Author Luisa González and Juana Suárez

Luisa González and Juana Suárez

Luisa González is a filmmaker, cinema programmer and P.h.D. Candidate at CEDLA Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Amsterdam. Juana Suárez is an Associate Arts Professor in the Department of Cinema Studies at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and Director of its Moving Image Archiving and Preservation Program.

Making a Case for piratas: Understanding the Complexity of Piracy in Colombia from the Vendor’s Standpoint

Luisa González and Juana Suárez

May 2023

Cinema and Piracy

In Latin American countries, piracy has been a way to access films for different audiences since VHS technology became popular. Piracy has been equally relevant to elite filmmakers interested in particular titl...