Cocalero /

"In 2006, Evo Morales, an Aymara Indian, became the first indigenous president of Bolivia--winning the election with the largest majority in the country's history. Cocalero is a captivating portrait of this controversial figure and his astonishing rise to power. In recent years, the U.S. g...

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Corporate Authors: Fall Line Films (Firm), Cinema Guild
Other Authors: Landes, Alejandro, 1980-, Solomonoff, Julia
Format: Video DVD
Language:Spanish
Language Notes:Dialogue in Spanish and Quechua with English subtitles
Published: New York, NY : Cinema Guild, [2007]
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Summary:"In 2006, Evo Morales, an Aymara Indian, became the first indigenous president of Bolivia--winning the election with the largest majority in the country's history. Cocalero is a captivating portrait of this controversial figure and his astonishing rise to power. In recent years, the U.S. government, working with Bolivian authorities, has attempted to stem the flow of cocaine from Bolivia by eradicating the country's coca crop--essentially directing its devastating war on drugs against the country's indigenous farmers. To protect their livelihood, the farmers formed a union and elected as their leader, an unknown, unwavering, and unpretentious socialist named Evo Morales. A story of geopolitics, people's movements, Indigenous culture, and one man's impressive determination, Cocalero chronicles Morales' historic presidential campaign, getting up close and personal with the candidate and the union organization backing him."--Cinema Guild website.
Item Description:Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Jorge Manrique Behrens ; original music, Leo Heiblum, Jacobo Lieberman ; editors, Kate Taverna, Jorge Manrique Behrens, Lorenzo Bombicci in collaboration with Jacopo Quadri.
ISBN:0781512360
9780781512367