The Ariel Award is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award recognizes artistical and technical excellence in the Mexican film industry. The purpose of the Ariel recognition is to stimulate and increase the excellence of Mexican cinema, favor the growth of the industry, and promote the meeting and strengthening of the national film community. It is regarded as the most prestigious award in the Mexican film industry and considered Mexico's equivalent to the Oscars of the United States.
Actress Isela Vega with an Ariel award (2017)
Actress Dolores Heredia next to the Ariel statuette (2017)
Awarded Ariel statuette given to the film Los Olvidados (1950) during the sixth ceremony of the awards
Everardo González (2018)
Mexican cinema dates to the late nineteenth century during the rule of President Porfirio Díaz. Seeing a demonstration of short films in 1896, Díaz immediately saw the importance of documenting his presidency in order to present an ideal image of it. With the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution in 1910, Mexican and foreign makers of silent films seized the opportunity to document its leaders and events. From 1915 onward, Mexican cinema focused on narrative film.
Teatro de los Insurgentes a visual history of the theatre in Mexico on the building's façade.
Lupe Vélez, Mexican silent film actress. La Zanduga was the first Spanish-speaking movie Lupe Velez started in.
Image of Ramón Novarro.
Lupita Tovar, in the film Santa. Mexico's first talkie movie.