The Black Legend of Mexican Cinema

The Black Legend of Mexican Cinema

97 mins | Aug. 17, 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.

The Black Legend of Mexican Cinema

97 mins | Aug. 17, 2016

The Black Legend of Mexican Cinema
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.
Producers Consejo Nacional para la cultura y las artes, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad, Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos (CUEC), Centrosa Films
Original title La historia negra del cine mexicano
Directors Andrés García Franco, Santiago Torres
Writers Andrés García Franco

Cast

Americo del Río

as Gabriel Alarcón

Eduardo Von

as Manuel Espinosa Yglesias