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Author Juan Velis & Adalberto Fonkén

Juan Velis & Adalberto Fonkén

Juan Velis resides in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He holds a degree in Audiovisual Arts and is a professor at the Faculty of Arts, National University of La Plata. He is also a researcher at the Instituto de Investigación en Producción y Enseñanza del Arte Argentino y Latinoamericano (IPEAL) at the same university. Velis teaches in public schools and coordinates workshops on film analysis and audiovisual language in various institutional settings. In addition to his academic work, he is a film critic and has produced several short films and other productions independently, as showcased on his web profile, Metatextos Cine. Adalberto Fonkén is a Peruvian blogger and cinephile, and a graduate of the National University of San Marcos. He has a keen interest in the latest trends in Latin American and world cinema. Adalberto writes about film on his page, Séptima Ilusión.

Southern Breezes: Re-readings and Drifts in Laura Citarella’s Cinema

Juan Velis & Adalberto Fonkén
August 2024
22 Years of El Pampero Cine
Introduction Laura Citarella's cinema, characterized by a distinctive style and profound thematic complexity, is significantly shaped by her involvement with the El Pampero Cine collective. Her films uniquely ...

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