The Black Legend of Mexican Cinema
2016
97 minutes
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.
Top Cast
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 Monsiváis
Lucio Ortigosa
Gustavo García
Americo del Río
Gabriel Alarcón
Eduardo Von
Manuel Espinosa Yglesias
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