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The Hidden Story of Mexican Cinema

Original title: La historia negra del cine mexicano
Year: 2016
Running time: 97 min.
Country: Mexico
Director: Andrés García Franco
Screenwriter: Andrés García Franco
Cast: Documentary
Music: Michael Nyman, Raúl Lavista
Cinematography: Alfonso Mendoza Carreon (B&W)
Producer: Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos (CUEC), FOPROCINE, IMCINE
Genre: Documentary | Movie Documentary
Synopsis: After studying filmmaking I discovered a book written by my moms uncle, Miguel Contreras Torres: The Black Book of Mexican Cinema. Through his investigations I found out about his memorable life and the situation he lived in, how he witnessed a fresh and successful film industry go down in the hands of the movie theatre monopoly owner William O. Jenkins, perhaps we can avoid repeating the same mistakes.

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The Hidden Story of Mexican Cinema

2016

Andrés García Franco