Canto a la Vida = Song to Life

Australia, 1990

Film
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During the sixteen year dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet that ended with the 1989 democratic elections, over one million Chileans left their homeland to live in exile. “Canto a la vida” explores the experience of living a life in exile through the stories of seven Chilean woman. They include Tencia de Allende, the widow of the murdered president Salvadore Allende; internationally renowned folk singer, Isabel Parra; author Isabel Allende and artist Gracia Barrios. Directed by Lucia Salinas Brionas who exiled to Australia in 1986. (English and Spanish with English subtitles)

Credits

director

Lucia Salinas Briones

producer

Gina Roncoli

production company

Vida Media Productions

Language

English

Duration

00:48:00:00

Colour

Colour

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