Chavismo: The Plague of the 21st Century

1h 35m
Documentary
6

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.

Cast

Hugo Chávez
Self (archive footage)
Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage)
Sebastián Piñera
Self - President of Chile (2010–2014 / 2018–2022)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Nicolás Maduro
Self (archive footage)
Evo Morales
Self (archive footage)
José Mujica
Self (archive footage)

Crew

Gustavo Tovar-Arroyo
Director, Writer

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