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Barajas explores the haphazardous death of Angel Rama, Marta Traba, Manuel Scorza, and Jorge Ibargüengoitia in a plane crash near Madrid's airport of Barajas in 1983. Through the archival footage of these four authors - each from a different Latin American country and resident of Paris - the filmmaker evokes the continent’s visual memory during the second half of the 20th century, full social and ideological struggle, dictatorships, and exiles that influenced a whole generation.

“The project reflects Ecuadorian filmmaker Javier Izquierdo's fascination with forgotten cultural figures.” – Soraya Constante, El País

"The air tragedy of 1983 took Ángel Rama, Marta Traba, Manuel Scorza, and Jorge Ibarguengoitía. A new research recovers their voices." – Juan Pablo Correa, El País (Uruguay)

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Izquierdo, Javier (film director)
Izquierdo, Javier (screenwriter)
Astudillo, Tomás (film producer)

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Cinematography, Jorge Ochoa, Sol Infante; editing, Ana María Prieto; music, Franz Córdova, Sebastián Rubiano.

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