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Premium Episodes 146 - Paranoiac Films 13 - La Llorona pt. 1: the Weight of History, feat. Rodolfo

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[originally published on Patreon March 20, 2024] I am joined by Rodolfo (from the Bolaño series) to discuss the 2019 Guatemalan film La Llorona, which features a lightly fictionalized account of a Montt stand-in and deals with the psychic and spiritual fallout from La Violencia. We discuss about half of the film's plot which led us to one of the throwaway lines in the film - the question of Guatemalan mineral rights. Songs: Lonely Surf Guitar by the Safaris Surfin’ Todd by the Burzums

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[originally published on Patreon March 22, 2024] This is the fifteenth and last installment in the UFC/Banana/Guatemala series. Rodolfo and I finish discussing the film La Llorona. We get into some of the more spiritual themes of the film. We sincerepost and share our thoughts on...

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Premium Episodes 147 - An Investigation into Guatemalan Oil Regions During La Violencia

[originally published on Patreon March 21, 2024] Diving deeply into the claims made in the film La Llorona, I examine the question of Guatemala's oil industry in the wake of the 1954 coup and onwards, especially during La Violencia. As it turns out, most of the story deals with a company named...

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