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Spanish Language Videos

These are just a selection chosen by Library Staff. There are hundreds of additional videos and DVD’s in Spanish. Please ask a librarian for assistance.

Así es mi tierra
Northridge, CA : Laguna Films, c2003.
1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
DVD 863 ASI SPANISH
Summary:
Videocass Videocassette release of the 1937 motion picture.
Two friendTwo friends are entangled in the intrigue of a revolutionary general.
Acompañado de otro gran comediante y envuelto en la intriga de un general revolucionario, de rienda suelta a su gran imaginación para provocarnos una bandanada de risas.

Amores perros
[England] : Lions Gate Home Entertainment ; Marina Del Rey, CA : Studio Home Entertainment [Distributor], 2000.
1 videodisc (153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
DVD 863 AMO SPANISH
Summary:
Three people are catapulted into dramatic and unforeseen circumstances in the wake of a terrible car crash.

Alicia en el pais de las maravillas
Burbank, Calif. : Walt Disney Home Video ; Madera, CA : Distributed by Madera CineVideo, [1994?]
1 videocassette (75 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
VT 863 ALI SPANISH
Summary:
En una calurosa tarde de verano, la joven Alicia se ve sorprendida por una conejo blanco que pasa corriendo delante de ella. Al sequirlo, cae dentro de una madriguera, sumergiendose en "El Pais de las Maravillas," donde concera a los personajes mas fascinantes y extranos que uno pueda imaginar: Tweedledee y Tweedledum, el sombrero loco, el gato sonriente, y la liebre loca.

The Grandfather
Burbank, CA : Miramax Home Entertainment, c1998.
1 videodisc (146 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
DVD 863 GRA SPANISH
Summary:
When news of his son's death returns old Count Albrit home to Spain after years abroad, he's pleased to meet his two charming young granddaughters. But one of the girls is not his son's daughter, and therefore not his true heir. The determined Count sets out to discover which granddaughter is worthy of his love and name.

Atlantis, el imperio perdido
[Burbank, CA] : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2002]
1 videocassette (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
VT 863 ATL SPANISH
Summary:
Hidden deep below the ocean surface is one of the greatest mysteries of all time--the Lost City of Atlantis. Join the world's most highly qualified crew of experts led by "adventure capitalist" Commander Rourke (Garner) and Milo Thatch (Fox), a linguist who knows the ancient Antlantean language, as they board the incredible 1,000-foot submarine, the Ulysses, and head deep into the mysteries of the sea, hoping to reveal the secrets of Atlantis.

Balto
Universal City, CA : MCA Universal Home Video ; Madera, CA : Distributed by Madera CineVideo, c1995.
1 videocassette (78 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
VT 863 BAL SPANISH CC
Summary:
Part husky/part wolf, Balto doesn't know where he belongs. He's an outcast in Alaska, except to his true friends--Boris, the Russian snow goose; polar bear cubs Muk and Luk; and the beautiful husky, Jenna. Even though he's different, all of Balto's friends recognize what he still can't see himself; his noble spirit. One day, a serious diphtheria epidemic spreads fast among the children of Nome. When a fierce blizzard closes off all routes of transport, there's no way to obtain life-saving medicine...unless a team of sled dogs can race six-hundred miles through the blinding Arctic storm and bring back antitoxin. But the dogs are lost in the frozen wilderness. Now, only Balto can rescue the team and save the children.

Tierra De oso
Burbank, Calif. : Walt Disney Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2004], c2003.
1 videocassette (ca. 85 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
VT 863 TIE SPANISH
Summary:
A young Native American boy's father is killed by a mother bear protecting her cubs. With revenge on his mind, Kenoia sets out into the woods only to find himself magically transformed into the creature he hates most, a bear. Luckily, a bear cub befriends him and Kenoia sets out to become human again. Kenoia begins to see the world through the eyes of what was once his prey and is forced to learn a lesson about nature and life. In the meantime, Kenoia's brother hunts him on his own mission of revenge and honor.

Like water for chocolate
Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Video : distributed by Buena Vista Home Video, [1994]
1 videocassette (VHS) (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
VT 863 LIK SPANISH
Summary:
Romantic fantasy set in Mexico during the early 20th century. Tita and Pedro are in love, but cannot marry because of a family tradition. To be near Tita, Pedro marries her sister, and Tita, as the family cook, expresses her passion through preparing delectable dishes

Dumbo
[Burbank, CA] : Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2001]
1 videocassette (63 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
VT 863 DUM SPANISH
Summary:
A baby elephant with oversized ears is ridiculed by all the circus animals and finally befriended by a mouse. Dumbo becomes the world's only flying elephant.

The devil's backbone
[United States] : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2002]
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
DVD 863 DEV SPANISH
Summary:
During the Spanish Civil War, young Carlos is abandoned at a completely isolated orphanage. The tensions therein have been building for years, exacerbated by the unexploded bomb resting menacingly in the courtyard. Bullies scheme, tempers flare, and a ghost that visits Carlos's bed seems to be the key to it all.

Eva Perón
Chicago, Ill. : Facets Video, [2004], c1996.
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
DVD 863 EVA SPANISH
Summary:
No woman, before or since, has possessed as much magnetism and influence as Eva "Evita" Perón. During the 1950's, she was the most powerful woman in the Americas-- capturing the heart and soul of the poor, whose causes she championed until her death at age 33.

General George Washington
[Irving, Tex.?] : Nest Entertainment ; Wynnewood, PA : Distributed by Schlessinger Media, c1992.
1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.) : sd., col., hi-fi stereo ; 1/2 in.
VT B WASHINGTON SPANISH
Summary:
Una biografía animada de George Washington, "el padre de la nación de los Estados Unidos," durante la revolución norteamericana

Citizenship, interactive
DVD. Spanish
[Cupertino, CA] : California Language Laboratories, [2003?]
1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
ESL DVD 323.623 CIT SPANISH
Summary:
This film is based on the examination given by the Immigration and Naturalization Service for United States citizenship. It presents the structure of our government at all levels. It also provides a sensitive look at our historical struggle for freedom and independence.