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Mexican Movies poster catalog at AllPosters [dot] com
Spanish-Language Movie Posters catalog at AllPosters [dot] com

Cinema of Mexico entry at Wikipedia

Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas, A.C.
History of the Ariel Award [est. 1947]
list of Ariel Awards at Internet Movie Database

Magic Lantern's Hispanic-American Cinema Page

'Simultaneous Bilingual Film Production' Page

Books  on  Mexican  Cinema

'Libros en Español › Entretenimiento › Peliculas' Department at Amazon

	"¡Mas! Cine Mexicano: Sensational Mexican Movie Posters, 1957-1990" [2007] by Rogelio Agrasánchez, Jr. Chronicle Books 10½x8 pb [3/2007] for $13.57
	"Mexico On Film: National Identity & International Relations" [2006] by Armida de la Garza Arena Books 9x6 pb [12/2006] for $30.00
	"Mexican Movies In The United States: A History of The Films, Theaters & Audiences, 1920-1960" [2006] by Rogelio Agrasánchez, Jr.; Foreword by Carl J. Mora McFarland & Co. 9½x7 hardcover [7/2006] for $0.00
	"Mexican National Cinema" [2005] by Andrea Noble Routledge 9x6 pb [12/2005] for $31.95 Routledge 9¼x6¼ [12/2005] for $135.00
	"Mexican Cinema: Reflections of A Society, 1896-2004" [orig 1982; 3rd edition 2005] by Carl J. Mora McFarland & Co. 10x7 hardcover [10/2005] for $46.90 Univ CA Press 2nd edition 9x6 pb [2/90] for $18.95 Univ CA Press hardcover [7/82] out of print/used
	"The Mexican Masked Wrestler and Monster Filmography" [2005] by Robert Michael 'Bobb' Cotter McFarland & Co. 10x7 pb [4/2008] for $39.95 McFarland & Co. 10x7 hardcover [4/2005] out of print/used
	"The Mexican Filmography, 1916-2001" [2003] by David E. Wilt McFarland & Co. 11¼x8¾x2 inches thick! hardcover [12/2003] for $195.00
	"Buñuel and Mexico: The Crisis of National Cinema" [2003] by Ernesto R. Acevedo-Muñoz Univ CA Press 9x6 hardcover [11/2003] for $65.00
	"Women Filmmakers In Mexico: The Country of Which We Dream" [2001] by Elissa J. Rashkin Univ TX Press 9x6¼ pb [4/2001] for $22.95 Univ TX Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [4/2001] out of print/used
	"Cine Mexicano: Poster Art From The Golden Age, 1936-1956" [2001] by Rogelio Agrasánchez, Jr. Chronicle Books 10½x8 pb [4/2001] for $14.96
	"Mexico's Cinema: A Century of Film & Filmmakers" [1999] Edited by Joanne Hershfield & David R. Maciel Scholarly Resources Books 9x6 pb [11/99] for $27.95 Scholarly Resources Books 9½x6¼ hardcover [11/99] for $72.00
	"Mexican Cinema / Mexican Woman, 1940-1950" [1996] by Joanne Hershfield Univ AZ Press 9x6 pb [11/96] for $19.95 Univ AZ Press 9x6¼ hardcover [11/96] out of print/used
	"Mexican Cinema" [1996] Edited by Paulo Antonio Paranagua British Film Institute 9¾x8 pb [4/96] out of print/used British Film Institute 10x8¼ hardcover [4/96] out of print/rare
	"The Mexican Cinema: Interviews With Thirteen Directors" [1976] by Beatríz Reyes Nevares, Translations by Carl J. Mora & Elizabeth Gard interviewees include Luis Alcoriza, Luis Buñuel, Felipe Cazals, José Estrada, Emilio 'El Indio' Fernandez, Jorge Fons, Alejandro Galindo, Alberto Isaac, Salamón Laiter, Juan López Moctezuma, Sergio Olhovich, Arturo Ripstein & Ismael Rodríguez Univ NM Press / Olympic marketing pb [6/87] out of print/used Univ NM Press pb [1976] out of print/used

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Filmmakers  of  Mexico

NOTE: Oscar Awards for Best Foreign Language Film are not attributed
by A.M.P.A.S. or IMDb to the director or producer, but to the country of origin.

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Magic Lantern's Luis  Buñuel  [1900-83; Spain/France/Mexico] Page

Alfonso  Cuarón
IMDb listing • Wikipedia

Guillermo  del Toro
IMDb listing • Wikipedia

Emilio  'El Indio'  Fernández  [1903-86]
IMDb listing • Wikipedia

Alejandro  González  Iñárritu
IMDb listing • Wikipedia

Paul  Leduc
IMDb listing • no entry on Wikipedia

cinematographer  Emmanuel  Lubezki
IMDb listing • Wikipedia

Juan  Bustillo  Oro  [1904-89]
IMDb listing • no entry on Wikipedia

Arturo  Ripstein  [b. 1943]
IMDb listing • Wikipedia

ED's Arturo Ripstein fansite

"El Coronel No Tiene Quien le Escriba" aka "No One Writes To The Colonel" [Mexico Sept 1999] An aged colonel and his ashmatic wife try to survive in a remote village while the Mexican government balks at paying the pension promised to him. Directed by Arturo Ripstein; starring Fernando Luján, Marisa Paredes, Salma Hayek, Rafael Inclán, Ernesto Yáñez & Daniel Giménez Cacho Maverick Spanish-language color DVD [6/2003] for $12.99 Maverick Spanish-language color VHS [6/2003] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb

based on the 1961 novel by Gabriel García Márquez [b. 1927] Harper Perennial 8x5¼ pb [2/2005] for $11.01 Harper Perennial 8x5¼ pb [8/79] out of print/many used book entry at Wikipedia

Marcela  Fernández  Violante  [b. 1941]
IMDb listing • Wikipedia {empty}

"The General's Daughter" [1976]

Actors  of  Mexico

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Pedro  Armendáriz  [1912-63]
IMDb listing • Wikipedia

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Alfonso  Bedoya  [1904-57]
IMDb listing • Wikipedia

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Cantinflas  [real name Mario Moreno Reyes; 1911-93]
IMDb listing • Wikipedia

"Cantinflas" biopic [Mexico for 2011? release]
Co-writer/director Alejandro Gomez Monteverde, co-writer Gabriela Tagliavini,
and actor Oscar Jaenada are said to be attached (3/2010); latest info at IMDb

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Delores del Rio  [1905-83]

http://www.amazon.com/Invention-Dolores-del-R%C3%ADo/dp/0816634092/

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Maria  Félix  [1914-2002]
IMDb listing • Wikipedia

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Vicente  Fernández  [b. 1940]
IMDb listing • Wikipedia

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Pedro  Gonzalez  Gonzalez  [1925-2006]
IMDb listing • Wikipedia

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Salma  Hayek
IMDb listing • Wikipedia

Frida Kahlo Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

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actor-singer Pedro  Infante  [1917-57]
IMDb listing • Wikipedia

http://www.amazon.com/Pedro-Infante-leyes-querer-Spanish/dp/9705803714/

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actor-singer Jorge  Negrete  [1911-53]
IMDb listing • Wikipedia

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actor-singer Javier  Solis  [1931-66]
IMDb listing • Wikipedia

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Ignacio  López  Tarso
IMDb listing • Wikipedia

Selected  Movies  of  Mexico
Mexico's films have been nominated 7 times for Best Foreign Language Oscar®, with no wins.
list of Mexico's submissions for Oscar consideration

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"Juarez"  [1939]
starring Paul Muni

"María  Candelaria"  [Mexico Jan 1944]

Set in the 'floating gardens' of Xochimilco, the tragic tale of a beautiful, outcast Indian girl and the noble peasant who loves her. Co-written & directed by Emilio Fernández; cinematography by Gabriel Figueroa; starring Dolores del Rio, Pedro Armendáriz, Alberto Galán, Margarita Cortés, Miguel Inclán, Beatriz Ramos, Rafael Icardo & Julio Ahuet; won Cannes Festival Grand Prize & Best Cinematography award video/DVD not available [!]; full credits from IMDb

"Los  Olvidados  (The Forgotten Ones)"  [Mexico 1950]
Directed by Luis Buñuel
CineMexicano movie fanpage {in Spanish}

"Macario"
[Mexico June 1960, USA Sept 1961]

A medieval morality play, set in 18th Century Mexico, and one of the finest examples of Mexican cinema. Co-written & directed by Roberto Gavaldón; co-written by Emilio Carballido, based on a story by B. Traven; starring Ignacio López Tarso, Pina Pellicer, Enrique Lucero, Mario Alberto Rodríguez, José Gálvez & José Luis Jiménez; Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film Hannover color DVD [12/2003] for $13.46 Connoisseur/Meridian VHS w/English subtitles [1/90] out of stock/used full credits from IMDb

"Viridiana" [1961] Directed by Luis Buñuel
http://www.amazon.com/Viridiana-Script-Director-Luis-Bunuel/dp/0435070150/
based upon "Halma" 1895 novel by Benito Pérez Galdós [1843-1920]
CineMexicano movie fanpage {in Spanish}

"The Exterminating Angel (El Ángel Exterminador)" [1962]
Directed by Luis Buñuel
http://www.amazon.com/Exterminating-Angel-Green-Integer-Bunuel/dp/1931243360/
CineMexicano movie fanpage {in Spanish}

"Simón del Desierto (Simon of The Desert)" [1965]
Directed by Luis Buñuel
CineMexicano movie fanpage {in Spanish}

"Pedro  Páramo"  [Mexico Jan 1967]

A young man seeks his father and the inheritance stolen from his mother. Arriving at the town, he finds it in ruins, and ghosts tell him how that came to be. The classic novel of magical realism is enhanced by the superb direction and cinematography. Directed by Carlos Velo; cinema- tography by Gabriel Figueroa; starring John Gavin, Jorge Rivero, Ignacio López Tarso, Pilar Pellicer, Narciso Busquets, Julissa, Augusto Benedico, Beatriz Sheridan, Graciela Doring, Roberto Cañedo, Carlos Fernández, Alfonso Arau & Claudia Millán video/DVD not available; full credits from IMDb

based on the 1955 novel by Juan Rulfo [1917-86] translation by Margaret Sayers Peden: Grove Press 8x5 pb [3/94] for $10.40 Univ TX Press 10¼x8½ hardcover [11/2002] for $26.80 Spanish-language edition: Catedra mass pb [1/2006] for $10.39 Spanish-language edition: Anagrama 7x4¾ pb [11/2003] for $14.90 Juan Rulfo fansite at Club Cultura

"Qué  Viva  México !" reconstruction
[Russia/Mosfilm Aug 1979, USA Nov 1979]

Directed in Mexico by Sergei M. Eisenstein [1898-1948] from 1930 to 1932; 1979 version edited in Moscow by co-director Grigori Aleksandrov; narration by Sergei Bondarchuk; the DVD includes the Eisenstein shorts "Romance Sentimentale" [1930] and "Misery and Fortune of Woman" [1930] Kino Video b&w subtitled DVD [4/2001] for $26.99 Kino Video b&w VHS [6/2000] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb

"Frida" [Miramax/Lions Gate Oct 2002]

Directed by Julie Taymor; Oscar nominations for Best Actress (Salma Hayek), 5 others {won 2}, won 1 of 4 BAFTA noms DVDs & videos, posters, books and more on Frida Kahlo Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

"Once Upon A Time In Mexico"
[Columbia Sept 2003]

A psychotic C.I.A. agent recruits El Mariachi to kill the assassin who murdered his wife & child, which leads to preventing the assassination of Mexico's President. Co-produced, written, directed, cinematography & music by Robert Rodriguez; starring Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Willem Dafoe, Johnny Depp, Ruben Blades, Mickey Rourke, Eva Mendes, Danny Trejo, Enrique Iglesias, Marco Leonardi, Cheech Marin, Rubén Blades, Gerardo Vigil & Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Sony widescreen color DVD [1/2004] for $9.49 Sony color VHS [4/2004] out of prodn/used Milan Records soundtrack CD [9/2003] for $14.99 full credits from IMDb • Sony official film site

"Cristiada" [2011? release]  

Touted as the largest-ever Mexican-produced film, this historical epic centers on the 1926-29 Cristeros war, a rebellion over the government’s attempt to remove the influence of the Catholic Church and to secularize Mexico. Produced by Pablo Jose Barroso; co-written & directed by Dean Wright; co-written by Michael James Love; cast includes Andy Garcia, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Peter O’Toole, Eva Longoria Parker, Bruce Greenwood, Oscar Isaac, Santiago Cabrera, Ruben Blades & Nestor Cabonell DVD/Blu-ray not yet available; full credits at IMDb

Mexican  Cinema  Links

Spanish Language movies poster catalog at AllPosters [dot] com
Foreign Films [dot] com - Best Spanish Language Films on DVD
Complete Index To World Film
Churubusco Studios Azteca
Vallarta Film Festival [Dec 2006 = #3]
Yahoo! Mexico Cine
Cine Mexicano Film Series at El Paso [TX] Downtown Public Library [est. Feb 2009; year-long]

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