America and the Caribbean.
QuickSearch
Cinema Sites and Portals
- CineChile"CineChile.cl es un proyecto de investigación desarrollado por un grupo de periodistas especializados e investigadores en cine, creado el 2009 con el apoyo del Fondo del Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes para investigación en audiovisual, para formar una Enciclopedia del Cine Chileno en internet." Pulls together multiple authorized collections of freely available streaming movies from Chile.
- Filmoteca EspañolaFilms and documentaries including an impressive collection of newsreels from the state-run channel.
- Cinema TropicalA "non-profit media arts organization that has become the leading presenter of Latin American cinema in the United States."
- Latin American and Spanish Videos Freely Available on the Internet: A Guide to Web Sourcesby Jesús Alonso-Regalado (SUNY Albany)
Streaming Videos (Rutgers Resources)
Finding Film Criticism
Helpful hint: Use the appropriate subject headings in QuickSearch to get a more focused results list. Choose the Advanced Search option with the filters set to "subject" "contains".
Some useful subject headings are:
Motion pictures -- Spain [Mexico, Latin America, etc.] -- History
Spain [Mexico, etc.] -- In motion pictures
Finding Videos in QuickSearch
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- Once you have a list of results, use the options at the left to narrow your search.
- Under "Resource Type" select Videos.
- To limit your results to streaming videos, under "Limit to" select Available online.
- Select any title from the results list to view the complete details for that item including the link for online access.
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