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Stories Set in Paraguay — top stories

Paraguay is a landlocked country of rivers, farmland and football obsession, long shaped by authoritarian rule. Its screen presence is quiet: few stories are set here, and most wander in from outside. A Messi documentary and even Hey Arnold! count among them. Open Paraguay on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.

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10 famous stories set in Paraguay

Live snapshot of the top 10 most popular catalogue items (2026-09-05). Click any card to open this entry on the live map.

Browse 6 books and 15 movies set in Paraguay.

Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie

Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie

Viacom Media Networks-Nickelodeon Animation Studio-Snee-Oosh Productions
movie

When their trip to San Lorenzo takes a turn for the worst Arnold and his classmate’s only hope of getting home is retracing the dangerous path that led to Arnold's parents' disappearance.

Setting: Fantasy: San LorenzoTime Period: 2017
Messi

Messi

movie

His teachers coaches childhood friends and Barça teammates together with journalists writers and prominent figures from the history of football come together in a restaurant to analyze and pick apart Messi's personality…

Setting: Rosario, Argentina; Barcelona, SpainTime Period: 1980s-2010s
Cat's Cradle

Cat's Cradle

by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
book

Told with deadpan humour and bitter irony, Kurt Vonnegut's cult tale of global destruction preys on our deepest fears of witnessing Armageddon and, worse still, surviving it ...Dr Felix Hoenikker, one of the founding…

Setting: ['San Lorenzo', 'Ilium (United States)']Time Period: 1963
Paraguay, Drugs and Banana

Paraguay, Drugs and Banana

Consigna Films
movie

Documentary that explores the relationship between politics and drug trafficking in Paraguay

Setting: ParaguayTime Period: 2016
Leal

Leal

Arco Libre-HEi Films
movie

Former Colonel Fernandez is appointed Minister of the National Anti-Drug Agency (SENAD) and purges the special forces to fight the first of many battles against drug trafficking on the border of Paraguay and Argentina.

Setting: Paraguay; Argentina BorderTime Period: 2010s
Morgue

Morgue

HJ Producciones
movie

On his first day as a security guard Diego Martinez is assigned to the night shift at the Hospital Regional. On his rounds he notices the hallways can be unsettling at night until he accidentally notices he’s trapped…

Setting: Asuncion, ParaguayTime Period: 2019
7 Boxes

7 Boxes

Maneglia Schémbori Realizadores
movie

It’s Friday night in Asunción and the temperature is 40ºC. Víctor a 17-year-old wheelbarrow-boy dreams of becoming famous and covets a cell phone in Mercado 4. He is offered the chance to deliver seven boxes with…

Setting: Asunción, ParaguayTime Period: Contemporary
The Gold Seekers

The Gold Seekers

Maneglia Schémbori Realizadores
movie

Los Buscadores tells the story of Manu a young paperboy who lives in the Chacarita neighborhood. He receives an old map a gift from his grandfather and embarks on the adventure of finding a treasure called "Plata…

Setting: ParaguayTime Period: 1860s; 2010s
An Argentinian Crime

An Argentinian Crime

Pampa Films-Particular Crowd-Mediabyte
movie

Rosario in the 80s. The disappearance of a man during the military dictatorship. Two young people from the court must do everything possible to solve the case while facing police corruption and various dangers that put…

Setting: Rosario, ArgentinaTime Period: 1980s
The Heiresses

The Heiresses

Pandora Film-Mutante Cine-LA FABRICA NOCTURNA PRODUCTIONS-La Babosa Cine
movie

After her girlfriend is imprisoned on fraud charges Chela is forced to face a new reality. Driving for the first time in years she begins to provide a local taxi service to a group of elderly wealthy ladies. As Chela…

Setting: Asunción, ParaguayTime Period: 2018

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