Cinema Tropical has compiled a list of the Top Ten Latin American Films of the Decade (2000-2009), based on a survey of distinguished critics, scholars and film professionals based in the New York City area. This first-ever survey of its kind was culled from 35 prominent local voices in film whose work has been devoted to the promotion and dissemination of Latin American cinema in New York and the United States. In all, 124 films representing 14 Latin American countries were nominated for the distinction of being Best of the Decade, demonstrating the great quality and diversity of films from the region.
INDEX
- The List
- Top Ten Trailers
- Nominations Per Country
- Nominations Per Filmmakers
- Participants
- About This Survey
- Individual Selections
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"Shipreck in the Middle of the Mountain: La Ciénaga", David Oubiña
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"City of God: Eight Years Later", Else R. P. Vieira
"Bus 174", Gerard Dapena
"Y Tu Mamá También", Misha MacLaird
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THE OVERALL LIST
| FILM | DIRECTOR |
Country |
|
|
1) |
LA CIÉNAGA (2001) |
Lucrecia Martel |
Argentina |
| 2) | AMORES PERROS (2000) |
Alejandro González Iñárritu |
Mexico |
| 3) | LUZ SILENCIOSA (Silent Light, 2007) |
Carlos Reygadas |
Mexico |
| 4) | CIDADE DE DEUS (City of God, 2002) |
Fernando Meirelles |
Brazil |
| 5) | ÔNIBUS 174 (Bus 174, 2002) |
Jose Padilha, Felipe Lacerda |
Brazil |
| 6) | Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN | Alfonso Cuarón |
Mexico |
| 7) | WHISKY (2004) |
Juan Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll |
Uruguay |
| 8) | LA MUJER SIN CABEZA (The Headless Woman, 2008) |
Lucrecia Martel |
Argentina |
| 9) | LA NIÑA SANTA (The Holy Girl, 2004) |
Lucrecia Martel |
Argentina |
| 10) |
EL LABERINTO DEL FAUNO |
Guillermo del Toro |
Mexico/Spain |
| 11) |
NUEVE REINAS (Nine Queens, 2000) |
Fabián Bielinsky |
Argentina |
| 12) |
BOLIVIA (2001) |
Adrián Caetano |
Argentina |
| 13) |
LA NANA (The Maid, 2009) |
Sebastián Silva |
Chile |
| 14) |
MADAME SATÂ (2002) |
Karim Aïnouz |
Brazil |
| 14) |
JAPÓN (2002) |
Carlos Reygadas |
Mexico |
| 16) |
HISTORIAS MÍNIMAS (Intimate Stories, 2002) |
Carlos Sorín |
Argentina |
| 17) |
LA LIBERTAD (2002) |
Lisandro Alonso |
Argentina |
| 18) |
LA TETA ASUSTADA (The Milk of Sorrow, 2009) |
Claudia Llosa |
Peru |
| 19) |
DIARIOS DE MOTOCICLETA (The Motorcycle Diaries, 2004) |
Walter Salles |
Argentina |
| 20) |
XXY (2007) |
Lucía Puenzo |
Argentina |
| 20) |
SANTIAGO (2007) |
João Moreira Salles |
Brazil |
| 22) |
JOGO DE CENA (Playing, 2007) |
Eduardo Coutinho |
Brazil |
| 23) |
EL VIOLÍN (2005) |
Francisco Vargas |
Mexico |
| 24) |
LAKE TAHOE (2008) |
Fernando Eimbcke |
Mexico |
| 25) |
LOS RUBIOS (2003) |
Albertina Carri |
Argentina |
| 26) |
EL BAÑO DEL PAPA (The Pope's Toilet, 2007) |
Charlone, Fernández |
Uruguay |
| 27) |
EDÍFICO MASTER (2002) |
Eduardo Coutinho |
Brazil |
| 27) |
O CÉO DE SUELY (Love for Sale: Suely in the Sky, 2006) |
Karim Ainouz |
Brazil |
| 29) |
DIAS DE SANTIAGO (Days of Santiago, 2004) |
Josué Méndez |
Peru |
| 29) |
TEMPORADA DE PATOS (Duck Season, 2004) |
Fernando Eimbcke |
Mexico |
| 29) |
CINEMA, ASPIRINAS E URUBUS (2005) |
Marcelo Gomes |
Brazil |
| 32) |
LOS GUANTES MÁGICOS (The Magic Gloves, 2003) |
Martín Rejtman |
Argentina |
| 32) |
NADIE TE OYE: PERFUME DE VIOLETAS (2001) |
Marisa Sistach |
Mexico |
| 32) |
TONY MANERO (2008) |
Pablo Larraín |
Chile |
| 32) |
MACHUCA (2004) |
Andrés Wood |
Chile |
| 36) |
EL BONAERENSE (2002) |
Pablo Trapero |
Argentina |
| 36) |
CAMA ADENTRO (Live in Maid, 2005) |
Jorge Gaggero |
Argentina |
| 36) |
El ABRAZO PARTIDO (Broken Embrace, 2004) |
Daniel Burman |
Argentina |
| 36) |
LA SAGRADA FAMILIA (2004) |
Sebastían Lelio | Chile |
| 36) |
ÓSCAR (2004) |
Sergio Morkin |
Argentina |
| 36) |
EN EL HOYO (2006) |
Juan Carlo Rulfo |
Mexico |
| 36) |
LLOS MUERTOS (2004) |
Lisandro Alonso |
Argentina |
| 36) |
SUITE HABANA (2003) |
Fernando Pérez |
Cuba |
| 44) |
CRÓNICAS (2004) |
Sebastían Cordero |
Ecuador |
| 44) |
PEÕES (Metalworkers, 2004) |
Eduardo Coutinho |
Brazil |
| 44) |
PLATA QUEMADA (Burnt Money, 2000) |
Marcelo Piñeyro |
Argentina |
| 47) |
TROPA DE ELITE (Elite Squad, 2007) |
José Padilha |
Brazil |
| 47) |
25 WATTS (2001) |
Juan Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll |
Uruguay |
| 47) |
COCALERO (2007) |
Alejandro Landes |
Bolivia/Arg |
| 47) |
LA RABIA (2008) | Albertina Carri |
Argentina |
| 47) |
ESTAMIRA (2004) |
Marcos Prado |
Brazil |
| 47) |
HISTORIAS EXTRAORDINARIAS (2008) | Mariano Llinás |
Argentina |
| 47) |
EL HIJO DE LA NOVIA (2001) |
Juan Jóse Campanella |
Argentina |
| 54) |
NUNCA MÁS (2001) |
Marta Rodríguez, Fernando Restrepo Castañeda | Colombia |
| 54) |
PERPETUUM MOBILE (2009) |
Nicolás Pereda |
Mexico |
| 54) |
MALDEAMORES (2007) |
Carlitos Ruiz Ruiz, Mariem Pérez Riera |
Puerto Rico |
| 54) |
TOMAS DE GUERRA (2003) |
Patricia Castaño, Adelaida Trujillo |
Colombia |
| 54) |
LA MUJER DE MI HERMANO (2005) |
Ricardo de Montreuil |
Peru/Mexico |
| 54) |
EL CASO PINOCHET (2001) | Patricio Guzmán |
Chile |
| 54) |
EL CIELO DIVIDIDO (2006) |
Julían Hernández |
Mexico |
| 54) |
CASA DE AREIA (2005) |
Andrucha Waddington |
Brazil |
| 54) |
ROCHA QUE VOA (2002) | Eryck Rocha |
Brazil |
| 54) |
HAMACA PARAGUAYA (2006) |
Paz Encina |
Paraguay |
| 54) |
MÚSICA EN ESPERA (2009) |
Hernán A. Golfrid |
Argentina |
| 54) |
O CHEIRO DO RALO (Drained, 2006) |
Heitor Dhalia |
Brazil |
| 66) |
EL PERRO (2004) |
Carlos Sorín |
Argentina |
| 66) |
PACHAMAMA (2008) |
Toshifumi Matsushita |
Bolivia |
| 66) |
CHEGA DE SAUDADE(2007) |
Laís Bodanzky |
Brazil |
| 66) |
EN LA CAMA (In Bed, 2005) |
Matías Bize |
Chile |
| 66) |
LA PASÍON DE MARIA ELENA (2003) |
Moncada Rodríguez |
Mexico |
| 66) |
JANELA DA ALMA (2001) |
Jardim, Carvalho |
Brazil |
| 66) |
EL CUSTODIO (2006) |
Rodrigo Moreno |
Argentina |
| 66) |
LEONERA (2008) |
Pablo Trapero |
Argentina |
| 66) |
EL IMMORTAL (2005) |
Moncada Rodríguez |
Nicaragua/Mexico |
| 75) |
UN AÑO SIN AMOR (2005) |
Anahí Berneri |
Argentina |
| 75) |
CARANDIRU (2003) |
Héctor Babenco |
Brazil |
| 75) |
RABIOSO SOL, RABIOSO CIELO (2009) |
Julián Hernández |
Mexico |
| 75) |
O PRISIONERO DA GRADE DE FERRO (2004) |
Paulo Sacramento |
Brazil |
| 75) |
LIVERPOOL (2008) |
Lisandro Alonso |
Argentina |
| 75) |
NADA (2001) |
Cremata Malberti |
Cuba |
| 75) |
SEÑORITA EXTRAVIADA (2001) |
Lourdes Portillo |
Mexico |
| 75) |
TAN DE REPENTE (2003) |
Diego Lerman |
Argentina |
| 75) |
EL TELÓN DE AZUCAR (2005) |
Guzmán Urzúa |
Cuba |
| 75) |
O FIM E O PRINCIPIO (2005) |
Eduardo Coutinho |
Brazil |
| 75) | SUMAS Y RESTAS (2004) | Víctor Gaviria | Colombia |
| 86) |
JUÍZO (2008) |
Maria Ramos |
Brazil |
| 86) |
EL MÉTODO (2005) |
Marcelo Piñeyro |
Argentina |
| 86) |
NÁUFRAGOS: VENGO DE UN AVIÓN QUE CAYÓ EN LAS MONTAÑAS (2007) |
Gonzalo Arijón |
Uruguay |
| 86) |
EL NIÑO PEZ (2009) |
Lucía Puenzo |
Argentina |
| 86) |
ACCIDENTE (2007) |
Guimarães, Lobato |
Brazil |
| 86) |
HACER PATRIA (2006) |
David Blaustein |
Argentina |
| 86) |
CLEOPATRA (2007) |
Júlio Bressane |
Brazil |
| 86) |
ALAMAR (2009) |
Pedro González-Rubio |
Mexico |
| 86) |
EL AURA (2005) |
Fabián Bielinsky |
Argentina |
| 86) |
A FESTA DA MENINA MORTA (2008) |
Matheus Nachtergaele |
Brazil |
| 86) |
SOY CUBA, O MAMUTE SIBERIANO (2005) |
Vicente Ferraz |
Brazil |
| 86) | EL CRIMEN DEL PADRE AMARO (2002) | Carlos Carrera | Mexico |
| 98) |
NACIDO Y CRIADO (2006) |
Pablo Trapero |
Argentina |
| 98) |
O ANO EM QUE MEUS PAIS SAÍRAM DE FÉRIAS (The Year my Parents Went on Vacation, 2006) |
Cao Hamburger |
Brazil |
| 98) |
LA SIERRA (2005) |
Scott Dalton, Margarita Martínez |
Colombia |
| 98) |
EL CUERNO DE LA ABUNDANCIA (2008) |
Juan Carlos Tabío |
Cuba |
| 98) |
COPACABANA (2006) |
Martín Rejtman |
Argentina |
| 98) |
MATAR A TODOS (Kill them All, 2006) |
Esteban Schroeder |
Uruguay/Chile |
| 98) |
BATALLA EN EL CIELO (2005) |
Carlos Reygadas |
Mexico |
| 105) |
ABRIL DESPEDACADO (2001) |
Walter Salles |
Brazil |
| 105) |
FIESTA PATRIA (2006) |
Luis A. Vera |
Chile |
| 105) |
TRÓPICO DE CANCER (2004) |
Eugenio Polgovsky |
Mexico |
| 105) |
CIDADE BAIXA (2005) |
Sergío Machado |
Brazil |
| 105) |
CONEJO EN LA LUNA (2004) |
Jorge Ramírez Suárez |
Mexico |
| 105) |
BOLÍVAR SOY YO (2002) |
Jorge Alí Triana |
Colombia |
| 105) |
CORDERO DE DIOS(2008) |
Lucía Cedrón |
Argentina |
| 105) |
BAIXIO DAS BESTAS (2006) |
Cláudio Assis |
Brazil |
| 105) | LUGARES COMUNES (2002) | Adolfo Aristarain | Argentina |
| 105) | VALENTÍN (2002) | Alejandro Agresti | Argentina |
| 115) |
COCHOCHI (2007) |
Israel Cárdenas, Laura Amelia Guzmán |
Mexico |
| 115) |
A CASA DE ALICE (Alice's House, 2007) |
Chico Teixera |
Brazil |
| 115) |
ÚLTIMA PARADA 174 (Last Stop 174, 2008) |
Bruno Barreto |
Brazil |
| 115) |
POSTALES DE LENINGRADO (2007) |
Mariana Rondón |
Venezuela |
| 115) |
EL VUELO DEL CANGREJO (2009) |
Oscar Ruíz Navia |
Colombia |
| 115) |
LA FAMILIA RODANTE(2004) |
Pablo Trapero |
Argentina |
| 115) |
PERRO COME PERRO (2008) |
Carlos Moreno |
Colombia |
| 115) |
MEMORIAS DEL SAQUEO (2004) |
Fernando Solanas |
Argentina |
| 115) |
AQUÍ SE CONSTRUYE (YA NO EXISTE EL LUGAR DONDE NACÍ) (2000) |
Ignacio Agüero |
Chile |
| 115) |
LA ZONA (2007) |
Rodrigo Plá |
Mexico |
| 115) |
EL CAMINO DE SAN DIEGO (2006) |
Carlos Sorín |
Argentina |
TOP TEN TRAILERS
La Ciénaga
Amores Perros
Silent Light
City of God
Bus 174
Y tu mamá también
Whisky
The Headless Woman
The Holy Girl
Pan's Labyrinth
NOMINATIONS PER COUNTRY
Argentina, 39
Brazil, 30
Mexico, 22
Chile, 8
Colombia, 6
Uruguay, 5
Cuba, 4
Peru, 3
Bolivia, 2
Ecuador, 1
Nicaragua, 1
Paraguay, 1
Puerto Rico, 1
Venezuela, 1
NOMINATIONS PER FILMMAKER
Eduardo Coutinho, 4
Pablo Trapero, 4
Lisandro Alonso, 3
Lucrecia Martel, 3
Carlos Reygadas, 3
Carlos Sorín, 3
Karim Aïnouz, 2
Fabián Bielinsky, 2
Albertina Carri, 2
Fernando Eimbcke, 2
Julián Hernández, 2
Mercedes Moncada Rodríguez, 2
José Padilha, 2
Marcelo Piñeyro, 2
Lucía Puenzo, 2
Juan Pablo Rebella, 2
Martín Rejtman, 2
Walter Salles, 2
Pablo Stoll, 2
Alejandro Agresti, 1
Ignacio Agüero, 1
Jorge Alí Triana, 1
Gonzalo Arijón, 1
Adolfo Aristarain, 1
Cláudio Assis, 1
Hector Babenco, 1
Bruno Barreto, 1
Anahí Berneri, 1
Matías Bize, 1
David Blaustein, 1
Laíz Bodanzky, 1
Julio Bressane, 1
Daniel Burman, 1
Adrián Caetano, 1
Juan José Campanella, 1
Sebastián Campos (Lelio), 1
Walter Carvalho, 1
Carlos Carrera, 1
Patricia Castaño, 1
Israel Cárdenas 1
Lucía Cedrón, 1
César Charlone, 1
Sebastián Cordero, 1
Juan Carlos Cremata, 1
Alfonso Cuarón, 1
Scott Dalton, 1
Ricardo de Montreuil, 1
Guillermo del Toro, 1
Heitor Dhalia, 1
Paz Encina, 1
Enrique Fernández, 1
Vicente Ferraz, 1
Jorge Gaggero, 1
Víctor Gavíria, 1
Hernán A. Golfrid, 1
Marcelo Gomes, 1
Alejandro González Iñárritu, 1
Pedro González-Rubio, 1
Cao Guimarães, 1
Laura Amelia Guzmán, 1
Patricio Guzmán, 1
Camila Guzmán Urzúa, 1
Cao Hamburger, 1
João Jardim, 1
Alejandro Landes, 1
Diego Lerman, 1
Mariano Llinás, 1
Pablo Larraín, 1
Claudia Llosa, 1
Pablo Lobato, 1
Margarita Martínez, 1
Toshifumi Matsushita, 1
Fernando Meirelles, 1
Josué Méndez, 1
Rodrigo Moreno, 1
Carlos Moreno, 1
Sergio Morkin, 1
Matheus Nachtergaele, 1
Felipe Lacerda, 1
Nicolás Pereda, 1
Fernando Pérez
Mariem Pérez Riera, 1
Marcelo Piñeyro, 2
Rodrigo Plá, 1
Eugenio Polgovsky, 1
Lourdes Portillo, 1
Marcos Prado, 1
Jorge Ramírez Suárez, 1
Maria Ramos, 1
Erick Rocha, 1
Fernando Restrepo, 1
Marta Rodríguez, 1
Mariana Rondón, 1
Carlitos Ruiz, 1
Oscar Ruiz Navia, 1
Juan Carlos Rulfo, 1
José Sacramento, 1
João Salles, 1
Esteban Schroeder, 1
Sebastián Silva, 1
Maryse Sistach, 1
Fernando Solanas, 1
Juan Carlos Tabío, 1
Chico Teixera, 1
Adelaida Trujillo, 1
Francisco Vargas, 1
Luis R. Vera, 1
Andrucha Waddington, 1
Andrés Wood, 1
SURVEY PARTICIPANTS (in alphabetical order)
Inés Aslán – Communications Officer, El Museo del Barrio
Graciela Berger Wegsman – Playwright / Journalist, New York Daily News, Hora Hispana
Rodrigo Brandão – Director of Publicity, Kino International
Roberto Busó-García - Founder, Alquimia Films
Fabiano Canosa – Film programmer
Jerry W. Carlson – Film professor, The City College & Graduate Center CUNY
Rebeca Conget - VP Acquisitions and Distribution, Film Movement
Gerard Dapena - Scholar of Hispanic cinemas and visual culture
Christian Del Moral – Film blogger, CineLatinoNY
Mario Díaz – Filmmaker / Film blogger
Howard Feinstein – Film critic, Screen / Programmer, Panorama and Sarajevo Film Festival
Cristina Garza – International Sales and Distribution, FiGa Films
Marcela Goglio – Programmer, Latinbeat (Film Society of Lincoln Center)
Pablo Goldbarg – Filmmaker / Writer, Remezcla, Cinema Tropical
Javier Guerrero – Director, 100% Venezuela (NYU Venezuelan Film Festival)
Carlos A. Gutiérrez – Co-Founding Director, Cinema Tropical
Paula Heredia - Filmmaker/editor, Casa Clementina.
Jytte Jensen – Curator, MoMA Department of Film
Peter Lucas – Professor, Department of Photography and Imaging and Open Arts at the Tisch School of Arts at New York University
Yehudit Mam – Filmmaker / Blogger, The Grande Enchilada
Mary Jane Marcasiano – Special Events Advisor, Cinema Tropical / Programmer
Alberto Medina – Author / Associate professor, Columbia University
Micki Mihich – Filmmaker, film critic and blogger, Dynamite Magazine and Dynamite Online
Lucila Moctezuma – Film programmer and coordinator, Tribeca Latin America Media Arts Fund (Tribeca Film Institute)
Nuria Net - Editor-in-Chief, Co-Founder, Remezcla.com
Louis Perego Moreno – Executive Producer, Skyline Features
Carmen Oquendo – Researcher and film curator, NYU
Jack Rico – Editor-in-Chief, ShowBizCafe.com
Alex Rivera - Filmmaker/founder SubCine
Jerónimo Rodríguez – Film critic/Host, Toma 1 (NY1 Noticias)
Paul Julian Smith – Author, The Cinema of Pedro Almodóvar and Amores Perros
Roselly Torres - Distribution & Marketing Director, Third World Newsreel
Diana Vargas – Programmer, Havana Film Festival (NY) and Corto Circuito
Mónika Wagenberg – Co-Founding Director, Cinema Tropical
Naief Yehya – Film critic, La Jornada, Milenio / Author, The Transformed Body, War and Propaganda
THE SURVEY
32 professionals from the New York area participated in this first-ever survey. They include film critics, bloggers, festival programmers, distributors, and academics. They were invited to participate because their work has demonstrated a keen knowledge of Latin American cinema and/or because they have been active in promoting and disseminating it in the United States. The survey itself was created with the goal of increasing awareness of Latin American film within the U.S. movie-going public and the film community as a whole.
The 32 participants were simply asked to provide their favorite top-ten list of Latin American films (those produced in a Latin American country and helmed by a Latin American director) released either commercially or via film festivals between 2000-2009. The ballots were then tabulated according to the following point system: The #1 pick received 10 points, the #2 received 9 points, and so on until reaching the #10 pick which was assigned a point value of 1. In total, 55 points were spread among the 10 films in each ballot.
Some participants chose not to rank their ballots. In those cases, the 55 total points were divided evenly among the ten selections. Each received a point value of 5.5.
This survey was created and compiled by filmmaker and blogger Mario Díaz [http://diazfilm.blogspot.com/], and Cinema Tropical Co-Founding Director Carlos Gutiérrez.
INDIVIDUAL SELECTIONS
Click here to see all of the individual selections of the survey's participants (pdf format)
