Tiempos de dictadura explained

Tiempos de dictadura
Native Name:
Director:Carlos Oteyza
Producer:Siboney Films
Cinematography:Branimir Caleta
Music:Álvaro Cordero
Runtime:94 minutes
Country:Venezuela
Language:Spanish

Tiempos de dictadura () is a 2012 Venezuelan documentary film written and directed by, narrated by humorist and political scientist Laureano Márquez. The film focuses on the dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez.

Plot

The documentary narrates the period of the dictatorship of Marcos Pérez Jiménez, from the 1948 coup d'état against President Rómulo Gallegos and the human rights violations committed by the Seguridad Nacional secret police (including censorship, arrests, torture and extrajudicial killings) to the public works and lavish carnivals promoted by the oil boom.[1]

Release

The film was screened in Venezuela on 7 September 2012. Oteyza declared that he was aiming to screen the documentary on 23 January, the anniversary when Pérez Jiménez was overthrown, but it was not possible due to the production time.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tiempos de dictadura. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201224445/http://entretenimiento.latam.msn.com/ve/tiempos-de-dictadura. 1 February 2014. 3 August 2021. MSN Latinoamerica.
  2. Web site: "Tiempos de Dictadura" llega mañana a las salas de cine. 3 August 2021. La Verdad.