The Cumana devil (el diablo de Cumaná)

Luis del Valle Hurtado regularly transforms himself into a drumming, dancing black satan in a festival fusion of Indian, Spanish, and African symbols in his hometown of Cumana, Venezuela. Donning the dark garb of the devil, his particular satan is based on the popular image of St. Michael killing Lu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dickinson, John
Other Authors: Valle Hurtado, Luis del
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Watertown (Mass.) Documentary Educational Resources (DER) 1984, 1984
Series:Ethnographic video online, volume 1
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Collection: Ethnographic Video Online Vol. 1 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Luis del Valle Hurtado regularly transforms himself into a drumming, dancing black satan in a festival fusion of Indian, Spanish, and African symbols in his hometown of Cumana, Venezuela. Donning the dark garb of the devil, his particular satan is based on the popular image of St. Michael killing Lucifer
Item Description:Previously released on DVD.. - Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 3, 2011). - Filmed in Cumaná, Venezuela
Physical Description:1 online resource (26 min.)