Humor in Latin American Cinema (New Directions in Latino by Juan Poblete,Juana Suárez

By Juan Poblete,Juana Suárez

This booklet addresses quite a few neighborhood humor traditions akin to exploitation cinema, Brazilian chanchada, the Cantinflas historical past, the comedy of manners and light-weight sexuality, iconic figures and characters, in addition to a number of humor registers obtrusive in several Latin American films.

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