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México de mis amores (1979)

México de mis amores poster
Directed by
Nancy Cárdenas
Genre
documentary film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary explores the history of Mexican cinema from its silent film beginnings through the 1970s. It draws on writings by Carlos Monsiváis to trace how the country's film industry evolved over decades.

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What happens

México de mis amores es una película documental mexicana de 1979, dirigida por Nancy Cárdenas. Basado en textos del escritor Carlos Monsiváis, sigue la historia del cine mexicano desde la era muda hasta el de los años 70. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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