Paraguay Río de la Plata to the Paraná River, and finally up the Paraguay River. In 1537, they established the city of Asunción, which was the first capital of the Governorate of Paraguay and Río de la Plata. Paraguay was the epicenter of the Jesuit Missions, where the Guaraní people were educated and introduced to Christianity and European culture under the direction of the Society of Jesus in Jesuit reductions, mainly during the 17th century. However, after the expulsion of the Jesuits from Spanish territories in 1767, Paraguay increasingly became a peripheral colony, with few urban centers and settlers. Following independence
Cinema of Paraguay the bill of Audiovisual Promotion, with which the National Film Institute of Paraguay could be created. This list covers non-Paraguayan films (many Argentine or Brazilian) that were filmed, or partly filmed, there. This list covers non-Paraguayan films that deal with Paraguayan issues/topics, but are not filmed there. It also covers films in which Paraguay is made reference to. Cinema of Paraguay The cinema of Paraguay has historically been small. However, this has begun to change in recent years with films like "El Toque del Oboe" (1998); "María Escobar" (2002); "O Amigo Dunor" (2005), which competed for Best Movie in the