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gael garcia bernal and the latin american new wave the story of a cinematic movement and its leading man
gael garcia bernal has become the most well known face of latin american cinema . he has starred in many of the latin american movies that have been very successful in the u.s. including y tu mama tambien amores perros and the motorcycle diaries . his more recent films include babel and the science of sleep . he is passionately political and is well known for his activities in promoting awareness of big issues such as poverty in latin america and fair trade and for his protests at the 2005 g8 summit . he has been compared to johnny depp and james dean and has topped countless years sexiest man lists . bernals biography is also the tale of a cinematic movement how filmmakers from an unfashionable and under funded part of the world reached the very top through dazzling talent and sheer force of will . the book provides the background cultural historical and political to put the latin american new wave and its films in their proper context .
hardcover anova books 2009 isbn13 9781906032258 isbn10 1906032254
abridged n isbn 13 9781906032258 number in series 1 number of pages 266 publisher trafalgar square release date 62135769600000