Un membro del Congresso gay sposa la figlia del presidente messicano ma se la spassa con un ragazzo in un club segreto, ed è subito scandalo. Basato su una storia vera.
A new reading of the historical period that began with the reign of the Catholic Monarchs (1479-1516) and the discovery of America (1492), as well as an analysis of its undeniable influence on the subsequent evolution of the history of Spain and the world.
Dramatization of a popular '70s corrido.
La India María must find at all costs in the recesses of a mountain the Magic Black Mirror of Tezcatlipoca, since the spirit of his great-grandfather Moctezuma II ordered her to find it in to prevent the destruction of Mexico. Alonso, a handsome Spanish archaeologist, Bianchi, an antiquities dealer and Brigida Troncoso - an ambitious governor, are aware of the existence of such mirror, of the mysterious treasure of Moctezuma and of María, so all undertake a frantic chase after her to seize the magic glass and the gold.
Two young women are about to receive the great honor of being sacrificed to their Mexica gods; but the cruel and bloody ritual does not go as expected.
"Mexico begins where the roads end ”. Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes tells us about the history of Mexico: its invasions, its revolutions, its sacred lands, its forgotten legends, its religious rituals and this frightening misery. François Reichenbach and his camera sink into the dust, on this sacred land, where "the land never ends."
“Archeology” and “Archive” share the same roots. Both words come from “Arkhé”, the Greek word for “origin”. In the ruins of buildings, lost forever by earthquakes, as in the depth of the archives, we dig. What happened the morning of the big earthquake? The morning of September 19th 1985 is fading away in our memories. These recordings have never been seen. Unedited images of the catastrophe dug out by the archaeological adventure of an archivist that suffered with them. He dug and suffered until he could no longer see.
This Passing Parade series short chronicles the political life of Francisco Madero, who tried to bring democracy and land reform to Mexico.
Ai primi del Novecento, un uomo lavora in una fattoria il cui padrone adotta metodi schiavistici non disdegnando di usare la violenza sui suoi dipendenti. Quando il padrone arriva a violentare la fidanzata del protagonista, questi si ribella fuggendo via dalla fattoria e dandosi alla macchia. Verrà però in seguito catturato e sepolto nella terra fino alla cintura per poi essere calpestato dai cavalli.
“Aguas Negras” (“Black Waters” or “Sewage”) is an experimental documentary about the Cuautitlán River that runs through the State of Mexico. The film examines the passage of time and the pollution of the river by focusing on conversations with multiple generations of women that have grown up on its banks.