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Interview with María Félix
This interview between María Félix and Iván Trujillo has been made available by the Filmoteca at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México [National Autonomous University of Mexico] (UNAM). It is possible to download it or stream it from the site for free. … Continue reading
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Tagged Archives, Digital Archive, María Félix, Star persona
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La estrella vacía (1958)
I am continuing my occasional posts about films starring María Félix with a short post on La estrella vacía [the empty star] (Emilio Gómez Muriel, 1958). The film is adapated from the eponymous 1950 novel by Luis Spota, a well-known … Continue reading
Jennifer Lopez and Bordertown
I get regular updates on Jennifer Lopez in my email because I’ve been writing about her as an actor and star/celebrity. What is very clear from the daily coverage is the level of scrutiny and speculation she, her partner, and … Continue reading
Posted in Chicana/o, Mexican film
Tagged Bordertown, Fashion, Jennifer Lopez, Juárez, Star persona, Star Studies, Taste
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Film Festivals and Film Cycles
Whilst writing my chapter on institutions and tastemakers I carried out research into Film Festivals. This has been invaluable in helping me describe and analyse film cycles and commemorations in Mexico, which I explore in-depth in my forthcoming book. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Curation, Film festivals
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Diego Luna and Yalitza Aparicio: (Non-)Professional Acting and Authenticity in Mexico
I have been thinking a lot about performance – of the self, gender, on screen, online – in recent years. Most recently, this led me write about performance and authenticity in Amat Escalante’s films, Los bastardos (2008) and Heli (2013), … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfonso Cuarón, Amat Escalante, Diego Luna, Roma, Telenovela, Television, Yalitza Aparicio
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Presentation Memorial del 68 by Nicolás Echevarria
This is the presentation I gave at UNAM, UK Centre for Mexican Studies in advance of the screening of Memorial del 68 by Nicolás Echevarria, 16 October 2018. I’m sure that many of you here are familiar with the events … Continue reading
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Tagged 1968, Tlatelolco
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Coincidence and Curation: The Liverpool Biennial, HUO and Me (or, at least, what I’m reading)
I am finalising a book proposal, which means that I am avidly synthesising and summarising my ideas so that I can pitch it succinctly and clearly to a future publisher. The book is on tastemakers and tastemaking and will draw … Continue reading
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Tagged Agnès Varda, Curation, David Balzer, Hans Ulrich Obrist
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Central American Children and the Mexico-US border: Learn More
The uproar surrounding the detention of children at the Mexican-US border has brought attention to the migration of Central Americans to the US. The majority are from what is called the Northern Triangle – Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala – … Continue reading
Posted in Latin American Film, Mexican film, Mexican Literature
Tagged Central America
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Mariana Chenillo: A Brief Introduction
In 2010, Mariana Chenillo was the first female director to have won an Ariel for her opera prima. The award for first film is technically for direction, but is distinct to that of direction. Established in 1947, Ariels are the … Continue reading
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Tagged Latin American Women Filmmakers, Mariana Chenillo
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Digital Footprints
I am just refining a chapter on Paraíso ¿Cuánto pesa el amor? (Mariana Chenillo, 2013). It’s currently available in the UK and Ireland on Netflix as Paraíso [Paradise]. Dark humour characterises Chenillo’s approach. The women in her films have non-standard and disruptive bodies that … Continue reading
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