Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has opened a film studio in the country aimed at curbing the cultural influence of the US in Latin America.
"It's a Hollywood dictatorship. They inoculate us with messages that don't belong to our traditions," he said.
The government is giving $11m (£5.8m) to the project which will fund local and South American films...
He has also accused Hollywood of portraying Latin Americans as violent criminals and drug traffickers, and urged children to turn away from superheroes such as Superman. BBC
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