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Hecho en México
6.1

Hecho en México

Sep 21, 2012

Hecho en México
2012 98 min 21 vues
From Diego Luna and Alejandro Fernandez, to Carla Morrison and Chavela Vargas, Duncan Bridgeman weaves a cinematic tapestry composed of original songs and insights from the most iconic artists and performers of contemporary Mexico. With striking visuals, the movie captures the rich diversity of Mexican geography, art, music, and culture. It is a rare look at the country's real identity, and an unparalleled celebration of what it truly means to be "Hecho en Mexico."
History
Pedro
3.5

Pedro

Oct 25, 2022

Pedro
2022 137 min 2 vues
'Pedro', Liora Spilk's debut feature, paints a humorous and emotional portrait of Pedro Friedeberg, a Mexican plastic artist who became famous in the sixties for the creation of the hand chair. Between grumblings, ironies, reflections on art and disagreements, 'Pedro' achieves an endearing portrait of Friedeberg, and at the same time presents a tribute to friendship and creation.
Documentary
Tina Modotti: el dogma y la pasión
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Tina Modotti: el dogma y la pasión

Aug 02, 2013

Tina Modotti: el dogma y la pasión
2013 52 min 1 vues
Tina Modotti was the most important photographer of the twenties from last century in Mexico. Born in Udine in northeastern Italy, at age 16 emigrated, like millions of Italians to America. Ther she worked as a model and actress, but when renowned photographer Edward Weston chose Mexico as his home, Tina learned from him the craft and it was here where she made his photographic work. The crosslinking of art, activism, love and tragedy in her life, are the subjects of this documentary.
Documentary
Alaíde Foppa Falla, la sin ventura
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Alaíde Foppa Falla, la sin ventura

Nov 06, 2014

Alaíde Foppa Falla, la sin ventura
2014 90 min 1 vues
In the course of Alaide Foppa's life, she became a precursor of feminism in Mexico. She was an immigrant who, in her own way, tried to break the molds established by her upper-class upbringing. Her sensitivity and intellectual development made her question matters of social injustice, educational and gender inequalities, the importance of socially-committed art forms and the vindication of democracy throughout Latin America. Her tragic end reveals much about the history of Guatemala.
El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza
6.7

El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza

Nov 30, 2012

El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza
2012 96 min 48 vues
Santos, a fighter finished pacheco overweight and suffers from his recent divorce with Busty Mendoza, a voluptuous and wild woman fighter. To get out of your depression, Santos begins a campaign to help Sahuayo Zombies (gray and harmless characters with which fully identifies). However, his philanthropic campaign soon becomes a very profitable business that leverages Santos for their benefit. The population becomes a zombie plague and Busty Santos threatens to dispose of them. However, the Peyote Murderer (rivals Santos) who gets rid of the zombies. But the world without zombies turns out to be worse than anyone could have imagined and the only chance to save the nation is that the Saints and the Peyote work together to return to repopulate the world Sahuayo zombies.
Comedy
Entre Cuba y México, todo es bonito y sabroso
3

Entre Cuba y México, todo es bonito y sabroso

Jan 29, 2016

Entre Cuba y México, todo es bonito y sabroso
2016 82 min 1 vues
An account of the relationship of brotherhood between Cuba and Mexico led by an unprecedented interview with Eliseo Alberto Diego, Lichi that weaves together history, music, cinema, literature, and the character of both nations. Its also presents testimonies of diplomats, intellectuals, artists, athletes, educators and townspeople, who speak of this cultural fraternity.
Ana. Sem Título
10

Ana. Sem Título

Oct 02, 2020

Ana. Sem Título
2020 111 min 1 vues
Stela, a young Brazilian actress, decides to make a work on the letters exchanged between Latin American plastic artists in the 70s and 80s. She travels to Cuba, Mexico, Argentina and Chile looking for her works and testimonies about the reality they lived during the dictatorships that most of these countries faced at the time. In the midst of the investigation, Stela discovers the existence of Ana, a young Brazilian artist who was part of this world, but disappeared. Ana went from southern Brazil, from a small town in the interior to Buenos Aires. Obsessed by the character, Stela decides to find her and find out what happened to her.
Documentary
La Muñeca Tetona
6.6

La Muñeca Tetona

Aug 20, 2017

La Muñeca Tetona
2017 25 min 5 vues
In a photograph among journalists, writers, academics and artists was a controversial president of Mexico and the unusual guest who owes the name of this story.
Documentary
El caos y el orden: Manuel Felguérez y su obra abstracta
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El caos y el orden: Manuel Felguérez y su obra abstracta

Dec 15, 2016

El caos y el orden: Manuel Felguérez y su obra abstracta
2016 101 min 1 vues
Documentary about the life and work of abstract artist Manuel Felguérez; one of the most important Mexican painters and sculptors of the 20th century, and a benchmark of the Generación de la Ruptura (Breakaway Generation). At 87 years-old, Felguérez is a consecrated master who creates by starting from chaos, generating random shapes and spots, to later give them order and finally turn them into art.
Documentary
Leonora im Morgenlicht
10

Leonora im Morgenlicht

Jan 01, 1970

Leonora im Morgenlicht
1970 103 min 1 vues
Leonora Carrington, an outstanding figure of surrealism, along with Frida Kahlo, was one of Mexico's most famous painters. As the long-time partner of Max Ernst and close friend of André Breton and Jean Miró, she continually struggles with her visionary imagination, which often triggers serious psychological crises.
Drama
Booklovers
1

Booklovers

Nov 23, 2023

Booklovers
2023 min 1 vues
Booklovers is a series about the bookish dimension of some of the most cultural cities in the world. With the guide of the writer Jorge Carrión, in each chapter we visit emblematic bookstores, libraries and cultural spaces in metropolises such as Mexico City, Barcelona, Lisbon, Buenos Aires or Madrid, to better understand them through their relationship with books and literature.
Documentary