King Hugo and his Damsel

Liliana, a mother of 5 kids, living in terrible condition in a Caracas's "favela", is hoping to get a new flat from President Chavez in order to change her life. August 2007, Venezuelan's President Chavez convokes a referendum in order to change the constitution and get absolute power. Carlos, a local Party Activists tries to convince Liliana to vote for the new constitution. Liliana is promised that she'll get a flat if she votes for Chavez. Hugo Rey is a journey into the totalitarian mechanism employed by Chavez to perpetuate his power.

Hugo Chávez

Self

• Franco de PeñaDirector · Writer
• Ernesto Pérez MauriDirector of Photography
• Cezary KowalczukEditor

HugoPOL WM

Release date

January 1, 2008

Status

Released

Original language

Spanish

Runtime

1h 4m

Genres

Documentary

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