[Home movie: Recovering American and Puerto Rican Narratives from the Caribbean, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Peru]

About this film

Synopsis A home movie circa 1970 by Carmen Vázquez and Antonio Vázquez on their trip to several countries in Latin America. The film documents their visit to Rio de Janeiro and Paraguay, with footage of the Iguazu Falls. The video also shows the cities of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Lima (Peru). Collection description This film (Heydari_0016) is part of the collection Recovering American and Puerto Rican Narratives from the Caribbean . This media belongs mainly to the Vázquez family. Much of the footage was captured by Lt. Col. Juan Vázquez, and his family. He acquired movie and photo cameras during his military career and on the way to the Korean War, where he was a commander with the Korean Military Advisory Group (KMAG). He had also been with the decorated Borinqueneers (65 de Infantería) regiment, and then returned to Puerto Rico. His was one of the first citizen movie cameras on the island. Lt. Col. Vázquez was given the honor of being the translator and liaison for President Franklin Roosevelt when he visited Puerto Rico in the 1930s. There are Army brass and political figures in the material. His son Dennis Vázquez also served in the Army, specifically in Vietnam and he tes…

Directors & creators

Carmen Vázquez

Subjects

Al Larvick Fund; Pro8mm; home movies; Rio de Janeiro (Brasil); Buenos Aires (Argentina); Lima (Peru); Asunción (Paraguay); Super 8mm; travel; waterfalls; beaches; boats; mountains; zoos; sea lions; airplanes; smoking; bridges; monuments; swimming pools; 1970s

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