El indio (1939)
- Directed by
- Armando Vargas de la Maza
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Mexico
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Rating
- 4.4 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man in 1930s Mexico faces struggles related to his Indigenous identity. The story is based on a novel about social issues of the time.
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What happens
El indio (English: The Indian) is a 1939 Mexican drama film directed by Armando Vargas de la Maza and based on the novel of the same name by Gregorio López y Fuentes. It was released in Mexico on 10 February 1939 and in United States on 12 May of the same year. Consuelo Frank and Pedro Armendáriz received equal billing, while Dolores Camarillo (billed as Dolores C. de Frausto), who was the film's comic relief, was billed last. Later she would receive a somewhat higher billing in Cantinflas's Ahí está el detalle. The film also explores an early form of Mexican indio comic performances given by Carlos López "Chaflán" and Dolores Camarillo. These comic roles would later give inspiration to María Elena Velasco's La India María film series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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