Carlos Reygadas Castillo is a Mexican filmmaker. Influenced by existentialist art and philosophy, Reygadas' movies feature spiritual journeys into the inner worlds of his main characters, through which themes of love, suffering, death, and life's meaning are explored.
Reygadas at the Tokyo International Filmfest in 2009
Rendezvous with Carlos Reygadas and Artour Aristakisian in the framework of Golden Apricot 2019, Moderator: James Steffen
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.
