Tag: Hugo Chavez

  • 40 Days: Pelo Malo

    40 Days: Pelo Malo

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    Erik Moe
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    Venezuelan filmmaker Mariana Rondón’s Pelo Malo (2013) follows Junior and his mother Marta in a rough Caracas housing project. His father was lost to gun violence in the recent past — the presence of Junior’s newborn brother suggests his father died six to nine months ago. They hear gunfire echoing routinely at night. The film…