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The Black Legend of Mexican Cinema

08/17/2016

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1hr 37min

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Documentary

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Jorge Ayala Blanco
  • María Teresa Cortés
  • Concha Contreras Meléndez
  • Rosy Contreras
  • Sergio Guzmán Ramos

    Directors

  • Andrés García Franco
  • Claudia Covarrubias

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

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

    Production Countries

  • Mexico

LANGUAGES

    Cast

    Jorge Ayala Blanco

    María Teresa Cortés

    Concha Contreras Meléndez

    Rosy Contreras

    Sergio Guzmán Ramos

    Teresa Bonilla

    Pilar Elías

    Amalia Franco Contreras

    Rolando García Gaytán

    Elías Eduardo Contreras Cordero

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