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The Black Legend of Mexican Cinema (2016)
Directed by Andrés García Franco
Overview
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.
Length 97 minutes
Actors
Jorge Ayala Blanco | María Teresa Cortés | Concha Contreras Meléndez | Rosy Contreras | Sergio Guzmán Ramos | Teresa Bonilla | Pilar Elías | José Felipe Coria | Amalia Franco Contreras | Miguel Contreras Torres | Rolando García Gaytán | Elías Eduardo Contreras Cordero | Alberto Jiménez | Federico Dávalos | Francisco Gaytan | Carlos Monsivais | Lucio Ortigosa | Gustavo García | Americo del Río | Eduardo Von | Rubén Bonifaz Nuño | Ana Rosas Mantecón | Dulce María de Contreras | Eduardo de la Vega | David Contreras | Blanca Contreras Meléndez | Enrique Estévez | Víctor Ugalde | Celeste North | Naief Yehya | Ernesto Piedras | Florencia Sandoval | Tiosh García Ruiz Sandoval | Enrique Arreola | Marco García | Victor Báez | Mauricio Roldán | Luis Cristóbal Birrueto | Karla Moreno | Gisela Birrueto | Tomás Contreras | Ariel Medina Moreno | Ezequiel Birrueto | Daniel Berroeto | Javier Romero Villalobos | Juan Carlos Beyer | Juan de la Loza | Regina Flores Ribot | Gabriela Betancourt | Ana Belinda Inzunza