For Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15), the focus naturally tends to be on Latino experiences and contributions in the US. The US is a nation of immigrants (founded by illegals, some would argue) and currently the largest group of immigrants arriving are from Mexico (followed by China, Philippines, India, Vietnam, Cuba, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Canada and Korea).
Individuals' reasons for coming to the United States vary but behind general trends there's frequently the specter of American involvement in the politics of their native countries that have made conditions less bearable at home whether it be the funding of right wing death squads, corporate exploitation, economic imperialism, secret anti-populist wars, CIA-backed coups and assassinations, or the American peoples' insatiable appetite for marijuana, meth, cocaine, rubies and gold.
I've already written a blog entry about documentaries dealing with American Latino subject matter so here's a list of films dealing with Latino-American subject matter that also relate to American foreign policy.
American Experience - Fidel Castro Aristide Fidel Castro - El Comandante
Che Guevara - Where You'd Never Imagine Him CHE - Rise and Fall Cocalero
Che Guevara - Where You'd Never Imagine Him CHE - Rise and Fall Cocalero
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The Good Fight Castro - The Survivor The Spanish-American War
The Hugo Chavez Show Pablo Escobar- The King of Coke Pancho Villa - El Angel y el Fierro
Pancho Villa - Outlaw Hero The Panama Deception Pictures from a Revolution
Roses in December La Sierra Yank Tanks
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