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= Film  = = Film in Paraguay has always struggled. Even today, Paraguay hasn't made but one (Cerro Cora) of their own films. (Etcheverry 1) The wealthy do watch films, but of course they are films that are imported from neighboring countries like Argentina. Acording to Hugo Gamarra Etcheverry, the reason why film has struggled is because "we have lacked a cinematographic tradition of national styles and genres..." also "film production and cine-clubs were persecuted by the totalitarian government during the 70's and 80's because they were considered to be "subversive activities."" (Etcheverry 1-2) Since there are limited films to watch in Paraguay, the people enjoy watching plays in theaters. Hugo Gamarra Etcheverry said, "It is a nation without moving images, an invisible country in an age of civilization distingished by mass audio-visual imagery, narrative and storytelling." (Etcheverry 1) About 98% of all the films shown in Paraguay are new releases from the U.S.A. As of 2002 there were 20 theaters that were open to the public and that's just in 2002. Although Paraguayans don't make their own films, film technology and use is growing and growing fast. (Etcheverry 4) = = = = = **Go back to Paraguay Home Page**