Dona Barbara is a 1943 Mexican film directed by Fernando de Funters the film is based on Romulo Gallegos 1920 novel of the same name. While the film was produced in Mexico, the story takes place on Los Llanos de Aruca Vally Venezuela (Aruca Vally lowlands). Important natural resources themes enforced on this movie are the use of The Orinoco River as means of transportation and communication and the use of agrarian activities as the way to make a profit. Doña Barbara a female caudillo, is the owner
Maricela Fregoso April 23, 2014 Michelle Risdon English 103 Gabriel García Márquez Gabriel García Márquez also known as Gabo was born on March 6,1928 in Aracataca, Colombia. As the eldest of elven siblings, García Márquez lived with his maternal grandparents up until the age of eight when his grandfather died. He had learned many things from his grandparents. Both were vivid story tellers. His grandmother had taught him about folk tales, superstitions, dead ancestors, and ghosts. While his grandfather
publicamente: en 1961 recibio el Premio Esso, en 1977, fue homenajeado en el XIII Congreso Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana; en 1971, declarado "Doctor Honoris Causa" por la Universidad de Columbia, en Nueva York; en 1972, obtuvo el Premio Romulo Gallegos por su obra "La Candida Erendira y su abuela desalmada". En 1981, el gobierno frances le concedio la condecoracion "Legion de Honor" en el grado de Gran Comendador.
agriculture, and he invited foreign investment (9 Infoplease). From 1908 to 1935 Gen. Juan Vicente Gómez was the dictator. This is the period when Venezuela became a major exporter of Oil. In 1946 Venezuela drafted a new constitution (9 Infoplease). Rómulo Gallegos a famous writer became the first elected leader of Venezuela. Gallegros’s term lasted only 8 months when military-backed coup led by Marcos Peréz Jiménez over through him (9 Infoplease). From 1969 to 1974 Rafael Caldera Rodríguez legalized the
Gabriel Gárcia Márquez Gabriel José García Márquez was born on March 6, 1928 in Aracataca, a town in Northern Colombia, where he was raised by his maternal grandparents in a house filled with countless aunts and the rumors of ghosts. But in order to get a better grasp on García Márquez's life, it helps to understand something first about both the history of Colombia and the unusual background of his family. Colombia Colombia won its independence from Spain in 1810, technically making it one of