Documentary that celebrates 100 years of cinema in Latin America and talks about the origins and the development of cinema in this subcontinent. Its structure is based in 12 short films directed by various Latin American directors. These are: 1) "Los inicios", Iván Trujillo 2) "Cuando comenzamos a hablar", María Novaro 3) "Jugando en serio", Jacobo Morales 4) "De cuerpo presente [Las espirales perpetuas del placer y el poder] Cine Mexicano [1931- 1997]", Marcela Fernández Violante 5) "Cuando quisimos ser adultos", Edmundo Aray and David Rodríguez 6) "Cinema Novo", Orlando Senna 7) "Memorias de una isla, Juan Carlos Tabío 8) "Un grito, 24 cuadros por segundo", Julio García-Espinosa 9) "El día de la independencia", Federico García 10) "¿Sólo las formas permanecen?", Fernando Birri and Pablo Rodríguez Gauregui 11) "Todo final es un principio", Andrés Marriquín.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Gabriel García MárquezSelf | Self |
 René MonclovaSelf | Self |
 Jacobo MoralesSelf | Self |
 Idalia Pérez GarayDoña Barbara | Doña Barbara |
 Johanna RosalyMaria Candelaria | Maria Candelaria |
 Pilar MiróSelf | Self |
 Robert RedfordSelf | Self |
 Maria BethâniaSelf | Self |
 Michael ChananSelf | Self |
 Costa-GavrasSelf | Self |
 Glauber Rocha(voice) | (voice) |
| AAntonio MartorellNot listed | Not listed |