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Un Embrujo
''Un embrujo'' is a 1998 Mexican drama film directed by Carlos Carrera. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Blanca Guerra as Felipa * Mario Zaragoza as Eliseo (adult) * Daniel Acuña as Eliseo (Young) * Luis Fernando Peña as Burro * Ricardo Rentería as Rafael (Young) * Luisa Huertas as María * Vanessa Bauche as Magda * Elpidia Carrillo as Esposa del Brujo See also * List of submissions to the 71st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Mexican submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Mexico has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1957. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outsid ... References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Carrera
Carlos Carrera (born 18 August 1962) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. He directed ''El crimen del Padre Amaro'' (2002), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2009, he directed '' Backyard'' about the female homicides in Ciudad Juárez, which won a silver plaque at the 2009 Chicago International Film Festival The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964 by Michael Kutza, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America. Its logo is a stark, black and white close up of the comp .... In 2008, Carrera was sponsor for ''Un aliado en el tiempo'', a Sundance Film Festival official selection shortfilm. Filmography Film Short films References External links * 1962 births Living people Mexican screenwriters Mexican people of Basque descent Film directors from Mexico City Best Director Ariel Award winners Best Adapted Screenplay Ariel Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luisa Huertas
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Mexican Drama Films
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1990s Spanish-language Films
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1998 Drama Films
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1998 Films
The year 1998 in film involved many significant films, including '' Shakespeare in Love'' (which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), '' Saving Private Ryan'','' Armageddon'' (which was the top grossing film of the year in the United States), '' American History X'', '' The Truman Show'', ''Primary Colors'', '' ''Rushmore'''', ''Rush Hour'', '' There's Something About Mary'', '' The Big Lebowski'', and Terrence Malick's directorial return in '' The Thin Red Line''. DreamWorks SKG released its first two animated films: '' Antz'' and ''The Prince of Egypt''. The ''Pokémon'' theatrical film series started with '' Pokémon: The First Movie''. Warner Bros. Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary. The year saw two dueling science-fiction disaster films about asteroids, '' Armageddon'' and ''Deep Impact'', becoming box office success, with ''Armageddon'' becoming the more popular of the two. It was also the highest grossing film of 1998 worldwide. Highest-grossing films The t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mexican Submissions For The Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
Mexico has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1957. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. The award was not created until the 1956 Academy Awards, in which a competitive Academy Award of Merit, known as the Best Foreign Language Film Award, was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since. Mexico has submitted fifty-four films for Oscar consideration over the years, and nine Mexican films have been nominated by the Academy for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Arturo Ripstein has represented Mexico five times—more than any other Mexican director—although he has never received an Oscar nomination. ''Roma'' became the first Mexican film to win. The Mexican nominee is selected annually by the Academia Mexicana de Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Submissions To The 71st Academy Awards For Best Foreign Language Film
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Elpidia Carrillo
Elpidia Carrillo (born August 16, 1961) is a Mexican actress and director. Her career includes roles in both Latin American and US film and television. She is best known in the United States for her supporting role in the iconic action film ''Predator'', ''Bread and Roses,'' and '' Nine Lives''. She was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in '' Salvador''. She is known for the role Tecuichpo in the independent film ''The Other Conquest''. Early life Carrillo was born in Santa Elena, Michoacán, Mexico, a rural mountain town. One of eight children in a family of farm laborers, her childhood was marked by violence and poverty. At the age of three, her father was murdered, forcing her eldest brother to assume control of the family. Wanting Carrillo to get an education, he forged a birth certificate so she could begin first grade at age four. When she was six, her brother was also gunned down outside a theater and the family faced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa Bauche
Vanessa Bauche ( born Alma Vanessa Bauche Chavira; February 18, 1973) is a Mexican television, theatre and film actress. Early life Bauche was born Alma Vanessa Bauche Chavira, named after actress Vanessa Redgrave. Her father was a Romani who married her mother, a woman who aspired to be a dancer and singer. At the time of the marriage, her mother was sixteen years old and her father was a junior in high school. The couple divorced when Bauche was seven years old. After the divorce, she and her brother, Tito, spent three years traveling with their father. Eventually, she and her brother settled down with their mother in Mexico City. Career She received her starring role in a film as a drug-addicted prostitute in ''El Patrullero'' (''Highway Patrolman)'' (1991). After starring in a number of telenovelas she played a lead role in the international success ''Amores Perros'' (2000). While Bauche has found success in both film and television, she also maintains a steady career in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Rentería
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Blanca Guerra
Blanca Guerra Islas (born January 10, 1953) is a Mexican actress. In 1983 she was a member of the jury at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. Films * La loca de los Milagros (1975) * Pedro Páramo (1978) - Dolores Preciado * El servicio (1978) * Complot mongol (1978) - Martita * En la trampa (1979) - Isabel Salas * Adiós David (1979) * Mojado Power (1979) * Estas ruinas que ves (1979) * El coyote y La Bronca (1980) - Maria Trinidad "La Bronca" * Mírame con ojos pornográficos (1980) - Sra. Gayosso * Te solté la rienda (1980) * Perro Callejero (1980) * Como México no hay dos (1981) * La cripta (1981) - Mercedes * Las siete cucas (1981) * El mojado remojado (1981) - Xochitl * Perro Callejero II (1981) - La chiquis * Campanas rojas (1982) * Juan Charrasqueado y Gabino Barrera, su verdadera historia (1982) * Valentin Lazaña (1982) * Aquel famoso Remington (1982) * El tesoro de la muerte sagrada (1982) * Oro blanco, droga maldita (1982) - Amalia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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