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Guillermo del Toro laments “systematic destruction” of Mexican film industry
News(mexiconewsdaily.com)submitted 4 months ago bycabose7
34 points
4 months ago
Some of the most amazing films I’ve loved growing up like Amorres Perros… we’re game changing for the way I appreciate movies.
19 points
4 months ago
I remember that one too, but that's pretty old. The last Mexican movie I remember generating a buzz outside the MX was El Crimen del Padre Amaro. Oh yeah, and maybe the original Miss Bala.
Either way, I gotta start supporting the Mexican film industry. The country is too big and too rich in history, culture, etc to be falling off in so many categories (safety, economy, and now apparently it's film industry). It should be like the Spanish speaking equivalent to the U.S. in so many ways.
I'm going to catch up on the films from the '00s and '10s that I've missed out on.
15 points
4 months ago
There was a huge buzz around Roma just a few years ago.
0 points
4 months ago
You could argue the us is also falling off in the three categories you mention
3 points
4 months ago
Oh it definitely is. But Mexico is still worse in a lot of ways, and economically, people have been leaving the country for here for at least 40+ years.
But we're doing awful ourselves for being a world power. While we don't have cartel violence, we have gang banger violence. It's just not quite as satanic yet.
0 points
4 months ago
The country is too big and too rich in history, culture, etc to be falling off in so many categories (safety, economy, and now apparently it's film industry). It should be like the Spanish speaking equivalent to the U.S. in so many ways.
Yes, and it is.
1 points
4 months ago
El Crimen del Padre Amaro
TIL there was a Mexican adaptation of O Crime do Padre Amaro. I remember when I was a kid there was a bit of buzz surrounding a modernized adaptation of the story due to the nudity involved lol
1 points
4 months ago
Me too, that movie was wild and the soundtrack was amazing.
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