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Matilde Landeta
Matilde Soto Landeta (September 20, 1910 – January 26, 1999) was a Mexican filmmaker and screenwriter, the first female to serve in those roles during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Her films focused on the portrayal of strong, realistic female protagonists in a patriarchal world. Early life Landeta was born in Mexico City to a wealthy family, the daughter of Gregorio Soto Conde and Matilde Landeta Dávalos. After the passing of her mother when she was three years of age, Landeta moved to San Luis, Potosí where she was raised by her aunt and grandmother. She then moved back to Mexico City where she continued her studies in a monastery for Dominican mothers. Her love for film was born when she watched the film Old San Francisco during a trip to the United States. Growing up in San Luis, she would play theater with her brother and friends, going so far as to hitting the other children if they didn't memorize their lines. Born with the soul of a director, she knew that onc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexicans
Mexicans ( es, mexicanos) are the citizens of the United Mexican States. The most spoken language by Mexicans is Spanish language, Spanish, but some may also speak languages from 68 different Languages of Mexico, Indigenous linguistic groups and other languages brought to Mexico by recent immigration or learned by Mexican expats residing in other countries. In 2015, 21.5% of Mexico's population Indigenous peoples of Mexico, self-identified as being Indigenous. There are about 12 million Mexican nationals residing outside Mexico, with about 11.7 million living in the United States. The larger Mexican diaspora can also include individuals that trace ancestry to Mexico and self-concept, self-identify as Mexican yet are not necessarily Mexican by citizenship, culture or language. The United States has the largest Mexican population after Mexico in the world at 37,186,361 (2019). The modern nation of Mexico achieved independence from the Spanish Empire in 1821, after a decade long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Streetwalker (film)
''Streetwalker'' (Spanish:''Trotacalles'') is a 1951 Mexican drama film directed by Matilde Landeta and starring Miroslava, Ernesto Alonso and Elda Peralta.Dever p.27 The film's sets were designed by Luis Moya. Cast * Miroslava as Elena * Ernesto Alonsoas Rodolfo * Elda Peralta as Maria; Azalea * Miguel Ángel Ferriz as Don Faustino Irigoyen * Aurora Izquierdo * Enedina Díaz de León as Amiga anciana de Ruth * Juan Orraca as Cura * Adolfo Ramirez * Rogelio Fernández as Secuaz de Rodolfo * Salvador Godínez as Secuaz de Rodolfo * Isabela Corona as Ruth * Rodolfo Calvo as Embajador * Jorge Cobián * Beatriz Jimeno as Amiga de Elena * Cecilia Leger as Esposa del embajador * Kika Meyer as Amiga de Elena * Diana Ochoa as Amiga de Ruth * Carlos Rincón Gallardo as Mesero * Wolf Ruvinskis as Carlos * Eduardo Solís as Cantante * Consuelo Vidal as Cantante * Enrique Zambrano Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aguila O Sol
''Heads or Tails'' (Spanish:''Águila o sol'') is a 1937 film of the cinema of Mexico. This was Mario Moreno’s a.k.a. Cantinflas's third film and the second in a row with co-star Manuel Medel. After the completion of the film and with the help of Mendel, an already accomplished actor, Cantinflas decided to pursue a career of his own. The film was written, adapted and directed by Russian-born Arcady Boytler. The movie was placed on the 84th spot among the 100 best movies of the cinema of Mexico, a list created by Mexican film experts. Cast * Mario Moreno "Cantinflas" as Polito Sol * Manuel Medel as Carmelo Águila * Margarita Mora as Teresa * Marina Tamayo as Adriana Águila * Luis G. Barreiro as Castro * Manuel Arvide as Hipólito Sol * Margarita Sodi as young Adriana * Jesús de la Mora as young Polito * José Girón Torres as young Carmelo * Dora Ceprano as Dora * Ramón Rey as "El Gallego" * Teresa Rojas * Emma Vogel * Blanca Rosa Otero * José Elías Moreno * Rafael Bale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vamonos Con Pancho Villa
''Let's Go with Pancho Villa'' (Spanish: ''Vámonos con Pancho Villa'') is a Mexican motion picture directed by Fernando de Fuentes in 1936, the last of the director's ''Revolution Trilogy'', besides ''El prisionero trece'' and ''El compadre Mendoza''. An anti-epic based on a novel, it focuses on the cruelty of the Mexican Revolution and Pancho Villa himself, contrary to most of the Mexican movies about this national hero. The movie is thought to have been the first Mexican super-production and led to the bankruptcy of the film company that made it. Plot Villa was portrayed by Domingo Soler. Directed by Fernando de Fuentes, the film tells the story of a group of friends who hear about the revolution and Villa and decide to join him, only to suffer the cruel reality of war under the command of a Villa who simply does not care about his men. The movie has two endings: the original ending shows the last surviving friend returning to his home, disenchanted with both Villa and the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Familia Dressel
''The Dressel Family'' (Spanish: ''La familia Dressel'') is a 1935 Mexican film. It was directed by Fernando de Fuentes Fernando de Fuentes Carrau (December 12, 1894 – July 4, 1958) was a Mexican film director, considered a pioneer in the film industry worldwide. He is perhaps best known for directing the films ''El prisionero trece'', ''El compadre Mendoza'', an .... External links * 1935 films 1930s Spanish-language films Films directed by Fernando de Fuentes Mexican black-and-white films Mexican drama films 1935 drama films 1930s Mexican films {{1930s-Mexico-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Calandria (1933 Film)
''La calandria'' ("The Calendar") is a 1933 Mexican film. It was directed by Fernando de Fuentes Fernando de Fuentes Carrau (December 12, 1894 – July 4, 1958) was a Mexican film director, considered a pioneer in the film industry worldwide. He is perhaps best known for directing the films ''El prisionero trece'', ''El compadre Mendoza'', an .... References External links * 1933 films 1930s Spanish-language films Films directed by Fernando de Fuentes Mexican black-and-white films Mexican romantic drama films 1933 romantic drama films 1930s Mexican films {{1930s-Mexico-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Prisionero Trece
''Prisoner 13'' (Spanish: ''El prisionero trece'') is a 1933 Mexican film. It was directed by Fernando de Fuentes Fernando de Fuentes Carrau (December 12, 1894 – July 4, 1958) was a Mexican film director, considered a pioneer in the film industry worldwide. He is perhaps best known for directing the films ''El prisionero trece'', ''El compadre Mendoza'', an .... Plot The film is a part of the trilogy of films made by Fernando Fuentes concerning the Mexican Revolution. The film centers on the drunkard Colonel Carrasco, whose wife Marta leaves him taking his young son. The child, Juan, grows into an admirable and well-mannered young man. Having been promoted to a higher rank of power amidst the Mexican Revolution, the indulgent and corrupt Colonel accepts a bribe to free a revolutionary, Felipe Martinez, from his prison. Martinez has been sentenced to execution at the hands of a firing squad. Carrasco asks to have the revolutionary replaced by absolutely anyone. In a twist of fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Compadre Mendoza
''Godfather Mendoza'' (Spanish: ''El compadre Mendoza'') is a 1934 Mexican film. It was directed by Fernando de Fuentes, and is the second of his ''Revolution Trilogy'', preceded by ''El prisionero trece'' and followed by '' Vámonos con Pancho Villa''. In 1994, the Mexican magazine ''Somos'' published a list of "The 100 best movies of the cinema of Mexico" in its 100th edition and choose ''El compadre Mendoza'' the 3rd better of all time, just behind ''Vámonos con Pancho Villa'' and ''Los olvidados''.Las 100 mejores películas del cine mexicano . September 17, 2012 Plot This is the story of Rosalío Mendoza, a Mexican landowner during the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Rosalío survives by befriending both the army and the revolutionaries. Everyone is welcomed in his ranch, but the si ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lola Casanova
''Lola Casanova'' is a 1948 Mexican western film directed by Matilde Landeta and starring Meche Barba, Isabela Corona and Enrique Cancino. The film's sets were designed by Luis Moya. The movie traces the history of a creole woman who goes to live with an Indian man to help the Indian community in their dealings with society. Cast * Meche Barba as Lola Casanova * Isabela Corona as Tortola parda * Enrique Cancino as Lobo zaino * Armando Silvestre as Coyote Iguana * José Baviera as Don Nestor * Carlos Martínez Baena as Don Diego Casanova * Ernesto Vilches * Guillermo Calles * Ramón Gay as Juan Vega * Jaime Jiménez Pons as Indalecio * Miguel Montemayor as Romerito * Enriqueta Reza as Nana * Agustín Fernandez as Cuna de gato * Salvador Godínez as Casahuate * Enedina Díaz de León * Carlos Villarías * Lupe Inclán as Lagartija * Emma Rivero * Elisa Christy as Totoaba * Angeles Arreola * Aurora Izquierdo * Consuelo Múgica * Jesús Chávez * Felip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Women's Year
International Women's Year (IWY) was the name given to 1975 by the United Nations. Since that year March 8 has been celebrated as International Women's Day, and the United Nations Decade for Women, from 1976 to 1985, was also established. History After years of work by the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) to adopt a declaration to eliminate discrimination against women, in 1965, CSW began working in earnest to obtain passage of a declaration to secure women's human rights. Collating responses covering education, employment, inheritance, penal reform, and other issues, from government actors, NGO representatives and UN staff, CSW delegates drafted the Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (DEDAW), which was passed by the General Assembly on 7 November 1967. Once support had been garnered for the declaration, the next step was to prepare it to become a Convention. Though there were delays, by 1972, when the United States Congress pas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of the " Big Three" alongside the Venice Film Festival in Italy and the Cannes Film Festival in France. Tens of thousands of visitors attend each year. About 400 films are shown at multiple venues across Berlin, mostly in and around Potsdamer Platz. They are screened in nine sections across cinematic genres, with around twenty films competing for the festival's top awards in the Competition section. The major awards, called the Golden Bear and Silver Bears, are decided on by the international jury, chaired by an internationally recognisable cinema personality. This jury and other specialised Berlinale juries also give many other awards, and in addition there are other awards given by i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariel Award
The Ariel Award ( es, Premio Ariel) is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award recognizes artistical and technical excellence in the Mexican film industry. The purpose of the Ariel recognition is to stimulate and increase the excellence of Mexican cinema, favor the growth of the industry, and promote the meeting and strengthening of the national film community. It is regarded as the most prestigious award in the Mexican film industry and considered Mexico's equivalent to the Oscars of the United States. History The statuette is in the image of a man and it was designed by the sculptor Ignacio Asúnsolo. The original statuette is currently found inside Churubusco Studios in Mexico City. The name "Ariel" was inspired by a series of short writings called '' El Ariel'' by Uruguayan writer José Enrique Rodó that inspired generations of young Latin America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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