A taste of Oliver Stone’s new documentary as Hugo Chavez is hailed in Venice

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez received a movie-star welcome Monday at the Venice Film Festival, where he walked the red carpet with director Oliver Stone for the premiere of the documentary ‘South of the Border.’

Hundreds of admirers, some chanting ‘presidente, presidente,’ gathered outside the Casino for the leader’s arrival. A few held up Venezuelan flags and a banner welcoming Chavez in Spanish.

Read more here from the Associated Press, and get a taste of ‘South of the Border’ in the video below.

-- Deborah Bonello in Mexico City