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La Yuma / una película de Florence Jaugey ; guión original, Florence Jaugey ; productores, Florence Jaugey, Miguel Necoechea, José Maria Morales, Marie Claude Arbaudie, Gorune Aprikian.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Boxing for women--Drama.
- Boxing for women.
- Women boxers--Nicaragua--Managua--Drama.
- Women boxers.
- Nicaragua--Managua.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Feature films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (84 minutes)) : sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- [Brooklyn, NY] : [Pragda Films], 2011.
- Language Note:
- In Spanish with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- digital
- Summary:
- Nicaragua's first full-length feature in 20 years, La Yuma tells the story of a young woman who dreams of transcending her bleak life in the slums of Managua by becoming a boxer. Looking beyond the meager possibilities that seem available to her (and ignoring the advice of her gang-member friends), she finds solace and hope in her training and falls in love with a middle-class journalism student. With an extraordinary performance by Alma Blanco as Yuma, the strength, astuteness and determination of the main character reflect the feelings of a population that faces adversity and inequality. Jaugey's film allows us the rare opportunity to get a glimpse of life in this Central American country where gender and class inequality are an everyday challenge.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on June 12, 2023).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- OCLC:
- 1057011336
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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