#1. The Dancer Upstairs (2002)

Storyline: The story of Detective Agustin Rejas, a man clinging to the hope of an impossible love in an impossible world. Tracking Ezequiel, a delusional anarchist who incites the downtrodden masses to join in his brutal revolution against the fascist government in their unnamed Latin American country, Rejas finds solace in his sense of self-respect and the joy that his daughter and wife bring him. Then he meets Yolanda--his daughter's soulfully beautiful ballet teacher--a woman who sparks his long-forgotten passions and represents all that is good and all that is corrupt in their troubled country. But she, who appears to be a shelter from the storm, may in actuality be the storm's eye. Ultimately, as the revolution intensifies and the net closes around hunter and hunted alike, the dancer's truth will prove as elusive as the revolutionary's cause and the detective's peace.—Sujit R. Varma

Plot Keywords: detective, terrorist, dancer, daughter, father, tense, engaging ...

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#2. Hidden in Plain Sight (2003)

Storyline: An investigation of the US relationship to Latin America as seen through the prism of the SOA, the controversial training school for Latin soldiers on U.S. ground. Narrated by Martin Sheen, the documentary features interviews with political thinkers (Noam Chomsky, Christopher Hitchens, Eduardo Galeano), Congresspersons (Barbara Lee, Mac Collins), Army officers (Maj. Gen. John LeMoyne),victims and social activists (Sister Dianna Ortiz) who tackle the issues of U.S. economic and military policies in Latin America, the war on drugs, and terrorism.—John H. Smihula

Plot Keywords: military observer, soldier, cia agent, revolutionary, noam chomsky, gripping, powerful ...

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#3. Yolanda and the Thief (1945)

Storyline: Johnny Riggs, a con man on the lam, finds himself in a Latin-American country named Patria. There, he overhears a convent-bred rich girl praying to her guardian angel for help in managing her tangled business affairs. Riggs decides to materialize as the girl's "angel", gains her unquestioning confidence, and helps himself to the deluded girl's millions. Just as he and his partner are about to flee Patria with their booty, Riggs realizes he has fallen in love with the girl and returns the money, together with a note that is part confession and part love letter. But the larcenous duo's escape from Patria turns out to be more difficult than they could ever have imagined.—Dan Navarro <daneldorado@yahoo.com>

Plot Keywords: con artist, partner, heiress, aunt, guardian angel, hilarious, frenetic ...

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