Chavismo: The Plague of the 21st Century (2018)

  • NR
  • 06/15/2018 (VE)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 35m

Overview

An analysis of the causes, social, political, and economic that caused the rise of Hugo Chávez as president of Venezuela; his abuse of power and the response of civil society, including the student movement; his political fall as well as the secrecy that surrounded his illness and the succession of Nicolás Maduro.

Gustavo Tovar-Arroyo

Director, Writer

Cast

Hugo Chávez's headshot

Hugo Chávez

Self (archive footage)
Fidel Castro's headshot

Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage)
Sebastián Piñera's headshot

Sebastián Piñera

Self - President of Chile (2010–2014 / 2018–2022)
Adolf Hitler's headshot

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)
Nicolás Maduro's headshot

Nicolás Maduro

Self (archive footage)
Evo Morales's headshot

Evo Morales

Self (archive footage)
José Mujica's headshot

José Mujica

Self (archive footage)

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