Humor in Latin American Cinema

1. Cinema and Humor in Latin America: An Introduction
Juan Poblete

2. Luis Sandrini’s Stutter, Early Argentine Film Comedy, and the Representability of Time
Nilo Fernando Couret

3. “Comrades, There Are Moments in Life That Are Truly Momentary”: Cantinflas and the Administration of Public Matters
Gareth Williams

4. The Laugh of Niní Marshall: Comic Performance and Gender Performativity in Argentinean Classical Cinema
Paula Inés Laguarda

5. The Early Comedies of Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Diane E. Marting

6. Backwardness and Modernity in the Rural Tradition of Mazzaropi Comedies
Maurício Bragança

7. Enrique Cahen Salaberry and Hugo Sofovich: Humor Strategies in the Films Featuring the Duo Alberto Olmedo and Jorge Porcel
Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns

8. Colombian Popular Comedy for Dummies: The Nieto Roa and Dago García Producciones Formula
Juana Suárez

9. Invasion of the Nacos! Mocking Social Prejudice in Contemporary Mexican Cinema
Héctor Fernández L’Hoeste

10. Humorous Affects: Romantic Comedies in Contemporary Mexico
Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado

11. Who’s Laughing Now? Indigenous Media and the Politics of Humor
Freya Schiwy

12. A Sense of Humor and Society in Three Chilean Comedies: Taxi para tres, Sexo con Amor, and Super, Todo Chile adentro
Juan Poblete

Keywords: Cultural and Media Studies, Latin American Culture, Film History, American Cinema, Latin American Cinema, Film and Television Studies, Gender Studies