Exportable Eros: global erotic production and circulation through Isabel Sarli and Armando Bo (1958-1969)
In the final years of the 1950s, filmmaker Armando Bo (1914-1981) and actress Isabel Sarli (1936-2015) surpassed Argentinian frontiers by creating an erotic audiovisual project. As they travelled worldwide, local authoritarian dictatorships established moral censorship upon mass entertainment produc...
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I15-R230-article-4462025-05-16T21:05:59Z Exportable Eros: global erotic production and circulation through Isabel Sarli and Armando Bo (1958-1969) Eros de exportación: producción y circulación global del erotismo a partir de Isabel Sarli y Armando Bo (1958-1969) Basilio Fabris, Ailin Zoe In the final years of the 1950s, filmmaker Armando Bo (1914-1981) and actress Isabel Sarli (1936-2015) surpassed Argentinian frontiers by creating an erotic audiovisual project. As they travelled worldwide, local authoritarian dictatorships established moral censorship upon mass entertainment products. This article examines their international circulation across different continents. It is mainly concerned with historical conditions involved in the process, the connections and strategies employed to circulate, and the cultural and aesthetic effects on erotic visuality. This study explores the interplay of national and transnational processes using various sources, including newspapers and magazines, films, interviews, photographs, memoirs and autobiographical texts. By spreading globally, Argentinian erotic cinema negotiated its place within the country and its relationship to national culture. A fines de la década de 1950, el cineasta Armando Bo (1914-1981) y la actriz Isabel Sarli (1936-2019) crearon un proyecto estético político, de cariz erótico, que desbordó las fronteras argentinas. El artículo explora la circulación internacional de este producto cinematográfico en distintas latitudes. Partiendo de un corpus documental variado, el trabajo estudia las condiciones y las estrategias que permitieron su participación en el mercado extranjero. Se analiza la incidencia de los encuentros y los viajes en las representaciones visuales. En un contexto signado por regímenes militares y autoritarismo, el trabajo demuestra que Argentina se insertó en el mercado de bienes culturales gracias a la apelación de distintas nociones e imaginarios nacionales y regionales. Se concluye que aquella experiencia fungió como instancia para intervenir en el debate público local. Facultad de Humanidades y Artes, UNR 2025-05-16 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion text/html application/pdf application/epub+zip https://anuariodehistoria.unr.edu.ar/index.php/Anuario/article/view/446 10.35305/aeh.vi42.446 Anuario de la Escuela de Historia; Núm. 42 (2025): ARTÍCULOS LIBRES 1853-8835 0327-215X spa https://anuariodehistoria.unr.edu.ar/index.php/Anuario/article/view/446/616 https://anuariodehistoria.unr.edu.ar/index.php/Anuario/article/view/446/617 https://anuariodehistoria.unr.edu.ar/index.php/Anuario/article/view/446/618 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
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In the final years of the 1950s, filmmaker Armando Bo (1914-1981) and actress Isabel Sarli (1936-2015) surpassed Argentinian frontiers by creating an erotic audiovisual project. As they travelled worldwide, local authoritarian dictatorships established moral censorship upon mass entertainment products. This article examines their international circulation across different continents. It is mainly concerned with historical conditions involved in the process, the connections and strategies employed to circulate, and the cultural and aesthetic effects on erotic visuality. This study explores the interplay of national and transnational processes using various sources, including newspapers and magazines, films, interviews, photographs, memoirs and autobiographical texts. By spreading globally, Argentinian erotic cinema negotiated its place within the country and its relationship to national culture. |
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