Latin American & Iberian Collections:

Spanish Language Videos

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1. 100 años de cine en Uruguay, Videograma S.R.L, 1 videocassette (90 min.), Montevideo, Uruguay, 199-.
   Abstract: Using material from Cinemateca Uruguaya's Archivo de la Imagen and elsewhere, the film traces the development of Uruguayan cinema from the 1890s to the 1990s.

2. 1919, Antonio José Betancor et al., 1 videocassette (82 min.), Madrid?, 198?
   Notes: Performer Note: Miguel Molina, Cristina Marsillach, Walter Vidarte, Jose Antonio Correa, Emma Suarez, Saturno Cerra, Conchita Leza, and Marisa Leza
   Added Title: Nineteen nineteen
   Added Title: Mil neuve ciento diez y nueve.
   Abstract: In 1919, a time of anarchist agitation and police repression in Zaragoza, the adolescent son of a declining bourgeois family discovers society's falsehoods as well as life's pleasures.

3. 2010 the year we make contact, Peter Hyams and Arthur Charles Clarke, 1 videodisc (116 min.), Santa Monica, Calif, 1998.
   Notes: Performer Note: Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban, Keir Dullea, Douglass Rain.
   Abstract: A science fiction thriller with human drama.

4. 40 años de novios, Enrique Carreras et al., 1 videocassette (93 min.), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
   Notes: Performer Note: Lolita Torres, Germán Cobos, Enzo Viena.
   Abstract: A woman who hasn't forgiven her husband's infidelities finally reconciles with him after 40 years.

5. 500 years of resistance Rigoberta Menchu : 1st hour of her speech at Casa Zapata, 11-22-91, Rigoberta Menchú, Rodolfo Stavenhagen, and Casa Zapata (Stanford University), 1 videocassette (46 min.), 1991.
   Notes: Performer Note: Rigoberta Menchu; transator, Rodolfo Stavenhagen
   Event Note: Recorded Nov. 22, 1991.
   Abstract: Quiché Indian exile Rigoberto Menchu talks about her experience and the history of the oppression of indigenous people by the Guatemalan government.

6. 68-98 México 68, Oscar Menéndez and Cooperativa de Producción Salvado Toscano S.C.L, 1 videocassette (55 min.), México, 1998.
   Abstract: Explores the Mexico City riots of 1968 and the student and popular movement of the time from the vantage point of 30 years later.

7. 800 leguas por el Amazonas, Jules Verne et al., 1 videocassette (104 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
   Notes: Performer Note: Carlos López Moctezuma, Rafael Bertrand, Elvira Quintana.
   Abstract: In the dense jungle of Brazil, Sr. Torres (Antonio) hikes many months through some of the most dangerous parts of the forest. He loses a friend to a snake-bite and eventually runs into a wealthy family with whom he begins a long journey by boat. They run into many problems, including Indians, lions, and alligators. Sr. Torres turns out to be an assassin. After the wealthy father is blamed for Sr. Torres' wrong-doings, the family begins a long search for the truth.

8. L.A. story, Steve Martin et al., 1 videodisc (98 min.), Van Nuys, CA, 1998.
   Notes: Performer Note: Steve Martin, Victoria Tennant, Richard E. Grant, Marilu Henner, Sarah Jessica Parker.
   Abstract: A wacky television weatherman thinks his life is perfect except for an erratic relationship with a style-conscious girlfriend. Then, one bright and smoggy L.A. day, an electronic freeway sign changes his life, when its advice leads him into a frivolous romance with a young and beautiful blond and, ultimately, to true love with the woman of his dreams.

9. Abierto de 18 a 24, Eduardo F Chapa et al., 1 videocassette (82 min.), Montevideo Uruguay, 1987.
   Notes: Performer Note: Gerardo Romano, Silvia Peyrou, Horacio Peña, Jorge Luz.
   Abstract: A lonely and melancholy man has come from the interior to the city in order to verify the death of his cousin.His search leads him to a dance hall where he becomes involved with a variety of people including an uninhibited and diverting girl, Dorys, who is an excellent tango dancer. He also cannot help looking with interest at Carla, who was the object of his cousin's desire and who is now attracted to him.

10. Abismos de pasion, Oscar Dancigers et al., 1 videocassette (90 min.), Chico, Calif, 198?
    Notes: Performer Note: Irasema Dilian, Jorge Mistral, Lilia Prado, Ernesto Alonso, Francisco Reguera.
    Abstract: A bitter, cold-hearted former servant, newly rich, returns to disrupt the life of his true love, now married to another.

11. Abre los ojos, Alejandro Amenábar et al., 1 videocassette (117 min.), Madrid, 199-.
    Notes: Performer Note: Eduardo Noriega, Penélope Cruz, Chete Lera, Fele Martínez, Najwa Nimri.
    Abstract: An imprisoned man who hides his face behind a mask is telling his story, as a flashback, to a psychiatrist: His name is César, he is an orphan but he had inherited a fortune from his parents and used to live in a luxurious house of his own. He was also very handsome and a renowned womanizer. But then he fell in love with his best friend's girlfriend, Sofía. Ce sar's ex-girlfriend, Nuria, was insanely jealous, and drove her car--with both of them in it--into a tree, killing herself and horribly disfiguring César. The doctors said they couldn't help him. Then his luck seemed to change when Sofía said she was still in love with him and the doctors called him and told him that, with a revolutionary new technique, they could rebuild his face. César was happier than ever; but strange and scary things started to happen, and he found out that the real nightmare had only just began for him.

12. Abuso de confianza, Mario C Lugones et al., 1 videocassette (77 min.), Argentina, 199-.
    Notes: Performer Note: Olga Zubarry, Manuel Collado, María Armand, Carlos Thompson, Renée Dumas, Adolfo Linvel, Margarita Corona, Carlos Belluci, Iris Alonso, José Nájera, Arnoldo Chamot, Juan Pecci, María Elena Sagrera, José Arias Callicó.
    Abstract: In order to gain the protection of a lawyer, a student pretends to be the daughter of an actress that the lawyer had once known in his childhood. This is a remake of the French film, "Abus de confiance.".

13. Aca las tortas! o Los hijos, Juan Bustillo Oro et al., 1 videocassette (109 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
    Notes: Performer Note: Sara Garcia, Meche Barba, Carlos Orellana.
    Abstract: An older couple have a popular torta-selling business. They have several children, including one son whom the father doesn't like because he's a drunk. Another son and daughter were sent to the U.S. to study, and after 5 years, return home. The daughter left behind a boyfriend and the son, a girlfriend and his own son; the parents know nothing about any of them.

14. La Academia de San Carlos, Aurelio de los Reyes et al., 1 videocassette (23 min.), México, D.F, Redlands, Calif, 1994.
    Abstract: This video shows the role of the Academy in Mexican art from the late 18th century to the early years of the 20th century.

15. Accion chicano, Med/Tech Productions et al., 1 videocassette (30 min.), Pasadena, Calif, 199-.
    Notes: Event Note: Recorded May 16, 1973; aired May 17, 1973
    Performer Note: Performed by Los Mascarones
    Contents: Tlaloc -- América is one -- Freedom -- The birth of capitalism.
    Abstract: Chicano theater troupe Los Mascareones performs several of its works dealing with the history and current plight of Mexicans and Mexican Americans and their exploitation by the United States.

16. Acción mutante, Alejandro De la Iglesia et al., 1 videocassette (090 min.), Barcelona, 1993.
    Notes: Performer Note: Antonio Resines, Alex Angulo, Frederique Feder, Fernando Guillén, Enrique San Francisco, Juan Viadas, Karra Elejalde, Saturnino Garcia, Jaime Blanch.
    Abstract: Dystopic science fiction film set in the year 2012 in a world ruled by bodybuilders, designers and the ultra-chic. Accion Mutante, an underground group of mentally and physically disabled are the sole resistance to the cult of beauty and wealth. Ramon, the leader of the group devises plots to kidnap Patricia, daughter of a wealthy industrialist, but the plot does not work out as planned.

17. Actas de Marusia un film, Gian Maria Volontè et al., 1 videocassette (90 min.), Wilmington? Calif., 1985.
    Notes: Performer Note: Gian Maria Volonte, Diana Bracho, Claudio Obregon, Eduardo Lopez Rojas, Patricia Reyes Spindola, Jose Carlos Ruiz
    Added Title: Letters from Marusia.
    Abstract: "The chronicle of the repression exercised by an English Company over a small Chilean town whose inhabitants are determined to win the minimal human rights due to them as workers and citizens."--External container.

18. Actualización política y doctrinaria para la toma del poder, Fernando E Solanas et al., 1 videocassette (ca. 100 min.), Montevideo, Uruguay, 19??
    Abstract: Documentaries about Perón and his effects on Argentina in the present and for the future.

19. Adam's rib, Katharine Hepburn et al., 1 videodisc (101 min.), New York, N.Y, 1997.
    Notes: Performer Note: Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Tom Ewell, Judy Holliday, David Wayne, Jean Hagen.
    Abstract: A husband and wife lawyer team clash when the wife defends a woman on trial for shooting her spouse. The lawyer-husband is the prosecutor.

20. Adan, Eva y el diablo, Roberto Soto et al., 1 videocassette (83 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
    Notes: Performer Note: Roberto Soto, Gloria Aguíar, Tito Renaldo; Carlos Riquelme.
    Abstract: Justino, a young man in a rural community, flirts with Eva constantly, and she returns the attention. When he learns of her intentions to marry the middle-aged, corpulent mayor, he becomes furious and chases the mayor out a window of Eva's home. Justino is jailed while the mayor tries to impress a government visitor without letting the scandal surface.

21. Adios Buenos Aires, Leopoldo Torres Ríos and Arte Video (Firm), 1 videocassette, Argentina, 1938.

22. Adios mi chaparrita, René Cardona et al., 1 videocassette (77 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
    Notes: Performer Note: Rafael Falcón, Josefina Escobedo, Alfredo del Diestro.
    Abstract: Chavalo is a proud and protective young rancher in love with Chavela. The two plan to marry, but Chavalo must first make some money. After traveling a long distance with a herd, he sells his horse for a ring and begins to walk back. On the way, he joins a group of laborers seeking work, only to find they would be forced to work and whipped by cruel bosses. While Chavalo is gone, Chavela is subject to the flirtation of a callous young man seeking her hand in marriage. She interprets Chavalo's long absence as an indication of his lack of interest in her.

23. Adios pampa mia, Manuel Romero et al., 1 videocassette (90 min.), Argentina, 19??
    Notes: Performer Note: Alberto Castillo, Alberto Vila, Perla Mux.
    Abstract: The story of a tango singer's rise to fame. This film marks Alberto Castillo's film debut.

24. Adiós Pepe, Adolfo Aristarain, Eusebio Poncela, and Network (Firm), 1 videocassette, Uruguay, 19??
    Notes: Performer Note: Eusebio Poncela.

25. Adios pequena, Imanol Uribe et al., 1 videocassette (86 min.), Spain?, 1987.
    Notes: Performer Note: Ana Belen, Fabio Testi, Marcel Bozzuffi.
    Abstract: A story of intrigue, romance and violence. Lucas, a young drug dealier who has always had a hard struggle to come out on top, is defended by the young and rich lawyer Beatriz. The lies, agression and desperation surrounding the case will convert Beatriz into a cold and implacable avenger.

26. Adíos, Roberto, Enrique Dawi et al., 1 videocassette (ca. 90 min.), Montevideo, Uruguay, 19??
    Notes: Performer Note: Victor Laplace, Carlos Andrés Calvo, Ana María Picchio.
    Abstract: Roberto leaves his wife and cannot afford to rent an apartment, so he goes to live with Marcelo, a friend of his cousin's, who openly lives with his homosexuality. They soon develop alove relationship which causes a lot of conflicts for Roberto.

27. Adios to the past?, Michael Whiteley, Phil Grabsky, and Films for the Humanities (Firm), 1 videocassette (52 min.), Princeton, NJ, 1991.
    Abstract: In a small village in Estremadura, 17-year-old Alicia is trying to decide whether to stay or leave. Are marriage and staying in the village the best she can hope for? Villages are struggling to survive; and the Socialist mayor, a progressive priest, and liberal professional parents all provide differing points of view.

28. The adventures of Baron Munchausen, Terry Gilliam, 1 videodisc (126 min.), Culver City, Calif, 1998.
    Notes: Performer Note: John Neville, Eric Idle, Sarah Polley, Oliver Reed, Uma Thurman, Jonathan Pryce.
    Abstract: The amazing journeys of Baron von Munchausen, who sets sail in a hot air balloon in search of his old comrades-at-arms with the object of saving a European city from the superior forces of a Turkish sultan.

29. Africa rie, Carlos Rinaldi et al., 1 videocassette (60 min.), Montevideo, Uruguay, 19??
    Notes: Performer Note: Rafael "El Pato" Carret, Jorge Luz, Guillermo Rico.
    Abstract: Four men are known for their foolish actions and one night after ruining a dinner, they get arrested. They are soon released and then go visit their uncle who is sick but he is actually just sick of the four of them. Thus, the four men decide to go to Africa to try to find a cure for their uncle but instead get caught up in the middle of a big scheme.

30. L'Age d'or La edad de oro, Luis Buñuel et al., 1 videocassette (80 min.), Barcelona, Spain.
    Notes: Performer Note: Gaston Modot, Lya Lys, Max Ernst, Pierre Prévert, Jacques Brunius
    Added Title: Age of gold
    Added Title: Golden age.
    Abstract: Two lovers declare war on a bourgeois society intent on thwarting the fulfillment of their desire. The film is a statement on the nature of the Church, the Establishment, and middle-class morality.

31. La agonía de ser madre, Rogelio A Gonzalez et al., 1 videocassette (94 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
    Notes: Performer Note: Marga Lopez, Arturo de Cordova, Karla José Alonso.
    Abstract: A middle-aged wife and mother named Ana learns from the doctor that she has three months to live. She returns home to a son that has begun to steal from pharmacies, a husband that drinks excessively, and a teenage daughter that wants to break away from the control of her father. She chooses not to inform the family of her condition, and instead handles the situation herself. When the daughter runs away from home after a fight with her father, Ana's health turns even worse.

32. Aguila o sol, Arcady Boytler et al., 1 videocassette (ca. 90 min.), México, 1992.
    Notes: Performer Note: Mario Moreno "Cantinflas", Manuel Medel, Margarita More, Marina Tamayo.
    Abstract: Cantinflas, as a child, escapes from an orphanage with two friends and makes his way to the stage as part of a comic duet. Meanwhile, a man is desperately searching for the son he left at an orphanage many years ago when he was poor.

33. Agustín Codazzi epopeya geografica, Mady Samper et al., 1 videorecording (49 min.), Bogota, Colombia, 1999.
    Notes: Performer Note: Carlos Eduardo Santa, Jorge Espinoza.
    Abstract: Pictures and words from the works of explorer and geographer Agustín Codazzi.

34. Ahi está el detalle! una pelicula, Humberto Gómez Landero et al., 1 videocassette (90 min.), Wilmington, CA, 1985?
    Notes: Performer Note: Mario Moreno "Cantinflas," Joaquin Pardavé, Sara García, Sofía Alvarez, Dolores Camarillo
    Added Title: That's the point.
    Abstract: When Cantinflas goes to visit his girlfriend, a maid, he is called into service to pretend he is a long-lost brother of the mistress of the house so she can claim a great inheritance.

35. AIDS in the barrio Eso no me pasa a mi, Peter Biella, Frances Negrón-Muntaner, and Alba Martinez, 1 videocassette (30 min.), New York?, 1988.
    Notes: Added Title: Eso no me pasa a mi
    Added Title: AIDS in the barrio (English version).
    Abstract: Discusses the causes and effects of AIDS in the Hispanic community through interviews with AIDS sufferers, their families, and members of the community at large. Drug abuse, cultural attitudes toward condom use and toward homosexuality, and the economic causes of drug abuse in the barrio are covered, as well as the role of family and friends in comforting and helping AIDS victims. Measures to prevent the spread of AIDS to wives and women friends of drug users and bi-sexual men are also discussed.

36. Air Force One, Harrison Ford et al., 1 videodisc (125 min.), Culver City, CA, 1998.
    Notes: Performer Note: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson, Paul Guilfoyle, William H. Macy, Liesel Matthews, Dean Stockwell.
    Abstract: An uncompromising U.S. President has just told the world he will not negotiate with terrorists. But when Russian terrorists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircraft, the President is faced with a nearly impossible decision-- give in to terrorist demands or sacrifice not only the country's dignity, but the lives of his wife and daughter.

37. Al caer la tarde, Muñoz et al., 1 videocassette (69 min.), Stanford, CA, 1995.
    Notes: Performer Note: José Muñoz, Guillermo Calles, Humberto Almazàn.
    Abstract: A woman struggles to remain in control of a hacienda after the death of her father. The competition from a nearby patrón only makes matters worse.

38. Al compás de tu mentira, Beverly Hills Video Home Producciones et al., 1 videocassette (86 min.), Lavelle, Argentina, 1995.
    Notes: Performer Note: Francisco Alvarez, Pedrito Quartucci, Delfy de Ortega.
    Abstract: A musical comedy in which a man invents a brother who loves tangos. He helps a friend who is in love with his goddaughter, but everything goes awry.

39. Al corazón, Mario Sábato et al., 1 videocassette (ca. 98 min.), Montevideo, Uruguay, 199-.
    Notes: Performer Note: Presentors, Ernesto Sábato, Enrique Cadícamo, Sergio Renán, Adriana Varela.
    Abstract: A "family album" of singers in an homage to tango and Argentinean films. Mario Sábato gathers together together film clips of the greats: Carlos Gardel, Hugo del Carrill, Libertad Lamarque, Alberto Castillo, Luis Sandrini, Simone, Charlo, Azucena Maizena, Angel Vargas, and Sabina Olmos. They illustrate its thematic message that the tango is the most important musical expression of the nation.

40. Al diablo con esta cura...!!!, Carlos Rinaldi et al., 1 videocassette (95 min.), Montevideo, Uruguay, 19??
    Notes: Performer Note: Luis Sandrini, Ubaldo Martínez, Elizabeth Killian.

41. Al filo de la ley, Juan Carlos Desanzo et al., 1 videocassette, San Luis, Argentina, 19??
    Notes: Performer Note: Rodolfo Ranni, Gerardo Romano, Katja Alemann.

42. Al fin a solas, Rogelio A Gonzalez et al., 1 videocassette (100 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
    Notes: Performer Note: César Costa, Rosa María Vázquez, Regina Torné.
    Abstract: After receiving his degree, a young engineer is married the next day and the newlyweds move into a new apartment. Nervous and anxious for their long-awaited wedding night, the two are about to retire when the young man's sister appears, complaining about her husband and speaking of divorce. Minutes later another of his sisters appears and does the same. Forced to spend the night on the couch, the young couple nervously calls each of his remaining siblings, asking whether they are happy in their respective marriages. None are, which doesn't help the confidence of the newlyweds. No matter how hard they try, they are unable to find a place where they can be alone.

43. Al ritmo del Pacifico Sur, Instituto Oaxaqueño de las Culturas, 1 videocassette (22 min.), Oaxaca, Mexico, 1996.
    Abstract: This video includes the history of the fiesta with danzas and bailes from the state of Oaxaca in the South Pacific Coast.

44. Al son de la marimba, Juan Bustillo Oro et al., 1 videocassette (132 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
    Notes: Performer Note: Fernando Soler, Marina Tamayo, Emilio Tuero.
    Abstract: A rich young man from the provinces throws a party in Mexico City, inviting the cream of society. He meets a young woman at the party; her parents encourage them. To entertain them, he shares his marimba playing--a popular tradition in his home state of Chiapas.

45. Al toque de clarín, Orestes Caviglia et al., 1 videocassette (ca. 67 min.), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 19??
    Notes: Performer Note: Buono Strano, Pepita Mu unoz, Mary Parets.

46. Alarma, René Cardona et al., 1 videocassette (63 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
    Notes: Performer Note: Jorge Velez, Yolanda Prida, Alfredo del Diestro, Angel T. Sala.
    Abstract: Two firemen are killed after saving a mother and her two children from a burning building. Another fireman, Ricardo, is left injured and his girlfriend, the daughter of a millionaire, visits him in the hospital. She doesn't tell her father that Ricardo is her boyfriend because her father wants her to marry one of his associates.

47. Alas de mariposa = Butterfly wings, Silvia Munt et al., 1 videocassette (105 min.), Chicago, IL, 1994.
    Notes: Performer Note: Silvia Munt, Fernando Valverde, Susana Garcia, Laura Vaquero
    Added Title: Butterfly wings.
    Abstract: Ami is a sensitive 7 year old, whose mother Carmen is obsessed with giving her husband Gabriel a son. When Carmen becomes pregnant, her relationship with her daughter begins to deteriorate. When the new son is born, events turn into a nightmare.

48. Alas de mi patria, Carlos Borcosque et al., 1 videocassette (88 min.), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 19??
    Notes: Performer Note: Enrique Muiño, Ada Cornaro, Daniel Belluscio.
    Abstract: Dramatized story of the development of Argentine aviation.

49. Albéniz, Luis César Amadori et al., 1 videocassette (125 min.), Buenos Aires, 19??
    Notes: Performer Note: Pedro López Lagar, Sabina Olmos, Marisa Regules, Andrés Mejuto.
    Abstract: In Spain, the story of the life of a very talented musician unfolds revealing both his successes and downfalls. He is now an older gentleman and the story is revealed as a flashback, up until the present day where everyone is honoring his life accomplishments.

50. Albur de amor, Alfonso Patiño Gomez et al., 1 videocassette (87 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
    Notes: Performer Note: Pedro Armendariz, Ana Bronte, Susana Cora.
    Abstract: In a small house in a small town in the Mexican countryside, a young woman named Aurelia and her mother are frightened by mysterious sounds outside their house at night. Efren, one of the farm hands, spends the night outside the house to guard Aurelia while her mother is away. Efren lives with a woman named Gloria who becomes jealous of Aurelia. Juan de Dios is looking for Efren because he wants to kill him; Gloria, in her jealousy, tells him where to find Efren.

51. Alegre, ma non troppo, Fernando Colomo et al., 1 videocassette (104 min.), Madrid, 1994.
    Notes: Performer Note: Penélope Cruz, Pere Ponce, Oscar Ladoire, Rosa Ma Sarda.
    Abstract: Pablo knows already, in his twenties, what he wants from life: to become a musician, be likeable to his mother, and find a lovely, faithful and nice boy to share the rest of his life with. Pablo suffers a difficult emotional crisis when his boyfriend leaves him, bored of his tenderness and so a demanding behaviour, that it's near jealousy. Driven by a high insecurity, he applies to an exam to become horn player in the Youth Spain National Orchestra. But the one who auditions him is his father, who has lived for years apart from his wife and voluntarily forgotten by his son, whose sexual behaviour he doesn't find exactly marvelous. Pablo's exam does not go brilliantly, and that depresses him yet more. Anyway, a horn player from Valencia which has made the exam with Pablo hasn't a place to sleep. Pablo takes this colleague home to spend the night. But, next morning, Salome appears. And she appears in of Pablo's bed.

52. Aleurope A medio y de los trabajadores : Las chicas del can : El beisbol : Santa Teresa : El hombre invisible : Pedregal, Alfredo Anzola, 1 videocassette (68 min.), Caracas, 199-.
    Notes: Added Title: A medio y de los trabajadores
    Added Title: Chicas del can
    Added Title: Beisbol
    Added Title: Santa Teresa
    Added Title: Hombre invisble
    Added Title: Pedregal.
    Abstract: A series of short films directed by Anzola (from 1969-1988) on a variety of themes using different methods, from a short documentary in color of the progress of aluminum from raw ore to products (Aleurope), to a ribbing of machismo (Las chicas del can) baseball as a national mania (El beisbol) social commentary (El hombre invisible) workers' efforts to form a cooperative (Pedregal) and a protest film on surviving in the world of man (Santa Teresa).

53. Alfonsina, Kurt Land et al., 1 videocassette (90 min.), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1986.
    Notes: Performer Note: Amelia Bence, Guillermo Murray, José de Angelis, Dora Ferreiro.
    Abstract: A drama based on the life of poet Alfonsina Storni.

54. La Alhambra legacy of Moorish Spain, Marjorie H Russell et al., 1 videocassette (21 min.), Huntsville, Tex, 1993.
    Notes: Performer Note: Thomas F. Soare
    Added Title: Legacy of Moorish Spain.
    Abstract: An artistic and historic walk through the gardens and buildings of the Moorish castle called the alhambra in Grenada, Spain.

55. Alias Flequillo, Julio Saraceni et al., 1 videocassette (75 min.), Argentina, 19??
    Notes: Performer Note: Jose Marrone, Floren Delbene, Perla Alvarado.
    Abstract: Sr. Goodday only wished to marry, until the police brought him in thinking he was a infamous mafia boss named Flaquillo. However, realizing that he was not and the boss was still in jail, they decided to use Mr. Goodday as a spy to learn all the secrets of the mob, by staging a false escape. Everything was going well until the real mafia boss escaped and suddenly Mr. Goodday's life was in danger, but the police still needed his help. In the end, both were caught, but suddenly now there was a large mix-up to sort out.

56. Alias, La Gringa una pelicula, Alberto Durant et al., 1 videocassette (100 min.), Chicago, Ill, 1994.
    Notes: Performer Note: Germán Gonzalez, Lesa Olivero, Orlando Sacha.
    Abstract: This political drama from Peru follows the adventures and escapades of La Gringa, a likeable criminal capable of escaping from any jail.

57. All of me, Steve Martin et al., 1 videodisc (91 min.), S.l., 1998.
    Notes: Performer Note: Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Victoria Tennant, Richard Libertini, Jason Bernard, Madolyn Smith.
    Abstract: Roger is called in to change the will of an aging millionairess. She has made arrangements for her soul to be 'captured' and transferred into the body of a younger girl. After an argument about the will, the millionairess dies, but her spirit somehow lands in Rogers body.

58. All quiet on the western front, Erich Maria Remarque et al., 1 videodisc (132 min.), Universal City, CA, 1999.
    Notes: Performer Note: Louis Wolheim, Lewis Ayres, John Wray, Slim Summerville, William Bakewell, Arnold Lucy, Ben Alexander, Scott Kolk, Owen Davis, Jr., Walter Browne Rogers.
    Abstract: A group of young World War I German recruits pass from idealism to disillusionment with war.

59. All the president's men, William Goldman et al., 1 videodisc (139 min.), Burbank, CA, 1997.
    Notes: Performer Note: Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, Hal Holbrook, Jason Robards, Jane Alexander
    Added Title: Pressure and the press.
    Abstract: The true story of how Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncovered the White House involvement in the Watergate break in.

60. Alla en el norte, Julio Saraceni et al., 1 videocassette (95 min.), Argentina, 19??
    Notes: Performer Note: Lolita Torres, Carlos Estrada, Jorge Barreiro.
    Abstract: María Gracia, a foreign teacher from Italy, comes to Argentina in search of a job. She is sent to a little town where life is simple and uneventful. She initially dislikes the way of life in this town and makes plans to return home. After the death of a good friend, María decides to stay in the town to help the children, despite her commitment to return home.

61. Allá lejos y hace tiempo Far away and long ago, W. H Hudson et al., 1 videocassette (VHS) (91 min.), Los Angeles, 1988.
    Notes: Performer Note: Dora Baret, Juan Jose Camero, Susu Pecoraaro, Walter Santa Ana, Luis Della-Nogare
    Added Title: Far away and long ago.
    Abstract: Story about growing up in the pampas. Through his friendship with an old gaucho, a boy on the threshold of life becomes fascinated with nature and the mysteries of the human soul.

62. Aller simple trois histories du Rio de la Plata = Pasaje de ida : tres historias de Rio de la Plata, Noël Burch et al., 1 videocassette (83 min.), Argentina, 199-.
    Notes: Performer Note: Narrators: Jean-Marie Bory, Luca Nicolaj, Ima de Ranedo, Jacques Bidou.
    Abstract: The film evokes the history of the 6 million men and women who, between 1830 and 1930, abandoned Europe to settle in Latin America. Through their letters, narratives, writings and documents, the filmmakers have created three purely fictional characters, the Frenchman, Ulysses; the Italian, Petro; and the Spaniard, Pilar. To illustrate their respective histories, the filmmakers use documents of diverse origins, recordings, photographs, archival film, together with fragments of feature films set in the different eras.

63. Alma de Bohemia, Julio Saraceni et al., 1 videocassette (88 min.), Argentina, 19??
    Notes: Performer Note: Alberto Castillo, Fidel Pintos, Lalo Malcom, Vivian Valmarr.

64. Alma grande en el desierto, Rogelio A Gonzalez et al., 1 videocassette (88 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
    Notes: Performer Note: Manuel López Ochoa, José Elias Moreno, Jorge Russek.
    Abstract: When a man the Indians call Alma Grande finds an Indian dead in the desert with his son nearby, he sets about to determine the cause, and with the help of the boy, learns that the man was murdered by white gold hunters. Back in the Indian village, the boy is placed in the care of a white woman whom the Indians respect, and Alma Grande tries to learn more about the identity of the killers. The two men soon reappear and kidnap the boy in order to force him to tell the location of the gold his father had found, and Alma Grande pursues their trail.

65. Alma jarocha estudiantina, Antonio Helu et al., 1 videocassette (67 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
    Notes: Performer Note: Julian Soler, Marina Tamayo, Leopoldo Ortiz.
    Abstract: A group of college students are traveling by train to Veracruz on holiday and while they travel, the men flirt with young women on the train. When they arrive at Orizaba, Veracruz, the men are still thinking about the women, though they don't want to fall in love with them because the men must eventually return to their studies in Mexico City.

66. Alma norteña, Roberto Guzman et al., 1 videocassette (94 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1998.
    Notes: Performer Note: Víctor Manuel Mendoza, Anita Capillo.
    Abstract: A ranchero melodrama which lauds the honest working people of the north in contrast to the slick and lazy people of Mexico City.

67. Alma pérdida, Pete Resto et al., 1 videocassette (37 min.), New York, NY, 1992.
    Notes: Performer Note: Agustin Rodriguez, Robert Maisonett, Robert F. Amico, John Ortiz, Nelson Nazario.
    Abstract: Dramatization of drug use by a hispanic teenager from the barrio of New York City. Despite support from a happy but poor family and attempts to intervene by his parents and siblings, he becomes increasingly addicted to drugs with tragic but realistic consequences.

68. Alpaqueros de chimboya Alpaca breeders of Chimboya, Marianne Eyde, Kusi Films, and First Run/Icarus Films, 1 videocassette (30 min.), New York, 1984.
    Notes: Added Title: Alpaca breeders of Chimboya.
    Abstract: Documents peasant families living in the Peruvian highlands whose livelihood depends on selling alpaca fleece.

69. Alto Paraná, Catrano Catrani et al., 1 videocassette (81 min.), Argentina, 19??
    Notes: Performer Note: Ubaldo Martínez, Nelly Cuggan, Jorge Hiltón.

70. Ama a tu projimo, Tulio Demicheli et al., 1 videocassette (90 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
    Notes: Performer Note: Arturo de Cordova, Rosita Quintana, Elsa Aguirre.
    Abstract: Night. A Red Cross emergency room. All is calm. Open on a desk is a book with an entry recording the death of a Mexican boxer, Rodolfo Ramos. In a flashback, the disintegration of Ramos' life unfolds, beginning with his girlfriend, a screen star, leaving him without saying goodbye after he loses a fight.

71. Amada, Humberto Solás et al., 1 videocassette (105 min.), New York, N.Y., 199-.
    Notes: Performer Note: Eslinada Runez, Cesar Erora, Silvia Planas, Andrés Hernández, Oneida Hernández.
    Abstract: A young woman from a wealthy family in Havana, Cuba of 1914, is faced with great sexual and social inequality. Her struggles to achieve identity and dignity are played out in a tragic romance in which she is torn between her established and respected marriage and the forbidden love of a young rebel.

72. Amalia García, la perseverancia, Amalia García, Denise Maerker, and Once TV (Mexico City, Mexico), 1 videocassette (54 min.), México, D.F, 1999.
    Notes: Performer Note: Guest, Amalia Garcia; interviewer, Denise Maerker.
    Abstract: An interview with Mexican politician Amalia Garcia, who discusses her life and work and the position of women in politics in Mexico today.

73. Amantes, Vicente Aranda et al., 1 videocassette (100 min.), Madrid, 1992.
    Notes: Performer Note: Victoria Abril, Jorge Sanz, Maribel Verdú.
    Abstract: After finishing military service, Paco sets off to find work in Madrid, leaving behind his girlfriend Trini in his hometown. In Madrid he embarks on an affair with his landlady and becomes embroiled in the low-life of the district, but the virtuous Trini tries to re-enter his life, with tragic results.

74. Amapola del camino, Juan Bustillo Oro et al., 1 videocassette (?? min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
    Notes: Performer Note: Tito Guizar, Andrea Palma, Leopoldo "Chato" Ortin.

75. America de los Indios, Jesús Salvador Treviño et al., 1 videocasette (27 min.), Pasadena, CA, 1993.

76. America tropical, David Alfaro Siqueiros et al., 1 videocassette (33 min.), Pasadena, CA, 1993.
    Notes: Performer Note: Víctor Millán.

77. America, unknown land, Latin American Video Archives, 1 videocassette, New York : Latin American Video Archives.

78. American graffiti, Richard Dreyfuss et al., 1 videodisc (112 min.), Universal City, CA, 1998.
    Notes: Performer Note: Richard Dreyfuss, Ronny Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charlie Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips, Harrison Ford, Cindy Williams, Wolfman Jack
    Added Title: Making of American graffiti.
    Abstract: Four teenagers come of age on their last summer night before college in 1962.

79. Americas, Judith Vecchione et al., 10 videocassettes (60 min. each), South Burlington, VT, 1993.
    Notes: Performer Note: Raul Julia.
    Abstract: This intimate look at contemporary Latin America examines issues confronting the entire region by focusing on individual communities.

80. La Amiga, Liv Ullmann et al., 1 videocassette (115 min.), San Luis, 1992?
    Notes: Performer Note: Liv Ullmann, Cipe Lincovsky, Victor Laplace.
    Abstract: During the military dictatorship (1976-83), two women--one an actress and the other the mother of an activist who "disappears"--adapt in different ways.

81. Amok, Stella Inda et al., 1 videocassette (101 min.), Stanford, CA, 1995.
    Notes: Performer Note: Maria Felix, Julian Soler, Estela Inda.
    Abstract: A doctor embezzles the proceeds of his Parisian clinic in order to better support the manipulative woman with whom he is having an affair. After losing all the money while gambling, he is forced to flee to an undeveloped region of India. There, he tries to mitigate the onslaught of a disease the natives term "Amok," while his past mistakes still plague him.

82. Amor a primera vista, Leo Fleider et al., 1 videocassette (85 min.), Argentina, 19??
    Notes: Performer Note: Lolita Torres, Osvaldo Miranda, Ramón Garay.
    Abstract: A woman marries a bolero singer, but he believes her to be someone other than who she is.

83. Amor a ritmo de go-go, Miguel M Delgado et al., 1 videocassette (65 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
    Notes: Performer Note: Javier Solis, Rosa María Vázquez, Leonorilda Ochoa.
    Abstract: Lupe is a dancer in a club that attracts a young crowd. But she is continuously pursued by an older man who is very wealthy. He offers her a car, but she refuses to accept it unless he allows her to give something in return: dancing lessons. Lupe doesn't know how to drive, though, so she enrolls in driving lessons, and becomes rather close to her instructor, with whom she is very comfortable. He, however, is not extremely wealthy, offering little more than his company. She must decide which she sees as the more worthy.

84. Amor de lejos, Fernando Fernández et al., 1 videocassette (100), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
    Notes: Performer Note: Fernando Fernandez, Evangelina Elimondo, Andres Soler.
    Abstract: Don Lorenzo and his sister take in boarders at their house and he is having trouble collecting rent. His niece, Luisa, is returning to Mexico from the U.S. and he wants her to marry a bumbling man named Inocencio, who is supposed to be worth a million dollars. Don Lorenzo's right-hand man, Alberto, is love with Luisa, but Don Lorenzo told him to forget her because the future of the house depends on Luisa's marriage to Inocencio.

85. Amor de lis amores, René Cardona et al., 1 videocassette (78 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
    Notes: Performer Note: Rafael Falcón, Josefina Escobedo, Julieta Palavicini.
    Abstract: Leonor lives happily with her husband and young daughter, until he becomes involved with his boss's daughter and requests a divorce. Unwilling to give up her daughter, Leonor refuses to grant the divorce. The husband, in desperation, uses actors and photographers to frame Leonor of having an affair, then takes the case the court in order to force the divorce and gain custody of his daughter. Leonor, unfortunately stuck with a lazy lawyer, is unable to convince the judge of her innocence and custody is awarded to her husband, devastating her.

86. Amor de mis amores, Rene Cardona, 1 videocassette, Mexico, 1940.

87. Amor de una Vida, Mapy Cortés et al., 1 videocassette (92 min.), Stanford, CA, 1995.
    Notes: Performer Note: Mapy Cortés, Tomás Perrín.
    Abstract: A woman left in poverty after the death of her father is forced to work as a housekeeper and also as a farmworker, a job normally reserved for men. She is ostracized by the community for living in the home of the army captain for whom she works.

88. Amor en el aire, Luis Cesar Amadori et al., 1 videocassette (96 min.), Argentina, 19??
    Notes: Performer Note: Rocío Durcal, Palito Orgeta, Amalia de Isaura.

89. Amor perdido, L. Miguel Morayta et al., 1 videocassette (95 min.), Stanford, CA, 1995.
    Notes: Performer Note: Victor Junco, Amalia Aguilar, Yadira Jimenez.
    Abstract: A young and successful composer falls in love with a woman who has just lost her job. He pays her rent, finds a new job for her, and unwittingly involves her with a manipulative crime boss who owns the nightclub in which she works.

90. Amor y pecado, Ninón Sevilla et al., 1 videocassette (88 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
    Notes: Performer Note: Ninón Sevilla, Ramón Gay, Rosa Elena Durgel.
    Abstract: Raúl and Miguel, as young boys, find a baby girl in a garbage can. The two brothers persuade their mother to keep her, despite their poverty, and they name her Teresa. The three children must work in the street to scrape up what the family needs to survive. Years later, Teresa is successful dancer, Miguel owns an night club, and Raúl is studying engineering. Both brothers fall in love with Teresa, but she loves only Raúl.

91. Amores, Ana Caridad Sánchez et al., 1 videocassette (107 min.), S.l, 1994?
    Notes: Performer Note: Jorge Cao, Doriam Alonso, Laura de la Uz, Luisa Perez Nieto.
    Abstract: Sopa de cucarachas: a man looks for female companionship in all the wrong places and one day while fishing, a basket floats towards him on the water and in it is a baby girl whom he raises tenderly as his own daughter. Silencios: a girl tries to understand why her parents separated and why her father has retreated further and further into himself and his sorrow. El Jefe: a young woman sleeps with the officer she holds responsible for her father's assassination in order to get close enough to finally take revenge. Piscis: a beautiful young nun is so concerned about the hunger in her coastal village that she gives birth to fish.

92. Ana Mendieta fuego de tierra, Nereyda Garcia-Ferraz et al., 1 videocassette (52 min.), New York, NY, 1987.
    Abstract: Chronicles the life and work of Cuban artist Ana Mendieta. Includes an interview with the artist by Tony Martinez. Also includes interviews with her family, friends and colleagues.

93. Ancleto se divorcia, Joselito Rodríguez et al., 1 videocassette (101 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1998.
    Notes: Performer Note: Carlos Orellana, Rosita Arenas, Rita Montaner.

94. --and the earth did not swallow him, Lindsay Law et al., 1 videocassette (99 min.), New York, N.Y., 1997.
    Notes: Performer Note: Jose Alcala, Rose Portillo, Marco Rodriquez, Daniel Valdez.
    Abstract: A haunting and powerful film about a young Mexican-American boy's coming of age amid the poverty and adversity he and his family face as migrant farm workers in the 1950's.

95. Anda, corre, vuela, Augusto Tamayo San Román et al., 1 videocassette (95 min.), Chorrillos, Perú, 199-.
    Notes: Performer Note: Marino León, Rosa Isabel Morffino, Lucho Ramirez, Bruno Odar.
    Abstract: Anda, corre, vuela is the story of a pair of young people who come of age and find love in a time of civil war between the government forces and the terrorist organization Sendero Luminoso.

96. Andalusia cradle of stereotypes, Michael Whiteley, Phil Grabsky, and Films for the Humanities (Firm), 1 videocassette (52 min.), Princeton, NJ, 1991.
    Abstract: Looks at the changes wrought during and since Franco's time on a fighting bull ranch and its employees.

97. Andrés Medina and Fernando Camara, Andrés Medina et al., 1 videocassette (60 min.), Washington, D.C., 1992.
    Notes: Event Note: Recorded May 19, 1989 in Mexico City.
    Abstract: Andrés Medina talks about his ideas and perspectives in anthropology.

98. Angel heart, Mickey Rourke et al., 1 videodisc (112 min.), United States?, United States, 1998.
    Notes: Performer Note: Mickey Rourke, Robert DeNiro, Lisa Bonet, Charlotte Rampling.
    Abstract: A journey of violence and murder that canvasses the streets of Harlem, the jazz clubs of New Orleans, and voodoo rituals in the swamps of Louisiana.

99. Angeles, Raúl Perrone et al., 1 videocassette (39 min.), Montevideo, Uruguay, 199-.
    Notes: Performer Note: Raúl Perrone, Carlos Brioletti, Horacio Graniero.

100. Angeles de la calle, Agustín P Delgado et al., 1 videocassette (117 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
     Notes: Performer Note: Gustavo Rojo, Emilia Guiú, Andrea Palma.
     Abstract: Magnito is a boy who lives in a beautiful home with plenty of toys, yet he is very lonely. His wealthy mother is annoyed by him, and when the governess suggests she pay more attention to Magnito, she fires her. After seeing how much the house servants love their children and befriending one, Magnito decides his only recourse is to run away. He does so, and joins a group of orphans who sell newspapers and are supported by a few generous adults. Despite the hardships of the street, Magnito finally finds the camaraderie his former life was missing.

101. Angelica, Irasema Dilian et al., 1 videocassette (95 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
     Notes: Performer Note: Irasema Dilian, Carlos Navarro, Ramón Gay.
     Abstract: Angelica works for a nightclub and escort service run by Armando, who is continually questioned by an inspector about the death of Angelica's uncle, her only living relative. Angelica, always tacit, refuses to say anything to the inspector. When she meets a half-blind airline co-pilot, she explains to him that years before she witnessed the murder of her uncle by Armando, who subsequently threated to accuse her of the murder if she refused to work for him.

102. Angina de pecho el motor de la vida, Angina de pecho el motor de la vida, 1 videocassette (53 min.), 198?
     Notes: Added Title: Motor de la vida.
     Abstract: A description of the way the heart functions and what an "angina pectoris" is.

103. Angola and Eastern Europe on El Escudo (Cuban television?), December 7, 1990 videorecording, Fidel Castro, 1 videocassette (VHS), Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba, 1990.
     Notes: Added Title: Persian Gulf crisis.

104. Anillo de compromiso, Emilio Gómez Muriel et al., 1 videocassette (100 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
     Notes: Performer Note: David Silva, Martha Roth, Carmen Montejo.
     Abstract: A bank worker buys an engagement ring for his fiancee, but the couple doesn't have enough money for the wedding. His mother asks his boss for a loan and they are able to get married, but they soon find themselves in further financial trouble when the man's supervisor blocks his attempts to move up in the bank; eventually, the woman is forced to pawn her ring so they can pay the bills.

105. Anne Waldman and Cecilia Vicuña, Anne Waldman et al., 1 videocassette (57 min.), New York, NY, 1995?
     Notes: Event Note: Taped between May 1988 and May 1995.
     Abstract: Anne Waldman reads The Cure, The Curse, The Stick, A Lullabye, For Robert Creeley, Ballad after Christine di Pisan, First person (for Bernadette), Eyes in all heads to be looked out of, taped in May, 1988. Cecilia Vicuña reads The Word is time and sound breathing, Not yet poem (Lola Que Pia), Mother and daughter, Oro, taped in May, 1995. Anne Waldman reads (Iovis:) Cosmology within the mind of the sleeping God, Pieces of an hour (for John Cage), taped in May, 1995.

106. Annie Hall, Woody Allen et al., 1 videodisc (93 min.), Culver City, CA, 1998.
     Notes: Performer Note: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane, Paul Simon, Janet Margolin, Shelley Duvall, Christopher Walken, Colleen Dewhurst.
     Abstract: A romantic and sensitive comedy revolving around the diverse and diverting relationships of two nervous New Yorkers, Alvy Singer and Annie Hall.

107. Ano Nuevo, Burt Corona, Todd Darling, and Cinema Guild, 1 videocassette (55 min.), New York, N.Y., 1982.
     Notes: Performer Note: Burt Corona.
     Abstract: Combines the struggle waged by 22 undocumented workers against their employer with a careful analysis of the conditions faced by the United States' clandestine work force. Shot on location in Northern California, along the U.S.-Mexican border and in Oaxaca, Mexico.

108. Another day in paradise, Larry Clark et al., 1 videodisc (101 min.), United States, 1998.
     Notes: Performer Note: James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Vincent Kartheiser, Natasha Gregson Wagner
     Contents: Special features include director's commentary, filmographies, trailer and music video.
     Abstract: A makeshift family of professional thieves go on a cross-country crime spree.

109. Antologia del cine Mexicano, Manuel Gonzalez Casanova, 1 videocassette (113 min.), Mexico.

110. Approach of dawn portraits of Maya women forging peace in Guatemala, Gayla Jamison, Lightfoot Films, and Maryknoll World Productions, 1 videocassette (52 min.), S.l., Maryknoll, N.Y, 1997.
     Notes: Performer Note: Narrator: Liliana del Rio.
     Abstract: Documents the story of Maya women of Guatemala and their role in the human rights struggle. Focuses on three women whose lives have been shattered by Guatemala's genocidal civil war.

111. Aquel de cine argentino 30 años sonoros, 1933-1963, Videograma S.R.L, 1 videocassette (115 min.), Montevideo, Uruguay, 19??
     Notes: Performer Note: Narrator: Enrique Conlazo.
     Abstract: A survey of the history of sound film in Argentina between 1933 and 1963, with clips from many important films.

112. Aquí están los Villalobos, Enrique Zambrano et al., 1 videocassette (?? min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
     Notes: Performer Note: Ramón Gay, Rosa de Castilla, Raúl Martínez.
     Abstract: A group of masked bandits led by a man called "The White Terror" burns the homes of settlers and farmers that begin to fence in grazing ground for ranchers. Three men that call themselves Los Villalobos take it upon themselves to uncover the identity of this White Terror. With the help of María, a beautiful woman who is courted by an older, callous man, they begin to investigate the crimes already committed and track his movements. Their actions place them in considerable danger, as the White Terror begins to panic.

113. Ardiente paciencia Mit brennender Geduld, Antonio Skármeta et al., 1 videocassette, Mainz, 1983.
     Notes: Performer Note: Oscar Castro, Roberto Parada, Marcela Osorio, Naldy Hernández
     Added Title: Mit brennender Geduld
     Added Title: Burning patience.
     Abstract: A teenager is in love with the local bar-owner's daughter in a Chilean village. In this village lives the Latin American poet, Pablo Neruda. The teenager enlists Neruda's help to win the girl.

114. La ardilla roja, Julio Medem et al., 1 videocassette (105 min.), Madrid, 1994.
     Notes: Performer Note: Emma Suárez, Nancho Novo, Maria Barranco, Karra Elejalde, Carmelo Gómez.
     Abstract: Jota is a young man whose fortunes are down. His rocker girlfriend has left him and he is considering jumping off of a jetty late one summer night in San Sebastian. Before he can jump, a motorcyclist crashes through the barrier and Jota runs to assist. The woman has amnesia and Jota takes her to the hospital where he registers her as Lisa, his fiance. When "Lisa" has recovered physically, Jota takes her from the hospital and they go on a vacation to a campground called "The Red Squirrel".

115. Argentina the broken silence, Victor Fridman, 1 videocassette (ca. 57 min.), San Anselmo, Calif, 1986.
     Notes: Performer Note: Juan Peron, Isabella Peron, Raul Alfonsin
     Added Title: The broken silence.
     Abstract: Victor Fridman recaps the history of Argentina from the days Evita and Juan Peron reigned supreme to the events leading to the election of President Raul Alfonsin and the present.

116. An Argentinian journey, Jana Bokava et al., 3 videocassettes (187 min.), Princeton, N.J, 1998.
     Notes: Contents: pt. 1. Songs of the gauchos (64 min.) -- pt. 2. Songs of the Argentine provinces (62 min.) -- pt. 3. Songs of the poor (61 min.)
     Added Title: Songs of the Gauchos
     Added Title: Songs of the Argentine provinces
     Added Title: Songs of the poor.
     Abstract: Presents the "rich and diverse musical heritage of Argentina".

117. Argentinísima, Fernando Ayala et al., 1 videocassette (110 min.), Argentina, 19??
     Abstract: Through song after song, the beauty of Argentina is narrated in this film. Occasional acting as well as dance contribute to the music that defines the greatness and pride of a uniquely beautiful country.

118. Ariella Ariela, John Herbert et al., 1 videocassette (90 min.), Argentina, 19??
     Notes: Performer Note: Christiane Torloni, John Herbert, Laura Cardoso.

119. Armiño negro, Carlos Hugo Christensen et al., 1 videocassette (104 min.), Argentina, 199-.
     Notes: Performer Note: Laura Hidalgo, Roberto Escalada, Néstor Zavarce, Nicolás Fregues, Bemardo Penrone, Ricardo Galache, Enrique Abeledo, Gloria Ferrandiz, Federico Mansilla, Aurelia Ferrer.
     Abstract: A woman intends to tell her adolescent son about her mysterious past (and her present), but fails and unleashes a tragedy.

120. Army of darkness, Sam Raimi et al., 1 videodisc (87 min.), Universal City, Calif, 1998.
     Notes: Performer Note: Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz.
     Abstract: Back to do battle with the hideous "Deadites", Bruce Campbell reprises his role from the Evil Dead series. Demonic forces time-warp him into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty and faces legions of undead beasts.

121. Arthur, Robert Greenhut et al., 1 videodisc (97 min.), Burbank, Calif, 1997.
     Notes: Performer Note: Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud.
     Abstract: Arthur Bach is very, very rich, and he's next in line for a 750 million dollar inheritance. He stands to lose his inheritance--and a life in the lush style to which he is accustomed--if he doesn't marry the most boring blonde on Long Island within thirty days. Unfortunately, Arthur has just discovered the girl of his dreams.

122. Arturo Ripstein and Paz Alicia Garciadiego a talk on "Cadena Perpetua", November 13, 1995, Arturo Ripstein and Paz Alicia Garciadiego, 1 videocassette (65 min.), 1995.

123. Asalto a la ciudad, Carlos Cores et al., 1 videocassette (95 min.), Argentina, 199-.
     Notes: Performer Note: Carlos Cores, Juan José Miguez, Luis Tasca, Ignacio Quirós, Sergio Renán, Olga Zubarry, Aída Luz, Elizabeth Killian, Santiago Gómez Cou, Guillermo Battaglia, Thelma del Río, Nathán Pinzón, Juan Carlos Palma, Susana Mayo, José Comellas, Sergio Malbrán, Saál Jarlip, Pedro Buchardo, Silvia del Río, Mario Aguiar, Elsa Guido.
     Abstract: Five men rob a bank. Each one eventually receives a punishment.

124. Asesinato a distancia, Santiago Carlos Oves et al., 1 videocassette (103 min.), Montevideo, Uruguay, 199-.
     Notes: Performer Note: Hector Alterio, Patricio Contreras, Laura Novoa, Martín Adjemian, Fabián Vena, Carlos Weber, Miguel Dedovich, Guillermo Hermida, Gerardo Pheyrano, Horacio Marassi, Elvia Andreoli.
     Abstract: Can there be a perfect crime? Detective Daniel Hernández says no, his new case causes him to doubt deeply held beliefs. A boy throws himself into the sea during a storm, in front of a crowd of witnesses. An obvious suicide, but Hernández says no, although it will be difficult to deny what the witnesses saw.

125. Así es el tango, Eduardo Morera et al., 1 videocassette (91 min.), Argentina, 19??
     Notes: Performer Note: Tito Lusiardo, Olinda Bozán, Lusita Vehil.

126. Así es la vida, Francisco Múgica et al., 1 videocassette (92 min.), Montevideo, Uruguay, 19??
     Notes: Performer Note: Enrique Serrano, Sabina Olmos, Arturo García Bhur.
     Abstract: A wealthy family of six with three daughters and a son grow together learning from and experiencing all the lessons of life. With firm and loving parents all four children find love and although not all marry right away, they are happy. Even when on parent dies, the household carries on as strong as ever. This is a story of family strength and close personal relationships.

127. Así es mi tierra, Arcady Boytler et al., 1 videocassette (ca. 79 min.), México, 1992.
     Notes: Performer Note: Cantinflas (Mario Moreno), Manuel Medel, Antonio R. Frausto, Mercedes Soler.
     Abstract: Two friends are entangled in the intrigue of a revolutionary general. Acompañado de otro gran comediante y envuelto en la intriga de un general revolucionario, de rienda suelta a su gran imaginación para provocarnos una bandanada de risas.

128. Atame! Tie me up, tie me down, Victoria Abril et al., 1 videocassette (105 min.), Burbank, CA, 1990.
     Notes: Performer Note: Victoria Abril, Antonio Banderas, Loles Leon, Francisco Rabal.
     Abstract: Comedy in which an orphaned mental patient kidnaps a porn star in an irrationally inspired bid for love.

129. Atracción peculiar, Enrique Carreras et al., 1 videocassette (90 min.), Montevideo, Uruguay, 19??
     Notes: Performer Note: Alberto Olmedo, Jorge Porcel, Silvia Pérez.
     Abstract: A series of aggressive acts against transvestites who act in Mar del Plata leads a magazine to send out a journalist, Sr. Trolombati, and a photographer, Sr. Amatista, who is evidently gay. Both must pretend they are gay and get into the underword to carry on their inquest. This is the starting point for a series of intricate situations in which even the wives of the magazine executives are involved.

130. Atrapadas, Aníbal di Salvo et al., 1 videocassette, Buenos Aires, 19??
     Notes: Performer Note: Leonor Benedetto, Betiana Blum, Camila Perissé.

131. Atrax, Diego Lascano et al., 1 videocassette (? min.), Montevideo Uruguay, 199-.
     Notes: Performer Note: Dario Moscaetlli, Debora Perez Volpin, Hernan Pererz Aguirre, Javier Lareo
     Added Title: Ultimios vermicellis
     Added Title: Martini en las dunas.
     Abstract: It is the year 2062 on Atrax. The station managers of a TV channel which dominates the minds of all the inhabitants of this country discover by accident the instruments of power in which they are being held. Eating, making love, working and thinking have been converted into mechanical acts simply destined to keep the species alive. Is rebellion possible against this order? The country is a veiled portrayal of Argentina. Preceded by a very short film which makes satiric use of the theme of alternate reality: Un martini en las dunas.

132. Augusto Cabada, Augusto Cabada et al., 1 videocassette (20 min.), Lima, 19??
     Abstract: Two short films by Augusto Cabada. The first, El final, depicts a couple finishing a television screenplay; their difference of opinion on the resolution mirror their relationship to each other. In the second, La consulta, a man suicidal man visits a psychologist and confesses to a murder, but the crime may be a delusion.

133. Augusto Roa Bastos conversacion con Fernando Alegria, Augusto Antonio Roa Bastos et al., 1 videocassette (25 min.), McLean, Va, 1982.
     Notes: Added Title: Diálogo entre Augusto Roa Bastos y Fernando Alegriá.
     Abstract: Fernando Alegriá engages Paraguayan author, Augusto Roa Bastos in a dialogue dealing with his work, background and literary philosophy. They also discuss the literature, culture, history and politics of Latin America in general and of Paraguay in particular.

134. La ausente, Julio Bracho et al., 1 videocassette (118 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
     Notes: Performer Note: Arturo de Cordova, Rosita Quintana, Andrea Palma.
     Abstract: Isabel runs away from her house and drives off a cliff. Her husband, Jorge, is distraught, and all the more so when his sister, Cecilia, doesn't attend the funeral; according to Isabel's sister, Magdalena, Cecilia never liked Isabel. Magdalena takes care of Isabel's daughter and tries to find out exactly what happened to Isabel. Cecilia asks Magdalena why Isabel was carrying 100,000 pesos with her when she died.

135. Ave de paso, Celestino Gorostiza et al., 1 videocassette (75 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
     Notes: Performer Note: Emilio Tuero, Amanda Ledesma, Carlos López Moctezuma.
     Abstract: A doctor is reading a medical book while traveling on the train to Mexico City. A beautiful woman, the famous Argentine singer Olga Rassini, who is in Mexico for the first time, tries to catch the doctor's eye. He ignores her, not knowing who she is and having a family with 3 children to consider. Some friends invite him to the opening of Rassini's show, but when he realizes she was the woman on the train, he refuses to go.

136. Ave sin rumbo, Andrea Palma et al., 1 videocassette (86 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
     Notes: Performer Note: Andrea Palma, Arturo de Cordova, Carlos Villarias.
     Abstract: Ana is assaulted by a man on a boat but is saved by the captain. She is ill and the caption is concerned for her; she thanks him for his attention and for taking her on the boat without charge. Because of her condition, the captain puts her ashore at their next port, Magdalena. She cannot afford to stay at the hotel she visits, but faints on the way out and is taken to one of the rooms. A man named Melchor, who has helped transport her, finds his doctor friend, Juan, who is on the run from the police. Juan discovers that her appendix is in very bad shape.

137. Aventuras de Juan Quin Quin, Julio Martinez et al., 1 videocassette (110 min.), La Habana?, 1967.
     Notes: Performer Note: Julio Martínez, Erdwin Fernández, Adelaida Raymat.
     Abstract: A farmer, fearing nothing in his struggle to make his way, clashes with his environment, and is thus forced into various other occupations.

138. Avivato El rey de los vivos, Enrique Cahen Salaberry et al., 1 videocassette (82 min.), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 19??
     Notes: Performer Note: Pepe Iglesias, Lilian Valmar.

139. Ay calypso no te rajes, Antonio Badu et al., 1 videocassette (?? min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
     Notes: Performer Note: Antonio Badu, Fernando Casanova, Paquita de Ronda.

140. Ay, Carmela!, Carlos Saura et al., 1 videocassette (100 min.), Madrid, 1991.
     Notes: Performer Note: Carmen Maura, Andres Pajares, Gabino Diego.
     Abstract: Aragón, Spain, 1938. Carmela and her two companions quit their posts as entertainers for the Republican troops in search for a better fortune. By mistake, they cross over to the Nationalist zone, get arrested and are given the chance to perform for their freedom.

141. Ay Jalisco, no te rajes, Joselito Rodríguez et al., 1 videocassette (95 min.), México, 1992.
     Notes: Performer Note: Jorge Negrete, Gloria Marín, Carlos López "Chaflan", Victor Manuel Mendoza, Angel Garasa, Antonio Bravo, Evita Munoz, Antonio Badu, Miguel Inclan.
     Abstract: A young man, being pursued by the son of a general whom he killed along with the general's five gunmen because the general did not want him courting his daughter, goes off on a murder spree.

142. Ayúdeme a vivir, José Agustín Ferreyra et al., 1 videocassette (ca. 72 min.), Argentina, 19??
     Notes: Performer Note: Libertad Lamarque, Floren Delbene, Perla Mary.

143. Azul, Roland Legiardi-Laura and Azul Productions, 1 videocassette (107 min.), New York, N.Y, 1988.
     Abstract: A portrait of Nicaraguan life as revealed through the diverse voices of the country's poets. Interviews and debate are interwoven with the recitation of 24 poems by both professional and amateur writers.

144. Bailando cha cha cha Cien mujeres, Jaime Salvador et al., 1 videocassette (62 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
     Notes: Performer Note: Christiane Martel, Tony Aguilar, Sergio Corona.
     Abstract: Don Manuel designs bathing suits and owns the company that manufactures and distributes them. He has 3 nieces who are always asking him for money. After 25 yrs. in the business, he retires to travel around the world, turning the company over to the workers with the stipulation that they can keep the company if the make a bigger profit in the following year; otherwise the company will go to his nieces. The nieces conspire to make the company do poorly so they can get their hands on it.

145. Bailando en las nubes, Canta Maya et al., 1 videocassette (89 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
     Notes: Performer Note: Canta Maya, Jorge "Che" Reyes, Andres Soler.
     Abstract: Lucien is a secretary in New York whose father, now dead, was from Mexico. Through correspondence with an associate office in Mexico City, she becomes friends with an elderly office worker in that city, who pretends to be his own boss in his letters. When Lucien's sister is unable to join her dance team on their tour of Latin America, Lucien replaces her. The show eventually travels to Mexico City, where she decides to visit her pen friend. The impostor, in order to cover his tracks, involves Orlando Mendoza, the boss's nephew, who is immediately attracted to Lucien.

146. Baile de graduación, Carlos Toussaint et al., 1 videocassette (83 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
     Notes: Performer Note: David Lichine, Sergio Unger, Alicia Pineda, Diana Alanis.
     Abstract: Performed entirely in dance, the film shows a troop of young military cadets visiting a girls' school of ballet. While the general and the school's headmistress flirt lightheartedly, the cadets and ballerinas compete for each other's favors.

147. Bajo el cielo de México, Vilma Vidal et al., 1 videocassette (76 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
     Notes: Performer Note: Vilma Vidal, Rafael Falcón.
     Abstract: On a Mexican hacienda, the patrón's top man is enchanted by a wealthy woman visiting the patrón's family. While her pursues the woman, he loses interest in the woman who has loved him for many years. Unfortunately for him, the wealthy woman is engaged to be married to someone else very soon.

148. Bajo el signo de la patria, René Mugica et al., 1 videocassette (110 min.), Argentina, 19??
     Notes: Performer Note: Ignacio Quiros, Héctor Pellegrini, Ricardo Passano.

149. Bajo otro sol, Francisco D'Intino et al., 1 videocassette (88 min.), Uruguay, 198-.
     Notes: Performer Note: Jorge González, Virginia Lago, Miguel Angel Solá.
     Abstract: After having worked for ten years as a teacher at a rural school in the Argentinian Patagonia, labour lawyer Manuel Ojeda returns to Córdoba, his province. He is moved by the wish to avenge a former political Fellow at the Peronist Youth, missing during the Military Dictatorship after Alfredo Barrantes denounced him. Barrantes is Personnel Manager at the factory where Ojeda used to work. Manuel meets old friends and workmates who make him see the mistake he is about to make.

150. Bajó un angel del cielo, Luis Cesar Amadori et al., 1 videocassette (78 min.), Argentina, 19??
     Notes: Performer Note: Franciso Alvarez, Zully Moreno, Pedrito Quartucci.
     Abstract: Fontana is a senile, old man in charge of a successful business. He wishes to retire and sell the business. His family attempts to help him, but instead make the whole situation much more complicated.

151. Bala de plata, Miguel M Delgado et al., 1 videocassette (65 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
     Notes: Performer Note: Julio Aldama, Irma Dorantes, Angel Infante.
     Abstract: Carlos, away from home in the army, is notified that his father has been killed. When he returns home, he learns that a silver bullet was used. He dismisses suicide or accidental death as the cause, and determines that his father was murdered. Although his father's friends offer their sympathy, he is slow to trust any of them. He thus trains himself in gun-fighting as preparation for an expected confrontation with his father's killer. He then subtly tests the friendship of those who profess to be loyal to him and his father in an effort to expose the guilty man.

152. Balada para un mochilero, Carlos Rinaldi et al., 1 videocassette (90 min.), Argentina, 199-.
     Notes: Performer Note: José Marrone, Arnaldo André, Mariángeles, Aldo Barbero Cacho Espindola, Néstor Fabián, Nelly Tesolin, Marcelo Chimento, Graciela Pal, Graciela Ibaneta, Mario Fortuna (h), Estela Vidal, Rodolfo Brindisi, Délfor Medina, Martha Diez, Coqui Marrone, Los Iracundos, Juan y Juan, Los Arribeños, Néstor Fabián.
     Abstract: A newspaper vendor who lives in Mar del Plata leaves to backpack and travel the country. In this event, he meets other similar travelers.

153. Ballad of an unsung hero, Paul Espinosa et al., 1 videocassette (28 min.), San Diego, Calif, 1983.
     Abstract: Portrait of 88-year-old Pedro J. González, his early years as a telegraph operator with Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution, his pioneering career as a radio and recording star in Los Angeles, and finally his 6-year imprisonment in San Quentin following a controversial court case. Includes rare historical footage and photographs, vintage music from the 1920's, as well as interviews with Pedro and his wife Maria.

154. The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, Edward James Olmos et al., 1 videocassette (105 min.), Los Angeles, Calif, 1984?
     Notes: Performer Note: Edward James Olmos, James Gammon, Tom Bower, Bruce McGill.
     Abstract: "True story, told from several points of view, of 1901 incident in which a young Mexican killed an American sheriff, then managed to elude a 600-man posse for nearly two weeks."--Leonard Maltin's TV, movies and video guide, 1987 ed.

155. Ballet Folclórico Nacional de México, Ballet Folclórico Nacional de México et al., 1 videocassette (1 hr., 50 min.), New York, N.Y, 1987.
     Notes: Performer Note: Vocalist, Estela González ; venado = deer dancer, Ignacio Domínguez ; floreador = lariat virtuoso, Fidel Cadrera.
     Abstract: A live show of Mexican pre-hispanic and mestiso dances, myths and music, including the Mariachi, the Marimba and Sones Jarochos.

156. Ballet Folclórico Nacional de México, Ballet Folclórico Nacional de México et al., 1 videocassette (108 min.), New York, NY, 1988.
     Abstract: Director, May Herz ; producer, Alfonso Olvero. A live show of Mexican pre-hispanic and mestiso dances, myths and music, including the Mariachi, the Marimba and Sones Jarochos.

157. Bananeras Banana Campany, Lilia Alfaro P. et al., 1 videocassette (15 min.), New York, NY, 1982?
     Notes: Performer Note: William Agudelo
     Added Title: Banana company.
     Abstract: Depicts the exploitation of banana plantation workers in Nicaragua by large American companies working there. Interviews workers on the plantations and in the shipping warehouses where the bananas are cleaned and packaged. Commentary is provided by Ernesto Cardenal's poem to the workers.

158. Baraguá, José Massip et al., 1 videocassette (VHS) (ca. 111 min.), Cuba, Cuba?, 1986.
     Notes: Performer Note: Mario Balmaseda, José Antonio Rodríguez, Nelson Villagra, Sergio Corrieri.

159. La barraca, Roberto Gavaldón et al., 1 videocassette (108 min.), Harlingen, TX, New York, NY, 1996.
     Notes: Performer Note: Domingo Soler, Anita Blanch, Amparo Morillo.
     Abstract: The story of violence and subsistence among peasants as they try to prevent the loss of a house they found after years of moving from place to place.

160. Barrio de pasiones, Adolfo Fernández Bustamante et al., 1 videocassette (87 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
     Notes: Performer Note: Alfredo Gomez de la Vega, Gustavo Rojo Pinto, Maria Teresa Esquilla.
     Abstract: An attractive young woman attempts to make a living as a pianist after her father passes away. Beset by money problems, she is forced to pawn her most precious belongings, including her beloved piano. Several men woo her and promise to help her, including a scorned local businessman, detested by the community, and a middle-aged grocer.

161. Barrio Gris, Mario Soffici et al., 1 videocassette (107 min.), Argentina, 19??
     Notes: Performer Note: Alberto de Mendoza, Mirta Torres, Ubaldo Martínez.
     Abstract: A poor man named Federico has an affluent friend named Claudio, who teaches him how to make fast money and enter high society. His selfishness leads him to a life of crime. He loses his family and friends in his quest to advance his own social position. It is not until the death of his beloved mother that he realizes his faults. By this time, her death is too great to bear and he kills Claudio, is sent to prison, and leaves behind his new love, Zulema.

162. Barroco, Paul Leduc et al., 1 videocassette (107 min.), Montevideo, Uruguay, 199-.
     Notes: Performer Note: Francisco Rabal, Angela Molinna, Ernesto Gómez Cruz.
     Abstract: A series of images, music and sounds which transport through Mexico's history, without any narrative sequence. The film spins constantly round the question 'Where are the singers from?' (De donde son los cantantes? in Spanish: the title of a popular Cuban song).

163. The basketball diaries, Leonardo DiCaprio et al., 1 videodisc (102 min.), S.l., 1998.
     Notes: Performer Note: Leonardo DiCaprio, Bruno Kirby, Lorraine Bracco, Ernie Hudson, Patrick McGaw, James Madio, Mark Wahlberg.
     Abstract: Teamed with his friends Mickey, Neutron and Pedro, high school student Jim Carroll seems headed for a bright basketball career. But when pressures from his coach, his mom, and school seem to mount, Jim finds solace in all the wrong places, and the dark streets of New York begin to tear him apart.

164. La Batalla de Chile la lucha de un Pueblo sin armas, Patricio Guzmán et al., 3 videocassettes (263 min.), Madrid, 1993.
     Notes: Performer Note: Abilio Fernandez
     Contents: pt. 1 La insurrección de la burguesia (1:36) -- pt. 2. El golpe de estado (1:28) -- pt. 3. El poder popular (1:19)
     Added Title: Battle of Chile.
     Abstract: Documentary on the fate of Allende's Popular Unity government filmed throughout Chile from February to September 1973. Shows the campaign strategies of the two groups fighting for control of Congress and reactions of voters before and after the election. Also shows effects on society after the election--strikes, riots, etc.

165. Batallón Olimpia documento abierto, Canal 6 de Julio (Firm : Mexico), 1 videocassette (35 min.), México, D.F, 1998.
     Notes: Performer Note: Narrator: Mario Díaz Mercando.
     Abstract: What do the unpublished images from October 2nd, 1968, released in the past few years, show? The film presents an exhaustive analysis of the new cinematic evidence, particularly in the role of the Batallón Olimpia, an Army unit which inflitrated the student protests in Tlatelolco, Mexico. The testimony of different actors on the facts and a meticulous investigation leads to some hard questions: Did certain members of the Army intentionally provoke the slaughter? What has become of the infiltrators? The film gives a version very different from the official one promulgated by the government over the past 30 years.

166. Batman, Jack Nicholson et al., 1 videodisc (126 min.), Burbank, Calif, 1997.
     Notes: Performer Note: Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger.

167. Batman forever, Val Kilmer et al., 1 videodisc (122 min.), Burbank, Calif, 1997.
     Notes: Performer Note: Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Chris O'Donnell, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle.
     Abstract: Batman and Robin, the caped crusaders, battle Two Face and the Ridddler.

168. The Bay of Pigs, David Davis et al., 1 videocassette (ca. 57 min.), S.l., 1997.
     Notes: Performer Note: Narrator, Will Lyman.
     Abstract: Using documentary footage and eyewitness interviews, this film creates a moving drama of the Bay of Pigs invasion, arguably one of the United States' most embarrassing international spectacles.

169. Beatriz Flores Silva en Stanford, May 4, 1994, Beatriz Flores Silva, Jorge Ruffinelli, and Jack Genero, 1 videocassette (60 min.), Stanford, Calif, 1994.
     Notes: Performer Note: Interviewer: Jorge Rufinelli.

170. Beatriz Paredes el poder no lo puede todo, Beatriz Paredes, Denise Maerker, and Once TV (Mexico City, Mexico), 1 videocassette (57 min.), México, D.F, 1999.
     Notes: Performer Note: Guest, Beatriz Paredes; interviewer, Denise Maerker.
     Abstract: An interview with Mexican politician Beatriz Paredes who discusses her life and work and the position of women in politics in Mexico today.

171. Beethoven, Charles Grodin et al., 1 videodisc (87 min.), Universal City, Calif, 1997.
     Notes: Performer Note: Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Dean Jones, Oliver Platt, Stanley Tucci.
     Abstract: The Newton family is unprepared for the chaos that enters their lives when the cute, frisky St. Bernard puppy they adopt grows into an enormous, drooling disaster-prone pooch named Beethoven!

172. Beijo na boca Kiss my mouth, Jaciro Melo, Lilith Video, and Women Make Movies (Firm), 1 videocassette (30 min.), S.l., New York, NY, 1987.
     Notes: Added Title: A kiss on the mouth
     Added Title: Kiss my mouth.
     Abstract: Interviews with street prostitutes in urban Brazil.

173. La Bella del Alhambra The Belle of the "Alhambra", Mario Romeu et al., 1 videocassette (108 min.), New York, NY, 1990?
     Notes: Performer Note: Beatriz Valdés, César Evora, Omar Valdés, Carlos Cruz, Verónica Lynn
     Added Title: The Belle of the "Alhambra".
     Abstract: Rachel works as a chorus girl in a carnival atmosphere where dancers are expected to be prostitutes. She aspires to perform in the Alhambra, a theater for fine talent. The film recreates the atmosphere of Havana theater life in the 1920s and 1930s.

174. Belle époque, Fernando Trueba et al., 1 videocassette (114 min.), Madrid, Barcelona, Lisboa, Paris, Madrid, 1992.
     Notes: Performer Note: Penélope Cruz, Miriam Díaz-Aroca, Gabino Diego, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Michel Galabru, Ariadna Gil, Agustín Gonzáles, Chus Lampreave, Mary Carmen Ramírez, Jorge Sanz, Maribel Verdú.
     Abstract: During the uprising against the monarchy in Spain, in 1930-1931, Fernando, a deserter from the army, takes refuge with Don Manolo, a republican partisan, who has a large farmhouse. Fernando becomes his cook. Don Manolo has four daughters, who all fall in love with Fernando. He tries his best in managing all four. The local priest hangs himself the day of Fernando's wedding with the youngest daughter. They go ahead with a 'secular wedding', according to the ideas of the new Republic.

175. Bello amanecer, Tony Martinez et al., 1 videocassette (89 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
     Notes: Performer Note: Braulio Castillo, Ofelia Montesco, Miguel Ángel Álvarez.
     Abstract: The beautiful Maria is the proprietor of a general store on the beach. However, she is in serious condition at the hospital and keeps whispering the name "Jorge." When Jorge arrives at the hospital, he tells the doctor of how he met Maria while fixing his yacht, and although he was involved with a wealthy woman, he fell in love with Maria. Somewhat wealthy, Jorge financially supports his cousin Roberto, a greedy and unprincipled man who takes advantage of Maria. After Jorge and Maria decide to marry, Roberto lies to Jorge, telling him that Maria is promiscuous, and thus changing Jorge's opinion of her.

176. The Bells of St. Mary's, Bing Crosby et al., 1 videodisc (126 min.), Los Angeles, CA, 1998.
     Notes: Performer Note: Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Henry Travers, Joan Carroll.
     Abstract: Easy-going Father O'Malley and iron-willed Sister Benedict find themselves in a subtle battle of wits over how the children should be educated at St. Mary's parochial school. Meanwhile, the entire school may be razed to make way for a parking lot.

177. Belmonte, Juan Sebastian Bollain et al., 1 videocassette (101 min.), Madrid, 1995.
     Notes: Performer Note: Achero Mañas, Jesús Bonilla, Lautaro Murua, Mónica Molina.
     Abstract: Juan Belmonte, the most famous Spanish bullfighter, is a hero. The film describes his legendary story from a timid boy craving for the bullring to a genius of bullfighting.

178. Beltenebros, Andrés Vincente Goméz et al., 1 videocassette (110 min.), Madrid?, Murcia, 1992.
     Notes: Performer Note: Terence Stamp, Patsy Kensit, José Luis Gómez.
     Abstract: One night in the winter of 1962, Captain Darman remembers recent events. Days before in England he had been charged with a secret mission, to fly to Madrid and execute a traitor who had infiltrated the party's clandestine apparatus. Darman remembers a similiar order 16 years before.

179. Benedita Seas, Luis Mottura et al., 1 videocassette (81 min.), Argentina, 19??
     Notes: Performer Note: Mecha Ortíz, Enrique Serrano, Domingo Alzugaray.

180. Bergantiños, Miguel Vazquez et al., 1 videocassette (52 min.), Princeton, NJ, 1993.
     Notes: Added Title: Bergantiños (Galicia).
     Abstract: "Bergantiños is both the end of the world--the sea, the Coast of Death, the rocks of Caión, Malpica and Corme--and, by the sharpest of contrasts, the archaic, rural Galicia of small farms, fields of corn and potatoes, granaries, and the castle ruins that inspired Valle Inclán and Otero Pedrayo"--Container.

181. Besamé mortalmente, Guillermo Ferrandino et al., 1 videocassette, Buenos Aires, 199-.
     Notes: Performer Note: Arturo Bonin, Daniel Fanego, Noelle Balfour.

182. Besos perdidos, Mario Soffici et al., 1 videocassette (65 min.), Argentina, 19??
     Notes: Performer Note: María Duval, Miguel Faust Rocha, Alita Román.
     Abstract: Estéban is a bitter old man who cares only for his work. His daughter, Henrietta, is tired of his selfish ways and runs away to her Godfather, Enrique's, house. While she resides there, she turns his life upside down and convinces herself that he is her real father. When Enrique confronts Estéban, he discovers that Henrietta is right.

183. La bestia debe morir, Román Viñoly Barreto et al., 1 videocassette (99 min.), Argentina, 19??
     Notes: Performer Note: Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Guillermo Battaglia, Milagros de la Vega.
     Abstract: A strict, ruthless man dies of an unknown cause and his family members are accused. His young son must face his relatives, each of whom is a suspect. Each has a possible motive and circumstantial evidence could point to each.

184. La bestia humana, Daniel Tinayre et al., 1 videocassette 110 min.), Montevideo, 19??
     Notes: Performer Note: Ana María Lynch, Massimo Girotti, Eduardo Cuitiño.
     Abstract: Pedro is a train conductor who leads a rather normal life except for the fact that he is afraid of women, or rather they make him turn crazy. After the death of a rich gentleman, Pedro falls in love with Laura, the lover of the gentleman and together the two of them plot to kill her husband. Meanwhile, money and love letters are hidden in an effort to avoid police detection. Unfortunately, there is much more death before anything can be solved by the police. Even when cautioned, Pedro takes matters into his own hands.

185. La bestia negra, Fernando Soler et al., 1 videocassette (98 min.), Harlingen, Tex, 1996.
     Notes: Performer Note: Fernando Soler, Mary Lopez, Arturo de Cordova.
     Abstract: A train engineer named Don Rodolfo and his fireman, Toño are on their way to their train, which Too refers to as his "negra" ("black one"), when they encounter another trainman, a passenger line conductor, who informs Don Rodolfo that there is trouble in preparations for the national convention of railwaymen.

186. Bibliotecas populares argentinas, Ricardo Wulicher, Gustavo Wagner, and Comisión Nacional Protectora de Bibliotecas Populares, 1 videocassette (26 min.), Argentina, 1996.
     Notes: Added Title: Informatizacion de las bibliotecas populares
     Added Title: Bibliomovil.
     Abstract: A look at public libraries in Argentina, including the bookmobile program; followed by two short promotional films by CONABIP.

187. La bien pagada, Maria A Pons et al., 1 videocassette (97 min.), Stanford, CA, 1995.
     Notes: Performer Note: Maria A. Pons, Victor Junco.
     Abstract: Realizing that his wife is unfaithful, a man confronts her and her lover, forcing them to sign an acknowledgement of the affair. He leaves, traveling through Europe, and a few years later, finds that she is a dancer in a night club. In a series of flashbacks, the man relives their relationship.

188. Bienaventurados los que creen, Adriana Lamar et al., 1 videocassette (73 min.), Stanford, CA, 1995.
     Notes: Performer Note: Adriana Lamar, Miguel Arenas, Jose Baviera.
     Abstract: A respected doctor's grandson becomes very sick during his grandfather's birthday party and the doctor is unable to save him in time. The doctor's daughter, the boy's mother, cannot cope with the loss and has a mental breakdown. Soon she is in the same state as her father's mental patients.

189. Bienvenido Mister Marshall, Luis García Berlanga et al., 1 videocassette (75 min.), Madrid, 1990.
     Notes: Performer Note: Lolita Sevilla, Manolo Morán, José Isbert, Alberto Romea
     Added Title: Bienvenido Mr. Marshall.
     Abstract: The inhabitants of tiny Villar del Rio hear that they have been selected for aid under the Marshall Plan. The promise of great wealth transforms the village overnight.

190. The big easy, Dennis Quaid et al., 1 videodisc (100 min.), S.l., 1998.
     Notes: Performer Note: Dennis Quaid, Ellen Barkin, Ned Beatty.
     Abstract: A criminal's murder triggers a bloody gangland drug war. A saucy blend of New Orleans nightlife, romance and suspense.

191. Bilbao, Juan José Bigas Luna et al., 1 videocassette (86 min.), Barcelona, 1993.
     Notes: Performer Note: Angel Jové, Maria Martin, Isabel Pisano.
     Abstract: Leo, an introverted misfit becomes obsessed with Bilbao, a Barcelona prostitute. He stalks her and keeps a secret scrapbook about her. Leo kills her and she is turned into sausage at his uncle's pork factory.

192. Billetes, billetes, Martín Schor et al., 1 videocassette, Uruguay, 198-.
     Notes: Performer Note: Julio de Grazia, Ulises Dumont, Haydée Padilla.

193. Biografias Antonio Machado, Biografias Antonio Machado, 1 videocassette (20 min.), 1988?
     Abstract: A biography of the famous Spanish poet and author, Antonio Machado. Discusses the environment from which he came and his experiences. Also chronicles his contributions to the literary world. Ends with his tragic death and the world's response to such a loss.

194. The birdcage, Mike Nichols et al., 1 videodisc (119 min.), Santa Monica, CA, 1996.
     Notes: Performer Note: Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria, Christine Baranski.
     Abstract: The story of a middle-aged gay couple's comic encounter with a self-righteously straight and conservative family: Armand and Albert reluctantly accept young Val's intention to marry the daughter of a conservative Senator, but when the fiancee's family comes to visit, the whole household is turned upside down.

195. Bitter sugar Azucar amarga, Leon Ichaso et al., 1 videocassette (102 min.), S.l., 1996.
     Notes: Performer Note: Rene Lavan, Mayte Vilan, Miguel Gutierrez, Larry Villanueva.
     Abstract: A love story set against the political and economic tensions of contemporary Havana.

196. Blade runner, Ridley Scott et al., 1 videodisc (117 min.), Burbank, Calif.?, 1996.
     Notes: Performer Note: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos.
     Abstract: Los Angeles, 2019: Deckard, an expert "blade runner," must identify and execute four replicants, geneticall