Latin America According to Whitney and Disney. The Inter-American Cinematography of the Good Neighbor Policy in the 1930's and 40's
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The representation of other nations in American cinema has always fallen in line with the guiding principles of the country's foreign policy. As for Latin America –throughout the 20th century– the emergence of latinos in Hollywood cinema also depended on the current diplomatic relations between the two regions. In my article I present the cinematographic aspects of the USA’s new attitude towards Latin America in the 1930s and the first half of the 1940s, within the framework of the Good Neighbor Policy, formulated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In this mission John Hay Whitney, director of the Motion Picture Division of a specialized office (OIAA), had a key role, with the support of several famous filmmakers, among others, Walt Disney.
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