ABSTRACT
Combining two concepts such as cinema and revolution in the Latin American scene means going back to the 1960s and revisiting such a problematic term, due to its overstandardization, as "New Latin American Cinema." The gradual establishment of right-wing dictatorships across Latin America since the early 1970s forced those New Latin American Cinema filmmakers who managed to stay alive into exile. Even though many of these directors continued filming in their host countries, it is unquestionable that this new political scene had an immediate impact on national film production. Furthermore, the autonomy achieved by the camera has also led to severing the traditional link between the camera and the character. Whereas it is still possible to identify one or more principal characters, the camera chooses, on many occasions, not to follow the movement of these characters or occupy their space/perspective.
