| Hispanoamérica, canto de vida y esperanza | |
| Director: | José Luis López-Linares |
| Music: | Jorge Magaz |
| Editing: | José Luis López-Linares |
| Runtime: | 115 minutes |
| Country: | Spain |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Budget: | €220,000 |
Hispanoamérica, canto de vida y esperanza (Hispanic America, a song of life and hope) is a Spanish historical documentary film. It was directed by José Luis López-Linares and released in 2024.[1]
The documentary follows its previous chapter España, la primera globalización (2021) and gathers 50 experts from multiple Hispanic countries with the goal of refuting the "Spanish Black Legend" and offer "a renewed, trurthful and visually powerful about how Spanish America actually emerged and developed".[2] [3] Its title is a reference to Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío's work Cantos de vida y esperanza.
Like its predecessors, Hispanoamérica was produced mostly through a crowdfunding campaign, receiving 222,000€ from 4,000 users since the beginning of the project in 2022. It was shot in Spain, Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia, México and the United States.[2]
The documentary's premiere, which was attended by King Felipe VI of Spain,[2] introduced it among the ten biggest box office successes of the year in Spain despite its limited distribution in only 60 theaters.[4] It grossed 93,908€ the first week, becoming the most watched documentary of the year in Spain.[5]