Dona Barbara is a 1943 Mexican film directed by Fernando de Funters. The film is based on Romulo Gallegos' 1920 novel of the same name. While the film was produced in Mexico, the story takes place in Los Llanos de Aruca Vally Venezuela (Aruca Vally Plains). Important themes of natural resources applied in this film are the use of the Orinoco River as a means of transportation and communication and the use of agrarian activities as a means of making profits. Doña Barbara, a caudillo woman, is the owner and manager of El Miedo, a hacienda in Aruca Vally Venezuela as well as the lowlands surrounding the Orinoco River. Barbara is known as the devourer of men because she uses men to enrich herself and then get rid of them, this was the case of Lorenzo Barquero, a real owner whom she marries to take possession of his land; then left him to become an alcoholic. Doña Barbara is known and respected in the country, said to be as fierce and strong as any man; Along with her parents and corrupt authorities, she stole livestock and land from Altamira, a neighborhood hacienda. The climax of the story is reached when Santos Luzardo; a well-behaved lawyer and rightful owner of Alatamira arrives in Aruca Vally to remedy Altamira's mismanagement and ongoing financial problems. The peones (workers) of Altamira do not believe that Santos will live up to the corrupt actions of Dona Barbara, however, as true llaneros, they swear loyalty to their patron (boss). Barbara and Lorenzo had a daughter, Marizela, who reminds Barbara of before she was raped. This is the reason why she left the penniless girl living in a cabin with her alcoholic father, as punishment for not being strong like her. Upon his arrival, Santos takes Lorenzo and his daughter to middle of paper ......the role of women but also keeping alive the struggle between civilization and barbarism during the advent of the oil era and political criticism of the regime of Venezuelan President Juan Vicente Gomes (1857 – 1935). Romulo and De Fuentes used themes such as Mr. Danger, Coronel Pernalete and Doña Barbara to describe his presidency. Coronel Pernalete, and specifically the scene where H's are dotted to make them sound, refers to Gomez's illiteracy; a man who rose to power thanks to his great knowledge of military strategies. Doña Barbara and Mr. Danger represent Gome's mismanagement of the country; on the one hand, Mr. Danger serves as an example of American domination in Latin America while Dona Barbara, on the other, refers to his violent way of governing and the fact that, during his presidency, a significant percentage of Venezuela's wealth ended up in the country. his hand and Wall Street.