The Black Legend of Mexican Cinema
2016, Spanish. Directed by Andrés García Franco.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Spanish
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Cast & crew
- Andrés García FrancoDirector
- Jorge Ayala BlancoCast
- María Teresa CortésCast
- Concha Contreras MeléndezCast
- Rosy ContrerasCast
- Sergio Guzmán RamosCast
- Teresa BonillaCast
- Pilar ElíasCast
- José Felipe CoriaCast
- Amalia Franco ContrerasCast
- Miguel Contreras TorresCast
- Rolando García GaytánCast
- Elías Eduardo Contreras CorderoCast
Details
- Released
- 17 August 2016
- Original title
- La historia negra del cine mexicano
- Country
- Mexico
- Written by
- Andrés García Franco
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The Black Legend of Mexican Cinema (2016) was directed by Andrés García Franco and stars Jorge Ayala Blanco, María Teresa Cortés, Concha Contreras Meléndez.