Latin American cinema provides the key discussion points this week on Latin Pulse. The program includes an in-depth discussion with the director of Embrace of the Serpent, the first Colombian film nominated for an Academy Award.  The program also includes a survey of some of the most interesting newer film releases from Brazil, including Casa Grande, The Second Mother, and Neighboring Sounds. The news segment of the program covers the latest move by U.S. President Barack Obama to close the detention facilities at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo and how the U.S. Congress has thwarted those efforts.

The program includes in-depth interviews with:

Associate Producer: Natalie Ottinger.

 
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Latin America

Cuba

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Colombia

Brazil

Guantanamo

United States

Barack Obama

Pope Francis

U.S. Congress

minority issues

indigenous issues

Afro-Brazilian issues

Casa Grande

Neighboring Sounds

The Amazon

Latin American films

Latin American cinema

Embrace of the Serpent

The Second Mother

spirituality

indigenous religion

Academy Awards

racial issues

education

income inequity

business

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violence

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