''Reed: Insurgent Mexico'' ( es, Reed, México insurgente) is a 1973 Mexican

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directed by Paul Leduc. It was selected as the Mexican entry for the

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at the

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, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film is based on John Reed's book ''Insurgent Mexico'', a collection of Reed's accounts of the

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Cast

* Claudio Obregón as John Reed * Eduardo López Rojas as Gral.

Tomás Urbina Tomás Urbina Reyes (c. 1877–1915) was a general during the Mexican Revolution who allied with Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata. Lieutenant Tomas Urbina and his counterpart and fellow General Rodolfo Fierro, have been cited as the two halv ...

* Ernesto Gómez Cruz as Pablo Seanez *

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as Julian Reyes *

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as Fidencio Soto * Víctor Fosado as Isidro Anaya *

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as Isabel * Hugo Velázquez as Longion Guereca * Heraclio Zepeda as Pancho Villa *

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as ''

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'' * Max Kerlow as Antonio Swafeyta

Awards

Ariel Awards

The Ariel Awards are awarded annually by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences in Mexico. ''Reed: Mexico Insurgente'' received one award out of four nominations. , - , rowspan="4" scope="row",

15th Ariel Awards The 15th Ariel Awards ceremony, organized by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences (AMACC) took place on May 20, 1973, in Mexico City. During the ceremony, AMACC presented the Ariel Award in 14 categories honoring films released in 1972. ...

, scope="row", ''Mecánica Nacional''
(tied with ''

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'' and ''

Mecánica Nacional ''National Mechanics'' (Spanish:''Mecánica nacional'') is a 1972 Mexican comedy film filmed in May 1971 with locations near the free highway to Cuernavaca, and directed and written by Luis Alcoriza. It was released in Mexico City on December 28, 1 ...

'') , scope="row", Best Picture , , - , scope="row", Paul Leduc , scope="row",

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, , - , scope="row", Alexis Grivas , rowspan="1" scope="row", Best Cinematography , , - , scope="row",

Giovanni Korporaal Giovanni Korporaal (February14, 1930?February9, 2004), also known as John Korporaal or Giovanni Corporale, was a Dutch actor, video editor, screenwriter and film director who made a career in Mexico. His debut film, ''El Brazo Fuerte'' (The Stron ...

, Rafael Castanedo , rowspan="1" scope="row", Best Editing , , -

References

External links

* 1973 films 1973 drama films 1970s Spanish-language films Mexican drama films Films directed by Paul Leduc Films about journalists Films about Pancho Villa Mexican Revolution films 1970s Mexican films {{1970s-drama-film-stub

Cast

Awards

Ariel Awards

See also

References

External links