Hugo Chávez(1954-2013)

Hugo Chávez was the President of Venezuela, and he was the greatest leader of the Bolivarian Revolution in South America who successfully created the new model for the international socialist movement of the 21st. century. A Still in the film.

A road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media's misperception of South America while interviewing seven of its elected presidents.

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South of the Border (2009)

Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (28 July 1954 - 5 March 2013) was a Venezuelan politician who was president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, except for a brief period in 2002. Chávez was also leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when it merged with several other parties to form the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), which he led until 2012.

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Known for

The War on Democracy

8.1

Self

2007

Coup d'État contre Chavez

8.2

Self

2003

South of the Border

7.0

Self

2009

Nosotros del Bauen

Self

2010

Trivia
In November 2007, he referred to former Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar as a fascist at the Ibero-American Summit. When he continued to denounce Aznar after his microphone was turned off, Juan Carlos de Borbón, the King of Spain, asked him to shut up ("¿Por qué no te callas?"). Chávez left the summit and the king's phrase became an Internet meme.

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He [Jesus] accompanied me in difficult times, in crucial moments. So Jesus Christ is no doubt an historical figure - he was someone who rebelled, an anti-imperialist guy. He confronted the Roman Empire. Because who might think that Jesus was a capitalist? No. Judas was the capitalist, for taking the coins! Christ was a revolutionary. He confronted the religious hierarchies. He confronted the economic power of the time. He preferred death in the defense of his humanistic ideals, who fostered change. He is our Jesus Christ.