After the Second World War, the United States resumed its campaign of influence in Latin America. Fearing communism and motivated by economic imperialism, North America’s dirty policies destabilized countries, sometimes encouraging them to slide into authoritarianism and ultimately installing dictatorships across the continent, thereby securing judicious economic and political allies. Argentina emerged from the Second World War with a semblance of political stability. However, a new military coup in 1955 led to economic reforms based on the North American model, and political decisions were largely influenced by comparisons with the imperialist power. Domestic companies were facing competition from foreign multinationals, and Anglo-Saxon culture and its mercantilization overwhelmed the country.

After the new military coup of 1966, it became clear that the economy had been totally denationalized: the biggest profits went to the foreign sectors established in the country, and national companies were bought up by foreign groups, thus denationalizing the economy. The military government organized this sale of national capital while maintaining total control over prices, and organizing a record devaluation. It was against this backdrop that the film Invasion was written by Hugo Santiago together with Jorge Luis Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares, presenting an ideal of resistance to invasion by foreign powers.

In Argentina, authoritarianism was finally overthrown in 1969 following workers’ and students’ struggles, which began in Cordoba. A new revolutionary consciousness arose, fighting against dictatorship and imperialism.