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Stories Set in Venezuela
Bolívar's last voyage, llanos dramas, Caracas barrios and tepuis that inspired lost worlds — Venezuela's stories run from independence to now. Start with these ten, then open the country on StoryTerra's map.
Open Venezuela on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in Venezuela
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Browse 16 books, 32 movies, 3 TV shows and 2 games set in Venezuela.

The Road to El Dorado
After a failed swindle two con-men end up with a map to El Dorado the fabled "city of gold" and an unintended trip to the New World. Much to their surprise the map does lead the pair to the mythical city where the…

Doña Bárbara
Doña Bárbara is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by the United States-based television network Telemundo, Sony Pictures Television International and RTI Colombia. Edith González and Christian Meier star in this…

Papita, maní, tostón
Andres (Jean Pierre Agostini) it's a fan of Los Leones del Caracas one of the principal baseball teams of Venezuela. Julissa (Juliette Pardau) it's a fan of Los Navegantes del Magallanes the rival team. One day Andres…

Hugo Chávez, El Comandante
The life of Hugo Chavez; from childhood, his arrival to power, confrontations, and loves to his last days as president.

Once Upon a Time in Venezuela
Once upon a time the Venezuelan village of Congo Mirador was prosperous alive with fisherman and poets. Now it is decaying and disintegrating—a small but prophetic reflection of Venezuela itself.

Bolívar
This dramatization depicts the life -- and loves -- of Venezuelan Gen. Simón Bolívar who helped liberate several Latin American countries from Spain.

¡Viva Maestro!
Conductor Gustavo Dudamel sets the music world afire with his original interpretations of the greatest symphonic works. He is named one of Time's "100 Most Influential People" and serves as music and artistic director…

The House at the End of Time
The story of Dulce a mother who has encounters with apparitions inside her old house. She must decipher a mystery that could trigger a prophecy: the death of her family.

Carlos
The story of Venezuelan revolutionary Ilich Ramirez Sanchez who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the French police.

Papita 2da Base
Andrés and Julissa now parents to a seven year old Carlitos struggle to live happily as a family despite being fervent fans of rival teams and of Vicente's (Julissa's father) disapproval.
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