And it’s also the channel where I will inevitably sit through the entirety of Historias Extraordinarias when I find it as I’m channel surfing. It’s where I stumbled upon a screening of Balnearios, the very first Pampero production. It brought us independent cinema from far-away countries, it gave us the finest selection of B movies, and it aided the sexual awakening of an entire generation with its softcore films. I first found El Pampero’s work thanks to I Sat, a cable channel that deserves its own tribute article. All of this without compromising the technical and aesthetic quality of their work. They also strive to find alternate ways of shooting, of distribution, and of storytelling. Their model is revolutionary, producing outside the margins of the industry, looking for alternative ways to finance their work without relying on INCAA (the Argentine National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts). They knew that in order to survive, they had to adapt to the changing times without letting it get in the way of their artistic ideals. And I’d dare say that El Pampero Cine is the cinematic version of my “little black dress.” It never disappoints.Įl Pampero is a production company that began in the year 2002, in the midst of one of Argentina’s many financial crises, buoyed by the second wave of the “nuevo cine Argentino” movement.
In terms of audiovisual entertainment, I’m very fortunate that I always have something to wear. It’s similar to the claim that “I don’t have a thing to wear,” which many of us tend to default to. What is true is that the idea that “there’s nothing good to watch” has been well and truly debunked. Who counts as “essential”? This is what this essay will be about. Who would’ve thought we would still be in quarantine? Most of us are still locked indoors, depending on how essential we are to society - a concept that is, at the very least, a bit controversial.
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