This article contains the published version of an introduction presented by Ruth Behar prior to the screening the video "The Couple in the Cage: Guatinaui Odyssey", by Coco Fusco and Paula Heredia, at the 1994 American Anthropological Association (AAA) conference in Atlanta. Following Behar's presentation is an analysis by Bruce Mannheim.

The text includes Ruth Behar's introductory remarks, an introduction to Coco Fusco's life and work, an introduction to and background on "Couple in the Cage: Guatinaui Odyssey", and lastly Mannheim's analysis of the video. A panel discussion between Ruth Behar, Coco Fusco, Susan A. Gelmann, Corinne Kratz, and the audience followed the screening (but this article does not contain a transcript of the discussion).