by Álvaro Baquero-Pecino · Iberoamericana Editorial Vervuert, S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788491923572
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"Sicarios en la pantalla" is an essay on film by Álvaro Baquero-Pecino, published by Iberoamericana Editorial Vervuert in paperback (204 pages).
Comparative study of the adult hitman figure in films produced or set in Brazil, Colombia, Spain and Mexico (1995-2015). It analyzes how these narratives reflect the neoliberal transformation and the familial and aesthetic dimension of the hitman, as opposed to their reading as mere depoliticized action cinema.
Number 79 of the collection Nexos y Diferencias. Estudios de la Cultura de América Latina. Includes bibliographical references, index and filmography.
Reference work for specialists in film and cultural studies, and for readers approaching the subject for the first time.
