Once Upon a Time in Venezuela

Creator: Anabel Rodríguez Ríos (directora)

Title: Once Upon a Time in Venezuela

Date: 2020

Language: Spanish

Description: "On Lake Maracaibo, beneath the mysterious silent Catatumbo lightning, the village of Congo Mirador is preparing for parliamentary elections. For streetwise local businesswoman and Chavist party representative Tamara every vote counts, fought by all means, while for opposition-supporting teacher Natalie, politics is a weapon unsuccessfully attempting to force her from her job. And with her sharp eyes, little Yoaini sees her community sinking from sedimentation, her childhood and innocence with it. How can a small shing village survive against corruption, pollution and political decay – a reflection of all the flaws of contemporary Venezuela" (Source).

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Subject: Film, documentary, Venezuela, Congo Mirador, Lake Maracaibo, environmentalism, environmental pollution, ecocriticism, Venezuelan politics, authoritarianism, Anabel Rodríguez Ríos

Type: Moving image

Format: Documentary film
Movie

Rights: External reference

Relation:

Promotional video for Érase una vez en Venezuela

Conversation with Anabel Rodríguez Ríos on Érase una vez en Venezuela for Diáspora Venezolana.

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Identifier: FILM0003

Collection: Film and Media

Tags: Anabel Rodríguez Ríos, authoritarianism, Congo Mirador, documentary, ecocriticism, environmental pollution, environmentalism, Film, Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, Venezuelan politics

Citation: Anabel Rodríguez Ríos (directora), Once Upon a Time in Venezuela, 2020, accessed September 22, 2026, https://archivovenezuela.com/en/items/show/179