The Black Legend of Mexican Cinema (2016)
The Black Legend of Mexican Cinema (2016)
During 1950, Miguel Contreras Torres led a group of filmmakers to officially denounce William O. Jenkins' monopoly on film theaters, which was built throughout the country upon crime and corruption. Ever since, Uncle Miguel was ridiculed and eventually forgotten, but it is certain that his proclaim announced the separation of Mexican cinema and its audience. Discoveries may be found in the films made by Miguel, and bringing back to life these moving pictures might recover this history that was never told, a story that is almost lost and that Contreras Torres himself tried to pass on through his writings in The Black Book of Mexican Cinema.

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During 1950, Miguel Contreras Torres led a group of filmmakers to officially denounce William O. Jenkins' monopoly on film theaters, which was built throughout the country upon crime and corruption. Ever since, Uncle Miguel was ridiculed and eventually forgotten, but it is certain that his proclaim announced the separation of Mexican cinema and its audience. Discoveries may be found in the films made by Miguel, and bringing back to life these moving pictures might recover this history that was never told, a story that is almost lost and that Contreras Torres himself tried to pass on through his writings in The Black Book of Mexican Cinema.


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Genres: Documentary

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Release Date: 17 August 2016

Country: MX

Runtime: 97m

Company Credits

Company: Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos (CUEC), Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad, Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Centrosa Films

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Florencia Sandoval

Florencia Sandoval

Casting

Andrés García Franco

Andrés García Franco

Associate Producer

Cecilia Girón

Cecilia Girón

Post Production Producer

Olimpia Quintanilla

Olimpia Quintanilla

Executive Producer

Marco Antonio Ruiz

Marco Antonio Ruiz

Production Coordinator

José Felipe Coria

José Felipe Coria

Producer

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Costume and Makeup

Estela Fagoaga

Estela Fagoaga

Costume Design

Maricela Estrada

Maricela Estrada

Makeup & Hair

Mario Zarazúa

Mario Zarazúa

Makeup & Hair

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Art Department

Daniela Cruz

Daniela Cruz

Art Direction

Other Crew

Francisco X. Rivera

Francisco X. Rivera

Post Production Supervisor

Alfonso Mendoza

Alfonso Mendoza

Cinematography

Claudia Covarrubias

Claudia Covarrubias

Post-Production Manager

Jeanette Nader

Jeanette Nader

Post Production Supervisor

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