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Mexican Films Of The 1990s ...
A list of the most films produced in the Cinema of Mexico ordered by year of release in the 1990s. For an alphabetical list of articles on Mexican films see :Mexican films. 1990s External links Mexican filmat the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Mexican Films Of The 1990s 1980s Mexican Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Mexico
Mexican cinema dates to the late nineteenth century during the rule of President Porfirio Díaz. Seeing a demonstration of short films in 1896, Díaz immediately saw the importance of documenting his presidency in order to present an ideal image of it. With the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution in 1910, Mexican and foreign makers of silent films seized the opportunity to document its leaders and events. From 1915 onward, Mexican cinema focused on narrative film. During the Golden Age of Mexican cinema from 1936 to 1956, Mexico all but dominated the Latin American film industry. The Guadalajara International Film Festival is the most prestigious Latin American film festival and is held annually In Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico. Mexico has twice won the highest honor at the Cannes Film Festival, having won the ''Grand Prix du Festival International du Film'' for ''María Candelaria'' in 1946 and the Palme d'Or in 1961 for ''Viridiana'', more than any other Latin American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sor Batalla
Sor may refer to: * Fernando Sor (1778–1839), Spanish guitarist and composer * Sor, Ariège, a French commune * SOR Libchavy, a Czech bus manufacturer * Sor, Azerbaijan, a village * Sor, Senegal, an offshore island * Sor River, a river in the Oromio region, Ethiopia * Sor Mañón (also known as ''Sor River''), any of a number of rivers in Galicia, Spain * Sör, a word for beer in Hungary SOR may stand for: * Shades of Rhythm, a British based rave music group * SOR Libchavy, Czech bus manufacturer * Sean O'Rourke, Irish broadcaster and journalist * Southern Ontario Railway, a shortline railway in southern Ontario * School of Rock, 2003 film starring Jack Black * Son of Rambow, 2008 film starring Bill Milner and Will Poulter * Sex offender registry * Smart order routing, a rule-based mechanism for selecting the destination of trading orders * Society of Radiographers, a UK trade union * Starfire Optical Range * Steam to oil ratio, the ratio of water used for steam and oil in oil pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Reyes Spíndola
Patricia Verónica Núñez Reyes Spíndola (born 11 July 1953) is a Mexican actress, director, and producer. She has received four Ariel Awards, two for Best Actress (''Los Motivos de Luz'' in 1985 and '' The Queen of the Night'' in 1994), and two for Supporting Actress (''Letters from Marusia'' in 1975 and ''El otro crimen'' in 1988). Life and career Spíndola studied to become an actress in several ''ateliers'' in Mexico and London. She made her movie début in 1972, with ''El señor de Osanto'', and two years later she started working in the Teatro Fru Fru. As an actress, she has worked with directors like Nancy Cárdenas and Arturo Ripstein. Spíndola has appeared in more than 70 Mexican movies during her career. She received four Ariel Awards and two additional nominations for her film performances. In 2002, she played Frida Kahlo's mother, Matilde, in the American film ''Frida''. Spíndola has worked in Mexican telenovelas as of early 1980s, playing mostly antagonists. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damián Alcázar
Damián Alcázar (born January 8, 1953) is a Mexican actor and politician, who is best known outside of Mexico as Lord Sopespian in '' The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian''. He was a deputy in the Constituent Assembly of Mexico City. Career Damián Alcázar studied acting first at the National Institute of Fine Arts and at the Theatrical Experimentation Center, then continued at the Faculty of Theater of the Veracruz University, where in later years he would work as a teacher. He served as an actor for eight years in two theatre companies, alongside the most prestigious directors in Mexico. Notably under the direction of George Labaudan, he appeared on Jean Genet's play, The Balcony. He has appeared in six foreign films and more than twenty-eight Mexican films. He was awarded the Ariel for Best Actor in 1999 and in 2004, for the films ''Under California: The Time Limit'', by Carlos Bolado, and ''Crónicas'', by Sebastián Cordero. He also won the prize for Best Actor at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Ripstein
Arturo Ripstein y Rosen (born December 13, 1943) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. Considered the "Godfather of independent Mexican cinema", Ripstein's work is generally characterized by "somber, slow-paced, macabre melodramas tackling existential loneliness", often with a grotesque-like edge. He is a nine-time Ariel Award winner, including five for Best Picture and two for Best Director. Three of his films have been nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1997, he received the prestigious National Prize for Arts and Sciences for his contributions to Mexican cinema. He was the second filmmaker (after Luis Buñuel) to receive that honour. Early life Of Polish Jewish descent, Ripstein was born in Mexico City on 13 December 1943, to producer Alfredo Ripstein. He developed an interest in filmmaking from a young age due to his family's proximity, and made short films as a teenager. He met Luis Buñuel after seeing ''Nazarín'', and they developed a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woman Of The Port (1991 Film)
''Woman of the Port'' ( es, La mujer del puerto) is a 1991 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Damián Alcázar as Marro * Alejandro Parodi as Carmelo * Juan Pastor as Simón * Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Tomasa * Evangelina Sosa __NOTOC__ Evangelina and Evangeline are feminine given names, diminutives of Latin "evangelium" ("gospel", itself from Greek Ευαγγέλιο "gospel", meaning "good news"). People with these names include: Evangelina *Evangelina Carrozzo, A ... as Perla * Ernesto Yáñez as Eneas References External links * 1991 films 1991 drama films 1990s Spanish-language films Films based on works by Guy de Maupassant Films directed by Arturo Ripstein Mexican drama films 1990s Mexican films {{1990s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
41st Berlin International Film Festival
The 41st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1991. The festival opened with ''Uranus'' by Claude Berri. The Golden Bear was awarded to Italian film '' La casa del sorriso'' directed by Marco Ferreri. The retrospective dedicated to Cold War films was shown at the festival. Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: * Volker Schlöndorff, director, screenwriter and producer (Germany) - Jury President * Chantal Akerman, director, screenwriter and actress (Belgium) * Laurie Anderson, musician and writer (United States) * José Luis Borau, director and screenwriter (Spain) * Judith Godrèche, actress and writer (France) * Yuri Klepikov, writer (Soviet Union) * Renate Krößner, actress (Germany) * Gillo Pontecorvo, director and screenwriter (Italy) * Simon Relph, producer (United Kingdom) * Catharina Stackelberg, screenwriter (Sweden) * Mircea Veroiu, director and screenwriter (Romania) Films in competition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolás Echevarría
Nicolás Echevarría (born 8 August 1947) is a Mexican film director and cinematographer. He has directed over 20 films since 1973. His 1991 film ''Cabeza de Vaca'' was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. Echevarría draws on his Mexican heritage in early films. He discusses his observations of Mexican spirituality in an interview with Betsy Sussler: “I have worked with about ten groups of Indians in Mexico, and the things that I have come across most often—related to all of them is this: there are two worlds, one belongs to everyday life—to man, we get up, we take a shower, we think about what we eat for breakfast, what we’ll do for the day . . . Now there is another world, it could be called the Sacred Space.” He lived with the Huichol people for two years and made three films with them. Echevarría features a Mexican Shaman woman in his 1978 documentary ''María Sabina, mujer espíritu.'' Selected filmography *''María Sabina: mujer espíritu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabeza De Vaca (film)
''Cabeza de Vaca'' is a 1991 Mexican film about the adventures of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (c. 1490 – c. 1557), an early Spanish explorer, as he traversed what later became the American South. He was one of four survivors of the Narváez expedition and shipwreck. He became known as a shaman among the Native American tribes he encountered, which helped him survive. His journey of a number of years began in 1528. After his return to Spain, he published his journal in 1542. The screenplay by Guillermo Sheridan and Nicolás Echevarría is based on this journal. Directed by Nicolás Echevarría and starring Juan Diego, the film was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences A DVD version was released in 2012. Cast * Juan Diego as Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 In Film
The year 1991 in film involved some significant events. Important films released this year included '' The Silence of the Lambs'', ''Beauty and the Beast'', ''Thelma & Louise'', ''JFK'' and '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day''. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1991 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events *February 14 – '' The Silence of the Lambs'' is released and becomes only the third film after ''It Happened One Night'' (1934) and '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975) to win the top five categories at the Academy Awards: Best Picture; Best Director ( Jonathan Demme); Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins); Best Actress (Jodie Foster); and Best Adapted Screenplay (Ted Tally). It is also the first, and to date only, Best Picture winner widely considered to be a horror film. * July 3 – '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' became one of the landmarks for science fiction action films with its groundbreaking visual effects from Industrial Light & Magic. *August 7 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germán Robles
Germán Horacio Robles San Agustín (March 20, 1929 – November 21, 2015) was a Spanish actor who came to Mexico when he was 17, after Spain's civil war. In Mexican cinema, he is best known for his amazing characterization of vampires in many cult movies, especially in ''El Vampiro''. He is said to have influenced Christopher Lee’s performance in his vampire films. Another well known performance is his dubbing the voice of KITT in the Latin American broadcast of ''Knight Rider''. Family Germán was son of the painter Germán Horacio and the grandchild of Pachín de Melás. He married Ana María Vásquez. Filmography *Dr. Tom Horton Sr. in '' Dias de Nuestras Vidas'' (1965-1994) (voiceover for Macdonald Carey) *Henry Blake in M*A*S*H* (1970) (voiceover for Roger Bowen) *KITT in '' El Auto Fantástico'' (1982-1986) *Dr. Peter Silberman in ''Terminator'' (1984) (voiceover for Earl Boen) *Henry Blake in '' M*A*S*H*'' (1984-1987) (voiceover for McLean Stevenson) *Professor Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Reynoso
David Reynoso (29 January 1926 – 9 June 1994) was a Mexican actor. He appeared in more than 170 films and television shows between 1955 and 1994. He was also a Deputy of The Seventh Federal Electoral District of the Federal District and died from cancer. Selected filmography * '' Ash Wednesday'' (1958) * ''Sonatas'' (1959) * ''The White Renegade ''The White Renegade'' (Spanish: ''El renegado blanco'') is a 1960 Mexican adventure film directed by Fernando Méndez and starring Mauricio Garcés, Abel Salazar and Rafael Baledón.Riera p.42 Cast * Mauricio Garcés as Juan * Abel Salazar as ...'' (1960) * '' Ánimas Trujano'' (1962) * '' Black Wind'' (1965) *'' Alma de mi alma'' (1965) * '' Rage'' (1966) * '' Blue Demon contra las diabólicas'' (1967) * '' El muro del silencio'' (1974) * '' The House in the South'' (1975) * '' Stick (film)'' (1985) * '' The Last Tunnel'' (1988) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reynoso, David 1926 births 1994 deaths Mexican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
