The First Foundation of Buenos Aires

In 1956, the humorous designer Oski made a work about the foundation of the city of Buenos Aires. Fernando Birri made a film from this work in 1959, using the original text of the German explorer Ulrich Schmidel. This film, which disappeared in the years of the dictatorship, was miraculously restored on video in 2000. The story that the documentary describes can be compared with the situation of Latin American cinema throughout all these years.

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Release Date

January 1, 1959

Status

Released

Original Title

La primera fundación de Buenos Aires

Runtime

44min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Spanish

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